| A | B |
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| scholastic (adj.) | of or concerning school or education |
| bachelor's degree (n.) | academic rank awarded for four years of study at a college or university |
| literal (adj.) | taking words in their usual or most basic sense |
| home-schooled (adj.) | not enrolled in a school and receiving instruction from a parent |
| median (n.) | the middle, or 50th percentile |
| standardized (adj.) | designed to be administered under specific, agreed-upon conditions; uniform |
| per pupil | for each student |
| relatively (adv.) | in relation or in comparison to something else |
| gross domestic product (n.) | the dollar value of all goods and services produced in the economy in a year |
| tuition (n.) | money paid to attend a school |
| nonsectarian (adj.) | not involving or related to a particular religious or political group |
| respectively (adv.) | individually and in the order already mentioned |
| charter schools (n.) | public schools free from many of the regulations of traditional schools |
| equivalency (adj.) | two things treated the same |
