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Consolidated Local Application
As defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:[3]

The term consolidated local application' means an application submitted by a local educational agency pursuant to section 9305.
Consolidated Local Plan
As defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:[3]

The term consolidated local plan' means a plan submitted by a local educational agency pursuant to section 9305.
Consolidated State Application
As defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:[3]

The term consolidated State application' means an application submitted by a State educational agency pursuant to section 9302.
Consolidated State Plan
As defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

The term consolidated State plan' means a plan submitted by a State educational agency pursuant to section 9302.
Content area
Generally refers to non-English/language arts academic subjects, e.g. math, science and social studies
Content-based ESL
This approach to teaching English as a second language makes use of instructional materials, learning tasks, and classroom techniques from academic content areas as the vehicle for developing language, content, cognitive and study skills. English is used as the medium of instruction (Crandall, 1992).
Context-embedded Language
Communication occurring in a context that offers help to comprehension (e.g. visual clues, gestures, expressions, specific location). Language where there are plenty of shared understandings and where meaning is relatively obvious due to help from the physical or social nature of the conversation (Baker, 2000).
Context-reduced Language
Language where there are few clues as to the meaning of the communication apart from the words themselves. The language is likely to be abstract (Baker, 2000). Examples: textbook reading, classroom lecture.
Control group
The control group in an experimental design receives no treatment or a different treatment from the experimental group. The control group is needed to see if the treatment is more effective than the current approach and has to be matched with the experimental group in terms of age, abilities, race, etc.
Core Academic Subjects
As defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

The term core academic subjects' means English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.
County
As defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

The term county' means one of the divisions of a State used by the Secretary of Commerce in compiling and reporting data regarding counties.
Covered Program
As defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

The term covered program' means each of the programs authorized by —
(A) part A of title I;
(B) subpart 3 of part B of title I;
(C) part C of title I;
(D) part D of title I;
(E) part F of title I;
(F) part A of title II;
(G) part D of title II;
(H) part A of title III;
(I) part A of title IV;
(J) part B of title IV;
(K) part A of title V; and
(L) subpart 2 of part B of title VI.
Criterion-referenced Tests (CRTs)
Compare student performance to a standard that has been established for particular set of test questions or statements.
Current Expenditures
As defined by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

The term current expenditures' means expenditures for free public education —
(A) including expenditures for administration, instruction, attendance and health services, pupil transportation services, operation and maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and net expenditures to cover deficits for food services and student body activities; but
(B) not including expenditures for community services, capital outlay, and debt service, or any expenditures made from funds received under title I and part A of title V.
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