12 2 STA T .3087PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .1 4, 2008 T.Staf f ordElem e n tar y and Se c ondary Sc h ool I m p ro v ement A mendment s of 198 8 ) ) , as u pdated b y the Secretary from t i me to time and published in the F ederal R e g ister, e x cept that in the implementation of this definition w ith respect to a spe - cific title, the Secretary may set priorities according to the purposes of such title and the national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs of the U nited States. ‘ ‘ ( 19) DISTANCE E DU CATI O N. — ‘‘(A) IN G ENE R A L .—Except as otherwise provided, the term ‘distance education ’ means education that uses one or more of the technologies described in subparagraph ( B )— ‘‘(i) to deliver instruction to students who are sepa- rated from the instructor
and ‘‘(ii) to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor, synchronously or asynchronously. ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—For the purposes of subparagraph (A), the technologies used may include— ‘‘(i) the Internet; ‘‘(ii) one-way and two-way transmissions through open broadcast, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, or wireless communications devices; ‘‘(iii) audio conferencing; or ‘‘(iv) video cassettes, D V Ds, and C D – R OM s, if the cassettes, DVDs, or CD–ROMs are used in a course in con j unction with any of the technologies listed in clauses (i) through (iii). ‘‘( 20 )DI P LO M A MILL.—The term ‘diploma mill’ means an entity that— ‘‘(A)(i) offers, for a fee, degrees, diplomas, or certifi- cates, that may be used to represent to the general public that the individual possessing such a degree, diploma, or certificate has completed a program of postsecondary edu- cation or training; and ‘‘(ii) re q uires such individual to complete little or no education or coursewor k to obtain such degree, diploma, or certificate; and ‘‘(B) lacks accreditation by an accrediting agency or association that is recogni z ed as an accrediting agency or association of institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102) by— ‘‘(i) the Secretary pursuant to subpart 2 of part H of title IV; or ‘‘(ii) a Federal agency, State government, or other organization or association that recognizes accrediting agencies or associations. ‘‘(21) EARL Y C H ILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘early childhood education program’ means— ‘‘(A) a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act ( 4 2 U.S.C. 98 3 1 et seq.), including a migrant or seasonal Head Start program, an Indian Head Start program, or a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program that also receives State funding; ‘‘(B) a State licensed or regulated child care program; or
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