The term “combination of institutions of higher education” means a group of institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative arrangement for the purpose of carrying out a common objective, or a public or private nonprofit agency, organization, or institution designated or created by a group of institutions of higher education for the purpose of carrying out a common objective on the group’s behalf.

The term “Department” means the Department of Education.

The term “disability” has the same meaning given that term under section 12102 (2) of title 42.

The term “elementary school” has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.

The term “gifted and talented” has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.

The term “local educational agency” has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.

The term “new borrower” when used with respect to any date means an individual who on that date has no outstanding balance of principal or interest owing on any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under subchapter IV of this chapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42.

The term “nonprofit” as applied to a school, agency, organization, or institution means a school, agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.

The term “school or department of divinity” means an institution, or a department or a branch of an institution, the program of instruction of which is designed for the education of students—

The term “secondary school” has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Education.

The term “service-learning” has the same meaning given that term under section 12511 (23) of title 42.

The term “special education teacher” means teachers who teach children with disabilities as defined in section 1401 of this title.

The term “State educational agency” has the same meaning given that term under section 7801 of this title.

The term “State higher education agency” means the officer or agency primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education.