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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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| 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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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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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 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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| 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 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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| 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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| 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--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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| 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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| NY | Signed into law 11/2002 | P-12 | Permits qualified non-citizen immigrants who are permanent residents to become permanently certified teachers if they meet the requirements for permanent certification other than citizenship.
Title: A.B. 9943
Source: StateNet
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| NC | To governor 10/2002 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Provides that the state board shall facilitate job sharing by public school teachers; authorizes the legislative research commission to study issues related to employee benefits for school employees, community college employees, and state employees in job-sharing and part-time positions; provides that a teacher in a job-sharing position shall receive benefits, and service credit under the Teacher's and State Employees' Retirement System.
Title: S.B. 1443
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue district intern certificates to persons employed by any school district. Eliminates the requirement that a district intern teach one complete school year in a general education program. Requires a school district professional development plan for interns teaching in special education programs to include training in special education fieldwork.
Title: S.B. 2029
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2002 | P-12 | Makes an applicant who otherwise meets the Assumption Program for Loans for Education eligibility requirements and agrees to teach full time for at least 4 consecutive academic years after obtaining a special education credential in a child development program or early childhood education program that is under a school district or county office of education eligible to enter into an agreement for loan assumption.
Title: A.B. 2068
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Extends the Child Development Teacher and Supervisor Grant Program, which is administered by the Student Aid Commission, indefinitely. Provides grants to qualified students attending public or private 2 or 4 year postsecondary educational institutions who intend to teach or supervise in the field of child care and development in a licensed children's center. Deletes the Child Development Teacher Loan Assumption Program.
Title: A.B. 2811
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec. | Relates to the Minority Teachers Scholarship Program; allows a qualified person enrolled at the freshman level or graduate level to qualify for a scholarship. Allows qualifying students to be enrolled on a half-time basis. Requires a scholarship recipient to begin teaching within the one-year period following termination of the undergraduate program. Makes changes to the provisions concerning the David A. DeBolt Teacher Shortage Scholarship program.
Title: H.B. 4912
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Establishes reduced-interest-rate mortgage loans and housing assistance loans for certified teachers or education professionals in any public elementary or secondary school in a small community. Establishes maximum for principal amount of teacher housing loans. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=SB0181E&session=22
Title: S.B. 181
Source: www.legis.state.ak.us
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| HI | Vetoed 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Transfers administration of Hawaii Educator Loan Program from University of Hawaii to designated federal credit union with existing services for teachers. Transfers eligiblity determinations to the registrar of a State-approved teacher education program, and the loan administered by a designated federal credit union with existing services for teachers. Limits the maximum amount of loan to payments and costs would amount to at the University of Hawaii. Waives one-tenth of loan amount for every year of the first five years and five-tenths of the total amount after the sixth year as long as teacher remains eligible. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2816_.htm
Title: S.B. 2816
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| KS | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to the teacher service scholarship program and the national guard educational assistance program. Eliminates requirement that eligible guard member have had military service or basic military training before entering the national guard. Modifies administration of national guard educational assistance program. Addresses program funding. Reduces term of service participating national guard member must complete to remain in program. Establishes Kansas national guard educational assistance program repayment fund. Establishes teacher service scholarship program. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2002/2642.pdf
Title: H.B. 2642
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| NY | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Allows retirement tier reinstatement to former members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System or the New York City Teachers' Retirement System who are employed as regular substitute teachers by the city board of education during a school year for a period of not less than 20 school days.
Title: S.B. 7209
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| RI | To governor 06/2002 | P-12 | This act would eliminate the term "substitute" from the definition of the word "teacher" for purposes of this chapter. This act would take effect upon passage. Additionally, this act would allow retired athletic coaches to be employed after retirement in the same manner as retired teachers.
Title: S.B. 2766
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Reduces period of paying back loans from the Hawaii Educator Loan Program from 10 to 6 years. Adds that 1/2 of the total amount of loan and interest will be waived after the sixth year of employment as a full-time teacher in Hawaii after program completion. Specifies funding sources that may be deposited into special fund, and under which circumstances. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2164_.htm
Title: H.B. 2164
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands eligibility for Maryland Teacher Scholarship to part-time undergraduate students; requires teaching assistants who apply to have been employed as such in Maryland for at least two years and to be full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students. Designates that annual scholarship awards are to be $2,000 for a full-time undergraduate student or $1,000 for a part-time graduate student enrolled at a 2-year institution, and $2,500 for a part-time undergraduate or graduate student at a 4-year institution. Establishes continuing eligibility requirements. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1172e.rtf
Title: H.B. 1172
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires students applying for a Maryland Science and Technology Scholarship, Maryland Teacher Scholarship, or a Maryland HOPE Scholarship to have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA at the end of the first semester of the senior year of high school. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0316t.rtf
Title: H.B. 316
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | 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 shortage. Allows teacher receiving retirement benefits to receive salary from such district without decrease in retirement benefits, and with eligibility to participate in district's health plan while working as a teacher. Specifies that service retiree working at school in district declaring critical shortage of teachers may receive a salary without a reduction in benefits regardless of the sum of days or hours worked in the calendar year, as long as the service retiree has not worked for any state employer during the month of the date of retirement, but is subject to a reduction in benefits if the service retiree did work for a state employer during the month of effective retirement. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/F5D1A560A07AE8FC87256B3D00000BB9?Open&file=145_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 145
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Allows the Department of Education to rehire retired teachers who have been retired for at least one calendar year to work in teacher shortage areas identified by the department of education and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers with the prior approval of the superintendent of education. Retired teachers who are hired under this section shall not earn retirement service credit, contribute to the retirement system, or gain additional retirement system benefits as a result of their employment; provided that the retired teachers shall continue to receive entitled normal retirement benefits without penalty. Retired teachers may begin mentoring immediately upon retirement. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2163_.htm
Title: H.B. 2163
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Urges local school districts, postsecondary education institutions, the Kentucky Department of Education, and other education entities to promote the formation of Future Educators Clubs.
http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/HJ188/bill.doc
Title: H.J.R. 188
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices relating to recruitment, selection, evaluation, termination, and promotion of personnel.
Title: S.B. 166
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec. | Allows non-resident of county contiguous to Tennessee in another state to enroll in college or university (without tuition) despite presence of teacher college in another state of equal distance from residence or non-resident. Present law allows the waiver for residents of Kentucky counties within 30 miles of Austin Peay State University only if there is not an education college or normal school within equal distance of their home in Kentucky.
Title: S.B. 2865, HsB. 2639
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0595.pdf
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Clarifies that the Board of Education defines critical teacher shortage areas, including teacher shortages in grade levels and disciplines identified by local school boards, the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Determination of Critical Teacher Shortage Areas. Further, the bill clarifies that students enrolled in any area of an approved teacher education program who are seeking endorsements in elementary or middle school education and who meet the program's requirements are also eligible to receive such awards.
Title: H.B. 1346
Source: http://hod.state.va.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Exempts teachers from foreign countries who are enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher placement program, from teacher citizenship requirements and permits boards of education to temporarily employ such teachers only after good faith efforts to hire certified teachers.
Title: A.B. 1152
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Modifies provisions related to the State System of Public education by allowing the State Board of Education to award scholarships to teachers in necessarily existent small schools or small school districts to obtain endorsements or master's degrees; directs the State Board of Education to make rules to administer the scholarship program; provides an ongoing appropriation.
Title: H.B. 253
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Changes the conditions under which retired teachers are permitted to return to teaching without interrupting their retirement benefits.
Title: H.B. 1137, H.B. 1320
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Allows any county with the County Manager Plan of Government to provide for the use of funds, other than State funds, to provide incentives for County and school board employees to purchase or rent residences, for use as the employee's principal residence, within the county.
Title: H.B. 1078
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Clarifies that a retired public school teacher may be employed as a higher education teacher without loss of benefits.
Title: H.B. 4579
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Relates to reimbursement to tuition funds to teachers seeking additional endorsement in shortage areas. ftp://129.71.164.29/ftp-house02/HB4001-4100/
Title: H.B. 4054
Source: ftp://129.71.164.29/ftp-house02/HB4001-4100/
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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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