"Carnegie unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Carnegie units [plural]
Etymology: Used since 1906; from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which was itself named after Andrew Carnegie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Carnegie unit (plural Carnegie units)
  1. (education, US) A time-based unit of measurement used in American secondary schools to track student educational attainment. Each unit represents 120 hours of class or contact time with an instructor over the course of a year. Wikipedia link: Carnegie Unit and Student Hour Tags: US Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: Carnegie Unit Related terms: student hour

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