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.
Advocates of college readiness and the related concept of âcollege and career readinessâ would contend that the purpose of public education is to look beyond test scores and graduation rates to the knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits students actually need to succeed in adult life.