Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Overview. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of a woman's reproductive organs. Infection spreads upward from the cervix to the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and surrounding structures. Some of these conditions are also referred to as: 1  cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix);  salpingitis (inflammation of the Fallopian tubes);
What is College Readiness? According to the Educational Policy Improvement Center, college readiness means that a student can enter a college classroom, without remediation, and successfully complete entry-level college requirements.
Readiness is a relationship. between the abilities of the child (as represented by an interplay between. the environment and heredity) and the abilities required to be successful. with beginning reading (which is affected by the kind and quality of instruc-. tion) (Durkin, 1974, p. 124).