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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--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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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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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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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--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--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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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--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--International 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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| Demographics |
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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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| 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--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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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--Performance Funding |
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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--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--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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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--College Readiness |
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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--Homework/Study Skills |
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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--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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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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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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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--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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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 |
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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 Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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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--Compensation |
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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 Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Attitudes |
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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--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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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--Special Education |
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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--Shared Services |
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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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| Special Populations--Immigrant 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--Ballot Questions |
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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 Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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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--Mobility |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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 | Teaching Quality |
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| DE | Rule Adoption 11/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules concerning the requirements for standard certificates for educational personnel. Amends existing requirements for standard certificates to reflect these changes and to provide an interim set of requirements for individuals who are in the process of acquiring the necessary content knowledge or pedagogy under the regulations that are currently in place. Provides that individuals currently working toward a standard certificate in a given area have ample opportunity to complete the requirements. Notice that such requirements will change effective June 30, 2006. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%20300%20Certification%20Part%201.htm#P4_57 and http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P4_57
Title: 14 DAC 321 thru 1542 (non-seq)
Source: Delaware State Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12
Community College | Requires that classified employees of school districts and community college districts who are to be laid off be given written notice on or before April 29th or not less than 45 days prior to the effective layoff date, if the termination date of any specially funded program is other than June 30 or if classified employees are subject to layoff as a result of a bona fide reduction or elimination of a service performed by any department. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0251-0300/ab_290_bill_20031012_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 290
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12 | Sets forth the employment rights of classified school employees who are terminated, reassigned, or transferred, or become the employee of another employer as a result of the development or revision of a local plan for the education of individuals with exceptional needs. Prohibits requiring an employee to secure advance permission for personal necessity leave taken for the death of or an accident involving a member of the employee's immediate family. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1038_bill_20031012_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1038
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12 | Provides, in a school district with a pupil population over 400,000, authorization for an appointment for a school-based classified position to be made from any rank on the eligibility list. Requires consideration of certain factors. Provides if certain requirements are needed that cannot be acquired during the probationary period, appointment may be made from among the highest 3 ranks of applicants who meet those requirements. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2006. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_424_bill_20031012_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 424
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires a regular classified employee who is assigned to perform an assignment or service in addition to his or her regular assignment to be paid on a pro rata basis for the additional assignment or service, not less than the compensation and benefits that are applicable to that classification during the school year. Requires the district to inform the employee of the compensation and benefits before the assignment or service begins. Applicable to school districts and community colleges. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0901-0950/ab_918_bill_20030821_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 918
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12 | Amends the California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program designed to recruit paraprofessionals to participate in a program to encourage them to enroll in teacher training programs. Prohibits a laid-off participant from being required to repay for program assistance until the participant is offered re-employment and has an opportunity to fulfill their program related obligations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1266_bill_20030929_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1266 § 8
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| UT | Rule Adoption 09/2003 | P-12 | Amends rules to provide for student teachers and paraprofessionals to be used as substitute teachers. Provides language to protect the integrity of the student teaching experience so that the student teacher is not taken out of their assignment and reassigned to cover another classroom just for convenience. Updates rules for clarification and conformity. UTAH REG 26434 (SN)
Title: R277-508
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Decreases all 3 year time requirements to reclassify classified school employees under a merit system of a school district or community college district, to 2 years. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_1070&sess=CUR&house=B&author=laird
Title: A.B. 1070
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Revises the definition of confidential employee to mean any employee who is required to develop or present management positions with respect to confidential information that is used to contribute significantly to the development of management positions. Deletes the authority of a public school employer to withhold recognition of an employee organization by requiring that a representation election be conducted. Makes conforming and related changes. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_253_bill_20030804_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 253
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| MI | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | The department shall authorize teacher preparation institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2 of the required student internship or student teaching credits may be earned through substitute teaching. The department shall require that teacher preparation institutions collaborate with school districts to ensure that the quality of instruction provided to student teachers is comparable to that required in a traditional student teaching program.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2003-PA-0145.pdf
Title: H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.michiganlegislature.org
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| MI | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Eliminates number of days required for year of retirement credit for teachers and replaces it with an hour requirement of 1,020 hours in a fiscal year.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/htm/2003-PA-0175.htm
Title: H.B. 4453
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides the state board of education shall accept, as qualifications for non-certified personnel, relevant life experiences as determined by the State Board by rule. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2350&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3585&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 2350
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the System to conduct a divided Medicare coverage referendum, open to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible teachers to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal Medicare program. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Defines referendum. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=79
Title: H.B. 79
Source: Illinois Legislation Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Amends the School Code. Changes definition of speech-language pathologist. Allows a school district or cooperative to contract for speech pathology services while making reasonable efforts to employ a speech-language pathologist or after unsuccessful reasonable efforts have been made. Makes changes in the definition of reasonable efforts. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2354&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3588&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 2797
Source: Illinois
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Amends the School Code. Provides that a School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language pathologist endorsement shall be issued to a speech- language pathologist who meets specified criteria. Amends the Speech- Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act. Provides that a person who has made application to the Department for a license to practice speech-language pathology or audiology may practice without a license pending disposition. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2864&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=5414&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 2864
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Establishes the Teachers' Bill of Rights. The teachers' rights enumerated include: 1) The right to teach free from the fear of frivolous lawsuits, including the right to indemnification by the employing school board for actions taken in the fulfillment of the teacher's duties; 2) The right to appropriately discipline students in accordance with state statutes regarding student discipline and local policies; 3) The right to remove any persistently disruptive student from his or her classroom when the student's behavior prevents the orderly instruction of other students or when the student displays impudent or defiant behavior, and to put the student under the supervision of the principal or his or her designee; 4) The right to have his or her professional judgment respected by school and district administrators in any disciplinary action taken by the teacher in accordance with school and district policy and statute; 5) Right to teach in a safe, secure and orderly environment that is conducive to learnign and free from recognized dangers that cause or are likely to cause serious injury; 6) The right to be be treated with civility and respect; 7) The right to communicate with parents about and involve them in appropriate student disciplinary decisions; and 8) The right to be free from excessively burdensome disciplinary paperwork. Forbids any local board from adopting policies that prevent teachers from exercising the rights set out in this section or in sections of statute dealing with student discipline. Requires every local board to give every teacher a copy of this section of state code at the beginning of every school year. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT2/OUT/0000KTSR.PDF
Title: H.B. 1342
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes a school district retirement system to enter into an agreement to merge into another public employee retirement system including the public employees retirement association, provides for continuing fiduciary liability insurance. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/6CE9F6D02FB03C9287256CD4006035C6?Open&file=250_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 250
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Concerns an extension of the time in which retirees of the public employees retirement association may be employed to work as nonlicensed employees for schools without reducing the retirement benefits of the retirees. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/2EABA5EF22412BD387256CCA004C1CDD?Open&file=1327_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1327
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| GA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Relates to sick and personal leave for teachers and other personnel; provides for restoration of certain forfeited sick and personal leave after return to service for two consecutive years. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/sum/hb25.htm
Title: H.B. 25
Source: Georgia Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Eliminates provision that teachers at regular and special public schools are eligible for medical leave sabbaticals only if they have 25 days or fewer of regular sick leave remaining. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB846&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 846
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| ID | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Disallows the deduction of expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers allowable under the Internal Revenue Code. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0390.html
Title: H.B. 390
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| MD | Vetoed 05/2003 | P-12 | Establishes a Study Commission on Educators' Time and Paperwork. Specifies the composition, powers, and duties of the commission. Provides a specified staff for the commission. Requires the commission to report findings and recommendations, including any proposed statutory changes, to the governor and the general assembly by December 31, 2003 for consideration in the general assembly's 2004 regular session. Includes the amount of paperwork of a school administrator. Requires one commission member to be a speech-language pathologist in a public school, to be appointed by the state board of audiologists, hearing aid dispensers and speech-language pathologists.
Bill as presented to governor: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/hb/hb0873e.rtf
Veto letter: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/veto_letters/hb0873.htm
Title: H.B. 873
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Vetoed 05/2003 | P-12 | Establishes a Study Commission of Educators' Time and Paperwork; establishes membership of commission. Requires the commission to: (1) conduct a survey and collect information relating to the issue of workload, administrative and bureaucratic tasks, and other intrusions on time that detract from the quality of teaching and learning as it impacts general and special education employees and speech-language pathologists; (2) analyze best practices used in other states to combat this problem; (3) analyze the benefits of a statewide individualized education program (IEP) form; and (4) pursue any other tasks that may reduce paperwork or reduce intrusions on time that detract from the quality of teaching and learning. Requires the commission to report its findings and recommendations, including any proposed statutory changes, to the governor and the general assembly on or before December 31, 2003.
Bill as sent to governor: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/sb/sb0558e.rtf
Governor's veto letter: http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/veto_letters/sb0558.htm
Title: S.B. 558
Source: StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, requires a person employed as a substitute teacher and a person who is a regular school employee and who also needs fingerprinting and a criminal history record check to be issued a temporary approval card by the Department of Education and to meet the fingerprinting and criminal history record check requirements within 8 weeks of employment. Specifies that for a person who has been fingerprinted pursuant to this section prior to the 20th day of employment and who has not received the results of the criminal history record check prior to the 9th week of employment, the temporary approval card remains valid until the commissioner determines whether approval is granted or denied based on the criminal history record information obtained from the State Bureau of Identification.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD103201.doc
Title: H.P. 749 (LD 1032)
Source: www.mainelegislature.org
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Concerns the definition of personnel policies that all school district policies must have pertaining to the terms and conditions of teacher's employment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2516.pdf
Title: H.B. 2516
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Expands the Arkansas school children protection act to include teacher sexual contact with a student; requires termination of employment upon conviction. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB691.pdf
Title: S.B. 691
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Concerns allegations against education providers; provides immunity from suit for an educational entity and its employees for any actions taken during the normal course of educational related activities or business and not willful and wanton violation of statutes, rules or regulations. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/FBDB82BCEE635D6D87256C87004D84D7?Open&file=1127_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1127
Source: Colorado Legislative web site
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| CT | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Allows school districts to pay paraprofessional on a year round basis; defines paraprofessional as an employee of a local or regional board of education who holds a position that does not require a certificate issued by the State Board of Education and who serves as an instructional or administrative assistant for such local or regional board of education. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/fc/2003HB-05289-R000058-FC.htm
Title: H.B. 5289
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Amends statutes requiring teacher's daily planning period be provided in increments of no less than forty (40) minutes.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB349.pdf
Title: S.B. 349
Source: State legislative web site
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Increases the amount that school districts must give to teachers for the purchase of classroom supplies. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1619.pdf
Title: H.B. 1619
Source: State legislative web site
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| IL | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Provides that amendatory Act may be referred to as the Chicago Education Reform Act of 2003. Amends requirements for Chicago area charter schools. Amends the School Code and the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Requires the Chicago Board of Education and the chief executive officer to enter into a partnership agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union with regard to advancing student achievement. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=19
Title: S.B. 19
Source: State legislative web site
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Creates new section allowing any individual who has a bachelor's degree in any subject area from a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary institution to be given a substitute teaching certificate by the Education Professional Standards Board. This permits the recipient to apply for a position as a substitute teacher for any subject area at any grade level in any local district. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/HB252/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 252
Source: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us
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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--Assignment |
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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--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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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes |
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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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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban--Governance |
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