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Many of the details have to be worked out, he said, but under Strickland's plan superintendents would work in partnership with a chancellor of higher education, meaning it's possible education majors studying for their degree could be among the teachers in the program.

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  1. noun One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression; a stage: proceeded to the next degree of difficulty.
  2. noun A step in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent: First cousins are two degrees from their common ancestor.
  3. noun Relative social or official rank, dignity, or position.
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  • But here, also, the want of a degree was an insurmountable bar Footnote 1: 'What a pity it is, Sir,' said to him Sir William Scott, afterwards Lord Stowell, 'that you did not follow the profession of the law! —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1
  • Earning this degree was a very long, rough, and violent road, 12 years in the making, dating back to freshman year at a very rough, very segregated high school. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • Getting out with a degree is the point. the questions we need to ask are why aren't our studentss prepared and why don't they graduate from college? —  Blog updates
  • The coaching staff empowers Katie to do her job because they know that getting a degree is the true reason for attending college. —  hokiesports.com
  • Many of the details have to be worked out, he said, but under Strickland's plan superintendents would work in partnership with a chancellor of higher education, meaning it's possible education majors studying for their degree could be among the teachers in the program. —  daytondailynews.com - News
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  1. Middle English degre, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *dēgradus : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English degre, degree, from Old French degre, degret, French degré = Provencal degrat = Portuguese degráo, a degree, step, rank, from Latin de, down, + gradus, a step, etc.: see grade and gree. Cf. degrade.
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