| Magnet School | A public elementary or secondary school that offers a special curriculum or theme which attracts students from different social, economic, racial, or geographic backgrounds. |
| Mainstreaming | The incorporating of special needs students into regular education classrooms for some or all of the school day. |
| Multiple Intelligences | A theory developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, a professor of education at Harvard University, that suggests intelligence is not a singular characteristic that can be measured and given a number.The theory states there are eight different intelligences that make up human capabilities:
1. Linguistic intelligence
2. Logical-mathematical intelligence
3. Spatial intelligence
4. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
5. Musical intelligence
6. Interpersonal intelligence
7. Intrapersonal intelligence
8. Naturalist intelligence |