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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--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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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--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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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--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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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--Charter Districts |
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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--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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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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| Counseling/Guidance |
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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--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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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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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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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--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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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--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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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--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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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--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Baccalaureate |
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| International Benchmarking |
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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--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Mentoring/Tutoring |
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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 |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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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 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 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 Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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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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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Remediation (K-12) |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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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--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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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--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--School Size |
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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--Finance |
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| Special Education--Placement |
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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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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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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--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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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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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Equal Pay for State Special School Teachers
A.B. 2444
Requires the State Personnel Administration to consider making salaries for teachers, specialists, and administrators of the State special schools and diagnostic centers competitive with the salaries of similarly qualified school teachers, specialists, and adm...
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Accountability Report Cards, Other
A.B. 1818
Requires the school accountability report card to include the rate of pupils who earn Governor's scholarship awards. Deletes provisions which limit the amount of compensation of a school board member. Deletes the certification requirement regarding charter sch...
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12 | Exchange Teacher Programs
H.B. 1724
Clarifies the status of teachers participating in foreign exchange programs for purposes of retirement and tenure; includes any nonimmigrant alien employed in elementary or secondary public schools and participating in an exchange visitor program....
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | School District Insurance
H.B. 2198
Relates to school district insurance; permits public agencies to jointly purchase workers' compensation, property and liability insurance or reinsurance; provides for formation of pools for health, accident, life and disability insurance; permits private, nonp...
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| AZ | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 05/2002 | P-12 | Pooling of Liability, Workers' Compensation and Disability Coverage for Charters and Private Schools
S.B. 1377
Extends availability of public agency pooling of property, liability, workers' compensation and disability coverage to charter schools and private schools; requires posting of a bond. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/laws/0134.htm...
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers
S.B. 20E
Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service to apply to experience in charter schools, either in-state or out-of-state" and revises charter school purposes "to incl...
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Retired Teachers Working in Low-Performing Schools
H.B. 210
Permits retired teachers to work as full-time teachers or improvement specialists in low-performing schools. Limits number of retired teachers district may hire, number of years a retired teacher may be re-employed. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/f...
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Retirement Benefits
H.B. 765
Relates to service creditable toward retirement benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; provides that any member of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia may obtain creditable service for years employed in certain early childhood developm...
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program
H.B. 2549
Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher career development plans. Requires state director to develop a transition plan for implementation of the career developmen...
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Retirement for Paraprofessionals
H.B. 1373
Requires that employees of school districts electing to join the retirement system after a certain date shall include certain paraprofessional and support positions; relates to special education, library, and health aides....
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Pay Increases for Public Education Employees
H.B. 340
Relating to the salaries of public education employees, to provide for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule and to reflect pay increases of three percent beginning with the fiscal year 2002-2003; to provide that each certificated employee of certain...
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Retirement Payments
H.B. 227
Provides for a cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirees and beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System.http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2002rs/bills/hb227.htm...
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Retirement Credit for Southeastern Educational Laboratory Program Employees
H.B. 12
Allows purchase of credit towards teacher's retirement system in the State for those persons who were full-time employees of the Southeastern Educational Laboratory Program between September 1, 1967, and March 31, 1969. Sets deadline for purchase of such cred...
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| CA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Unemployment Insurance for School Employees
A.B. 1729
Relates to unemployment insurance. Relates to annual reports to the Governor and the Legislature by the strike force on the underground economy. Requires the annual reports to be made by June 30 of each year. Requires that the Director of Employment Developmen...
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Post-Retirement Teaching Incentive Plan
S.B. 145
Allows local board that obtains insufficient number of applicants for teaching positions to adopt a resolution declaring a critical shortage of teachers, which is valid for one year. Establishes criteria that must be met before district may declare critical sh...
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Florida Retirement System
H.B. 935
Exempts all records which identify individual participants in the Florida Retirement System and their account activities under the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program from the public records law to the extent such records need not be revealed in the ad...
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Teacher Sick Leave Benefits
H.B. 56
Relates to school employees sick leave benefits to include foster care in the definition of immediate family....
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Teacher Compensation
H.B. 402
Relates to teachers; grants a percentage increase in compensation at least equal to the cost-of-living adjustment that is provided state government workers; specifies that a local school district may develop differentiated compensation programs that provide ad...
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Retirement System Contributions of Teachers in Legislature
H.B. 1503
Preserves retirement benefits for teachers who serve in the Legislature; provides that any Legislator who is a public school teacher or an employee of the Vocational-Technical Institute System who takes a leave of absence in order to serve as a Legislator may ...
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Retirement Benefits for IT Manager/Trainer
H.B. 1686
Includes in state retirement system statutes an employee responsible for, in addition to duties for which certification is required, either the setup, maintenance or upgrading of a school computer system the use of which is to assist in the introduction of new...
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Unfunded Liability of State Retirement System
S.B. 819
Addresses the unfunded liability of the state retirement system and the equity of retirement benefits for state employees and teachers. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD219901.doc...
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| IN | Vetoed 03/2002 | P-12 | Cost of Living Adjustment
H.B. 1065
Provides a cost of living adjustment in 2003 for pensions of members of the Public Employees' Retirement Fund or their survivors or beneficiaries; provides a cost of living adjustment in 2003 to members of the state Teachers' Retirement Fund or their survivors...
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| IN | Vetoed 03/2002 | P-12 | Service Credit Accounts
S.B. 233
Assigns school employees to different service credit accounts based on employment pre- or post-1996....
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Uniform Teacher Salary Reduction Notice Periods for School Districts
H.B. 332
Eliminates specific dates for notification of reductions in teacher salaries or responsibilities in order to create uniform notice periods for school districts operating on year-round and traditional calendars....
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| ME | Public Law No. 03/2002 | P-12 | Education Leave Advisory Board
H.B. 1616
Terminates the Educational Leave Advisory Board; declares the educational leave program for state employees to be in public interest....
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Determination of Years of Teaching Experience
S.B. 2168
Includes former military personnel's years of classroom instruction in the definition of the term year of teaching experience as used for determining teachers' salaries in public schools....
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Health Care Plans Available
H.B. 2536
Gives the health care authority to publish and distribute to nonparticipating school districts and educational service districts by October 1st of each year a description of health care benefit plans available through the authority and the estimated cost if sc...
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Salary Formula
S.B. 6823
Regards the salary formula for state-funded basic education certificated instructional staff; provides that the salary allocations shall be calculated by the superintendent of public instruction by using the statewide salary allocation schedule and related doc...
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Salary Increases
S.B. 247
Increases salaries for teachers and service personnel; makes provisions for science grants, early childhood education, transportation for vocational education students, and a study of pupil-teacher ratios....
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| AL | Signed into law 01/2002 | P-12 | Deferred Retirement Option Plan
S.B. 82
Provides for a deferred retirement option plan for active and contributing members of the Teachers' Retirement System and the Employees' Retirement System....
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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--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--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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