teach-outs

A form of teach-out — A program that lets students continue learning in another place after the closure (or unavailability) of the course or institution where they started (or were supposed to start) learning.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of teach-out

    While agreements are formalized through MOUs and legal counsel, teach-outs are often built on relationships — long-standing connections between presidents, provosts, deans, and enrollment leaders.

    2025 August 6, Jonathan Squire, “From Panic to Plan: Winning the Teach Out Moment”, in Volt, voltedu.com, retrieved 23 Mar 2023
    1 more example

    In the event of a school closure, currently enrolled students must consider their academic options, including whether they will continue pursuing their postsecondary education, and if so, where. Two options that may be available to students include teach-outs and credit transfer.

    2018 February 22, Alexandra Hegji, “The Closure of Institutions of Higher Education: Student Options, Borrower Relief, and Implications”, in Congressional Research Service, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2018
Cite this entry
APA

teach-outs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teach-outs

MLA

“teach-outs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teach-outs. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teach-outs,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teach-outs.

Source: teach-outs on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.