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Status/Date |
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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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| PA | Signed into law 12/2003 | P-12 | Background Checks and Educational Improvement Tax Credit
S.B. 80
Amends the Public School Code. Amends provisions related to background checks of prospective employees, tax levy and limitations, per capita...
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12 | Crimes: School Employees
A.B. 608
Requires the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol and arresting law enforcement to give notices to specified school officials upon ...
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12 | Background Checks-Supplemental Education Services
S.B. 5546
Requires that a criminal background check be performed on any individual who is employed by a supplemental education services provider....
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Criminal History Records Checks
H.B. 564
Amends various Acts relating to criminal history records checks. Provides that applicants for various occupations, including prospective sch...
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| MI | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Professional Personnel Register
H.B. 4391 (multiple provisions)
Requires the department to maintain a professional personnel register and certificate revocation/felony conviction files.
http://www.michiga...
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| OR | Temporary Rule Adoption 08/2003 | P-12 | Criminal Records Checks of School Employees
OAR 581-022-1730, -1732
Amends rules to authorize the Department of Education to conduct on behalf of a school district or a private school criminal records checks ...
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Safeguard Children
S.B. 993
Enhances the ability of the State Board of Education to safeguard schoolchildren through automatic revocation of teacher certificates upon c...
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Conditional Employment of Prospective Employees
S.B. 5059
Authorizes the division of criminal justice services is authorized to submit the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a n...
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| WI | Vetoed 07/2003 | P-12 | Unpardoned Felons
A.B. 41
Permits an educational agency to refuse to employ or to terminate from employment an unpardoned felon....
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Criminal Conviction and Background Checks
H.B. 1114
Requires courts to report felony convictions to the Department of Education when the convicted person is a current or former employee of a s...
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Immorality Grounds for Dismissal of School Employees
H.B. 778
Adds a charge of immorality as a cause for dismissal of a teacher, bus driver, or permanent employee; defines immorality as conviction of a ...
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| ME | Vetoed 06/2003 | P-12 | Fingerprinting
H.P. 667 (LD 890)
Restricts fingerprinting of educational personnel to new hires. Specifies that statistics and other information gathered during fingerprint...
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Teacher Job Sharing
H.B. 346 (multiple provisions)
Requires the state board to adopt rules to facilitate job-sharing positions for classroom teachers, as the term "job-sharing" is defined in ...
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 |
S.B. 296 (multiple provisions)
Specifies that all valid teaching certificates issued prior to September 1988 are exempt from the professional development requirement that ...
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Requirement to Report School Employee Nonrenewal or Termination Due to Alleged or Actual Misconduct
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires any local board, superintendent or head of any nonpublic school to report to the state educational examiners board every instance o...
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Temporary Contract to Fill Military Leave Vacancy
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Allows a temporary contract to be issued to a teacher to fill a vacancy created by a leave of absence occasioned by a teacher's taking of mi...
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Grounds for Disqualification from or Revocation of Teaching License
H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Requires the state board of educational examiners to disqualify an individual from obtaining a teaching license or revoke the teaching licen...
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Background checks, criminal acts, contract and license termination, liability,
H.B. 1620
Revises policies a school may adopt concerning criminal history checks; requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the state superintendent o...
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Substitute Teacher Fingerprinting
H.P. 749 (LD 1032)
Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, requires a person employed as a substitute teacher and a person who is a regular school employee a...
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Criminal History Checks
H.B. 1469
Relates to criminal history checks for licensing of bailbondsman, security guards and private investigator licensure, school district teache...
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| WA | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Registration of Sex Offenders
H.B. 1712
Revises provisions relating to registration of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders; requires such offenders who gain employment or studen...
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Private School Use of Criminal Background Check System
H.B. 742
Adds that any nonpublic school accredited or approved by the state board may use the procedures established in statute for criminal backgrou...
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Persons Working With Children
H.B. 1314
Clarifies that criminal history records check for persons working with children will include check conducted by federal bureau of investigat...
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Reporting Convictions
H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill)
Amends Section 22-10A-5 by adding a requirement for superintendents to report to the department any known conviction of a felony or misdemea...
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Criminal Background Investigations
S.B. 157
Clarifies and revises certain provisions concerning criminal background investigations of school district employees and student teachers....
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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 Involvement |
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 | Purposes of Public Education |
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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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 | 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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