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  2. College Board - Wikipedia

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    The College Board, styled as CollegeBoard, is an American not-for-profit organization that was formed in December 1899 as the College Entrance Examination Board ( CEEB) to expand access to higher education. While the College Board is not an association of colleges, it runs a membership association of institutions, including over 6,000 schools ...

  3. David Coleman (educator) - Wikipedia

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    David Coleman (born 1969) is an American businessman, currently serving as the ninth president of the College Board, a non-profit organization that designed the SAT exam, SAT Subject Tests, and Advanced Placement (AP) exams. [1] He is often described in the media as "the architect" of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

  4. Governing boards of colleges and universities in the United ...

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    All schools within the Ohio Higher Education System are governed by individual boards of trustees, including Miami University and Ohio State University. The governing body at Duke University is known as the board of trustees, while each college and the graduate school maintains its own board of visitors.

  5. American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence

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    The American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, often referred to as the American Board, was launched with a $5 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education in 2001. [1] The non-partisan, non-profit organization 's mission is to certify subject experts, experienced professionals, career changers, and military veterans ...

  6. 529 plan - Wikipedia

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    529 plans are named after section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code — 26 U.S.C. § 529. While most plans allow investors from out of state, there can be significant state tax advantages and other benefits, such as matching grant and scholarship opportunities, protection from creditors and exemption from state financial aid calculations for ...

  7. Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The entrance to the T.R.S. Building on Red River Street in Austin. Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is a public pension plan of the State of Texas.Established in 1937, TRS provides retirement and related benefits for those employed by the public schools, colleges, and universities supported by the State of Texas and manages a $180 billion trust fund established to finance member benefits.

  8. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - Wikipedia

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    Education in theUnited States. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board ( THECB) is an agency of the U.S. state of Texas 's government that oversees all public post-secondary education in the state. It is headquartered at 1801 North Congress Avenue in Austin.

  9. Teachers College, Columbia University - Wikipedia

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    Teachers College shares academic and institutional resources with greater Columbia University including courses of instruction (Teachers College students may take courses at any other Columbia University graduate school and vice versa.), libraries, health service systems, research centers, classrooms, special event facilities and the Dodge ...