Academy (educational institution) - Academic personnel. 1  An academic is a person who works as a teacher or researcher at a university or other higher education institution. An academic usually holds an advanced degree. The term scholar is sometimes used with equivalent meaning to that of academic and describes in general those who attain mastery in a research discipline.
States that never adopted the Standards. Forty-two of the fifty U.S. states and the District of Columbia are members of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, with the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Alaska, Nebraska, Indiana, and South Carolina not adopting the initiative at a state level.
Districts per state [edit]. 1  State with the most: California (53) (Same as in 2000). 2  States with the fewest (only one district at-large): Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.3  Alaska, Delaware, and Wyoming are the only states that have never had more than one district.istricts per state [edit]. 1  State with the most: California (53) (Same as in 2000). 2  States with the fewest (only one district at-large): Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.