### Question
How does the law define academic education?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 1201a*, **academic education** is defined as:

> the theoretical, the liberal, the speculative, and classical subject matter found to compose the curriculum of the public secondary school

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1201a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 30-BASIC EDUCATION FOR ADULTS > SUBCHAPTER I-BASIC PROGRAM PROVISIONS**

