educational institution 〈美〉教育机构 １指包括学校〔School〕、学院〔College〕、大学〔University〕、神学院〔Seminary〕及其他从事教育活动的组织在内，并非必须是特许成立的机构〔chartered institution〕;２当用于规划法〔zoning ordinance〕中时,该词指为完成全部教育计划所必需,包括对学生精神、道德和身体发展有重要意义的事项在内的所有建筑和场地。
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educational institution. 1. A school, seminary, college, university, or other educational facility, though not necessarily a chartered institution. [Cases: Schools 11. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 4, 74, 76, 396–398.] 2. As used in a zoning ordinance, all buildings and grounds necessary to accomplish the full scope of educational instruction, including those things essential
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. An act that prescribes minimum standards for the maintenance and dissemination of student records by educational institutions. 20 USCA § 1232g. — Abbr. FERPA. — Also termed Buckley Amendment.
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Smithsonian Institution. An independent trust of the United States responsible for conducting scientific and scholarly research; publishing its results; maintaining over 140 million artifacts, works of art, and scientific specimens for study, display, and circulation throughout the nation; and engaging in educational programming and international cooperative research. • It was created in 1846 to give
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domain name. The words and characters that website owners designate for their registered Internet addresses. • All domain names have at least two levels. The first-level domain name identifies the registrant’s category as, e.g., a commercial site (.com), a governmental institution (.gov), an educational institution (.edu), a nonprofit group (.org), or a discussion group (.net).
seminary. 1. An educational institution, such as a college, academy, or other school. [Cases: Colleges and Universities 1. C.J.S. Colleges and Universities §§ 2–3, 9.] 2. The building in which the institution performs its functions.
board of regents. A group of persons appointed to supervise an educational institution, esp. a university. [Cases: Colleges and Universities 7. C.J.S. Colleges and Universities §§ 15–18.]
college. 1. An institution of learning that offers instruction in the liberal arts, humanities, and sciences, but not in the technical arts or in studies preparatory to admission to a profession. [Cases: Colleges and Universities 1. C.J.S. Colleges and Universities §§ 2–3, 9.] 2. An assembly of people, established by law to perform some special
American Printing House for the Blind. A federally aided institution that assists blind children by distributing Braille books, talking books, and educational aids without charge. • The printing house was incorporated in Kentucky in 1858. — Abbr. APH.
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