K through 12

English

Alternative forms

• K-12 (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlv

Noun

K through 12 (uncountable)

1. (US, education) Kindergarten through twelfth grade.
   • 2002, National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce, Diversity in Engineering: Managing the Workforce of the Future:

     We know we don't do a good job of tracking children in K through 12 into engineering.