; and (B) may include an adult learner, working student, part-time student, student from a low-income background, student of color, Native youth, single parent (including a single pregnant woman), student who is a homeless child or youth, youth who is in, or has aged out of, the foster care system, first-generation college student, and student with a disability. (13) Homeless children and youths The term homeless children and youths has the meaning given the term in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11434a ). (14) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101(a). (15) Low-income individual The term low-income individual means an individual from a family whose taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of the Census. (16) Means-tested federal benefit program The term means-tested Federal benefit program means a program of the Federal Government, other than a program under this title, in which eligibility for the program's benefits or the amount of such benefits is determined on the basis of income or resources of the individual or family seeking the benefit. (17) Middle grades The term middle grades has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (18) Minority-serving institution The term minority-serving institution means an institution described in section 371(a). (19) Outlying area The term outlying area means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (20) Regular high school diploma The term regular high school diploma has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (21) Self-regulated learning The term self-regulated learning means learning through teaching students about how they learn and which study