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Academic Elitism: Academic elitism suggests that in highly competitive academic environments only those individuals who have engaged in scholarship are deemed to have anything worthwhile to say, or do

Achievement Gap: An achievement gap refers to the observed disparity on a number of educational measures between the performance of groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

Blindness and Education: These institutions provided simple vocational and adaptive training, as well as grounding in academic subjects offered through alternative formats

Boy's Literacy: Research suggests that a significant percentage of boys do not like to read or do not think they read well.

Californian Hindu Textbook Controversy: A controversy in the US state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks began in 2005

Credentialism: Credentialism is the bias of over-reliance on credentials regardless of qualification..

Free Education: Free education is education that is provided at no cost to students.

Grade Inflation: Grade inflation occurs when an educational establishment awards grades higher than a student deserves to maintain or enhance its reputation.

Grade Retention: Grade retention is the practice of having a student (usually a general education student, rather than a special education student) repeat a grade level of schooling.

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Hazing: Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks; sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group.

Marketing in Schools: Marketing in schools is a widespread phenomenon in which schools sign contracts allowing certain businesses to conduct marketing activities in school facilities — primarily advertising.

School Uniform: School uniforms are common in elementary and secondary schools in many nations. They are the most widely known form of student uniform, other types of which include uniforms worn by students participating in higher vocational training, such as in health related occupations.

School Violence: For youth to fulfill their potential in school, schools should be safe and secure places for all students, teachers, and staff members. Without a safe learning environment, teachers may have difficulty teaching and students may have difficulty learning.

Senioritis: Senioritis is a term used colloquially to describe the decreased motivation towards studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their high school or college careers

Sexual Harassment in Education: Sexual harassment in education is unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that interferes with a student’s ability to learn, study, work or participate in school activities.

Social Promotion: Social promotion is the practice of promoting a student (usually a general education student, rather than a special education student) to the next grade despite their poor grades in order to keep them with social peers.