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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIII. Education § 156.551.Definitions for KRS 156.551 to 156.555

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in KRS 156.551 to 156.555, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Center” means the Center for Middle School Academic Achievement;

(2) “Fund” means the Teachers' Professional Growth Fund;

(3) “Middle school” means grades five (5) through eight (8), regardless of school or district configuration; and

(4) “Reliable, replicable research” means objective, valid, scientific studies that:

(a) Include rigorously defined samples of subjects that are sufficiently large and representative to support the general conclusions drawn;

(b) Rely on measurements that meet established standards of reliability and validity;

(c) Test competing theories, where multiple theories exist; and

(d) Are subjected to peer review before results are published.

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