### Question
How is the "P–16 education" defined?


### Answer
The term **P–16 education** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 9871* as follows -

> the educational system from preschool through the conferring of a baccalaureate degree

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 9871*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 78-SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION > SUBCHAPTER IV-ALIGNMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS**

