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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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 | Background Checks |
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2000 | P-12 | Relates to the protection of pupils in educational settings from abuse and maltreatment; requires the fingerprinting and criminal history records checks of prospective employees of school districts, charter schools and boards of cooperative educational services and teachers and administrators applying for licensure or certification.
Title: S.B. 1031
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2000 | P-12 | Relates to fingerprinting and criminal history records checks as they apply to persons applying for a position in a school district and the payment of fees for said searches.
Title: S.B. 8239
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Relates to health care; relates to kidney dialysis patients; relates to the Children's Medical Services Program; relates to the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program; relates to Biomedical Research Program within the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund; develops an immunization registry; provides for the electronic transfer of records between health care professionals and other agencies; relates to a person who provides services under a school health services plan for purposes of background screening.
Title: S.B. 2034
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Public Act No. 91-728; Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code; makes changes concerning the ineligibility of persons to be elected to a local school council, the criminal background investigation of local school council members, a local school council's decision to retain or not retain a principal, and the term of a principal's performance contract.
Title: H.B. 3840
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Modifies the crimes that prevent a person from being hired by a school administrative units, school district and charter school; modifies the procedures for criminal history records checks by school administrative units, school districts and charter schools.
Title: H.B. 304
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec. | Relates to campus police departments of colleges or universities in this State which offers medical, nursing, or health care education, or which operate a hospital facility, including the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the University of South Alabama, to authorize such police departments to request criminal background checks for prospective employees of the college or university and to charge each prospective employee a background check fee.
Title: H.B. 485
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Health to conduct criminal history records checks for employees, applicants, providers, and subcontractors in positions which necessitate direct contact with clients when providing non-witnessed direct mental health services; requires private schools in cooperation with the Hawaii criminal justice data center, to conduct criminal history verifications of applicants for employment in positions necessitating close proximity to children.
Title: H.B. 2098
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes school districts and nonpublic schools to perform certain criminal and abuse record checks.
Title: S.B. 228
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Provides for the designation of investigative information possessed by the board of educational examiners as privileged and confidential; relates to licensee discipline.
Title: S.B. 292
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Public Act No. 91-4587; Amends the School Code to provide that the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program shall provide funding for school report cards and criminal background investigations; adds the Summer Bridges program to the programs included in the general education block grant.
Title: H.B. 4587
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Public Law No. 791., (LD 2490)Requires the State to pay the costs of the fingerprinting and background checks of current and prospective elementary and secondary school employees.
Title: S.B. 951
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Requires fingerprinting and criminal records background checks for new public school licensed and nonlicensed employment applicants and for current employees on phased-in basis; prohibits employment or continued employment of persons determined through such checks to be guilty of certain felonies; authorizes waivers for mitigating circumstances; provides immunity to school districts and school district employees regarding certain employment decisions.
Title: S.B. 2658
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the Child Protection Act of 1999; relates to criminal background checks; removes from the definition of a Local Employing Board all 2-year schools under the auspices of the State Board of Education and all 4-year institutions from the State.
Title: H.B. 132
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Relates to criminal screening of school employees; provides that a person applying for the renewal of a certificate shall have a valid class one or class two fingerprint clearance card; allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue waivers of state statutory requirements to schools and school districts consistent with the Education Flexibility Partnership Act.
Title: S.B. 1116
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Relates to school employees; states a person applying for a certificate shall have a valid class one or class two fingerprint clearance card.
Title: H.B. 2220
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Requires that charter schools shall comply with the requirement that all school employees undergo a criminal history check.
Title: H.B. 522
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Provides for criminal history checks for private or parochial school employees or contractors upon request.
Title: H.B. 542
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Requires that any person who owns, operates or is employed by a private school for educational purposes for children four through six years of age or a private kindergarten shall comply with the criminal history checks as required for basic day care licenses.
Title: S.B. 1477
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Requires state criminal records checks of adult volunteers in public schools who have contact with students on a regularly scheduled or continuing basis; permits school boards to pay costs of criminal records checks.
Title: H.B. 136
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Vetoed 04/2000 | P-12 | (LD 2540)Proposes to effect current law that requires teachers and other school employees in public schools or approved private schools to undergo fingerprinting and state and national criminal history record checks.
Title: S.B. 987
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Background checks are required of all school personnel and are required of all certificated personnel upon any application for certificate renewal.
Title: H.B. 1187
Source: Geogia Department of Education
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Requires criminal background checks of school employees; prohibits employment of certain persons in schools.
Title: H.B. 1200
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Relates to disclosure of information relating to prior school employment; provides that an applicant for a teacher's license provide the licensing authority with an affidavit listing the higher education institutions attended by the applicant, and whether the applicants enrollment or eligibility for completion of a program was terminated by the institutions.
Title: H.B. 303
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Social Services to respond to requests by local school board in cases where there is no match within the central registry of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect regarding applicants for employment within 10 business days of receipt of such requests.
Title: H.B. 865
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Directs all school boards to require, as a condition of employment, fingerprinting for applicants who are offered or who accept school board employment, whether on a temporary, permanent, or part- or full-time basis; requires the submission of the fingerprints and descriptive information through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain the applicant's national criminal records history.
Title: H.B. 1238
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2000 | P-12 | Requires applicants who are offered or who accept permanent or temporary, part-time or full-time employment with the school board to submit to fingerprinting and a criminal history record check through the Central Criminal Records Exchange of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Title: H.B. 1097
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Equity |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Special Education |
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| Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
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| Special Education--Finance |
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| Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) |
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| Special Education--Placement |
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| Special Education--Transition |
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| Special Populations--Corrections Education |
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| Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
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| Special Populations--Homeless Education |
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| Standards |
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| Standards--Implementation |
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| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
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| State Policymaking |
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| State Policymaking--Politics |
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| State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Computer Skills |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Internet Safety |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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| Whole Child |
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