PUBLIC LAW 107-110-^AN. 8, 2002 115 STAT. 1965 "(ii) involves rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hj^jotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn; "(iii) relies on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements and observations, and across studies by the same or different investigators; "(iv) is evaluated using experimental or quasiexperimental designs in which individuals, entities, programs, or activities are assigned to different conditions and with appropriate controls to evaluate the effects of the condition of interest, with a preference for random-assignment experiments, or other designs to the extent that those designs contain within-condition or across-condition controls; "(v) ensures that experimental studies are presented in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for replication or, at a minimum, offer the opportunity to build systematically on their findings; and "(vi) has been accepted by a peer-reviewed journal or approved by a panel of independent experts through a comparably rigorous, objective, and scientific review. "(38) SECONDARY SCHOOL.— The term 'secondary school' means a nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as determined under State law, except that the term does not include any education beyond grade 12. "(39) SECRETARY.—The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Education. STATE. —The term 'State' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas. "(41) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 'State educational agency' means the agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools. "(42) TEACHER MENTORING.— The term 'teacher mentoring' means activities that— "(A) consist of structured guidance and regular and ongoing support for teachers, especially beginning teachers, that— "(i) are designed to help the teachers continue to improve their practice of teaching and to develop their instructional skills; and part of an ongoing developmental induction process— "(I) involve the assistance of an exemplary teacher and other appropriate individuals from a school, local educational agency, or institution of higher education; and "(II) may include coaching, classroom observation, team teaching, and reduced teaching loads; and "(B) may include the establishment of a partnership by a local educational agency with an institution of higher
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