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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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| 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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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12
Community College | Requires the governing board of a school district and the governing board of a community college district that collect or deduct dues, agency fees, fair share fees, or any other fee or amount of money from an employee's salary for the purpose of transmitting the money to an employee organization, to transmit the money to the employee organization within 15 days of issuing the paycheck containing the deduction. Prohibits compliance waivers. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_310_bill_20030909_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 310
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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| CA | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec. | Provides the circumstances under which the Public Employment Relations Board is authorized to conduct a representation election. Requires, if an employee organization provides proof of support of more than 50% of the members of the appropriate bargaining unit of a State institution of high education, and no other employee organization has proof of support of at least 30% of those members, then the organization providing proof of support is to be certified. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1230_bill_20030811_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1230
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec. | Amends the Labor Relations Act to restore a provision that provides the sole appropriate bargaining unit for academic faculty at the University of Illinois will be a unit comprised of non-supervisory academic faculty employed more than half-time and that includes all tenured, tenure- track, and nontenured-track faculty employed by the University's board of trustees. Makes provisions regarding college of dentistry, law and veterinary bargaining units. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1360&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=4379&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 1360
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Amends the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act and the Educational Labor Relations Act. Provides that the respective Boards shall designate a collective bargaining representative, ascertain the employees' choice of employee organization in the case of a dispute, conduct an election if the dues deduction authorizations are fraudulent, and investigate a party's allegations that the authorizations were changed. Provides for recognition of labor organization. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0444
Title: H.B. 3396
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides if a teacher is elected to serve as an officer of a state or national teacher organization that represents teachers in collective bargaining negotiations, then the school board shall grant the teacher a leave of absence of up to 6 years or the period of time the teacher serves as an officer, whichever is longer. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=230
Title: S.B. 230
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Relates to strikes by employees of a municipal school district, a regional educational attendance area or a state boarding school; requires notice of at least 72 hours of a strike by those employees. http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=23&bill=sb95
Title: S.B. 95
Source: Alaska Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Requires that collective bargaining agreements between public school employers and employees include binding arbitration provisions; limits the matters which may be processed through binding arbitration; provides for a panel of arbitrators consisting of retired judges and supplemented by labor arbitration. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS142.NSF/db0bad0e2af0bf31852568a5005f0f58/6533b19a4e4572fa85256d410073d28a/$FILE/Engross.html
Title: H.B. 1
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Provides collective negotiation procedures for school employee contracts, prohibits imposition of such contracts.
Title: A.B. 3419
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Reestablishes collective bargaining in New Mexico. Covers all public employees, including teachers. Allows public employers other than the state to create a local board similar to the public employee labor relations board. Bargaining units are to be established on the basis of occupational groups or clear and identifiable communities of interest. These groups are generally identified as blue-collar, secretarial clerical, teechnical, professional, paraprofessional, police, fire and corrections.
Title: 10-7E-1
Source: 10-7E-1
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing the qualifications required of certain teachers in core academic content areas, and for paraprofessionals in Title I Schools, as required for compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act. A new middle school license is authorized to comply with the federal law. Further, each school district must develop a plan to ensure students in schools receiving federal Title I funds are being taught by experienced teachers. Senate Bill 1 also revises existing provisions governing regional professional development training programs for teachers and administrators and provides for additional duties for the Statewide Coordinating Council for these regional training programs. The act also revises various other provisions governing education to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and repeals certain provisions related to the current system of accountability. In addition, the measure clarifies that no provisions will supersede, negate, or limit collective bargaining agreements. (114 page bill) http://www.leg.state.nv.us/19thSpecial/bills/SB/SB1_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 1 (Omnibus Bill)
Source: Research Division, Legislative Counsel Bureau Summary
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| IA | Vetoed 05/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes school districts, upon a teacher or administrator's written request, to deduct a specified amount from the teacher or administrator's salary to pay fees for membership in not-for-profit professional education associations. Requires that if a written request is granted, all other written requests for salary or wage deductions for payment of dues or membership fees for membership in the same not-for-profit, professional education association must also be granted. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/SF/00100/SF00173/030424.html
Title: S.F. 173
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Includes supervisory noncertificated employees in the definition of public school employee as it applies to provisions that relate to organizations of employees in Baltimore County. States that of three permitted organizations in Baltimore County to be exclusive representative of all public school employees in a county, one organization must represent school administrators and one must represent supervisory noncertificated employees. Authorizes only three nonsupervisory units in addition to a specified supervisory unit established by the act. http://mlis.state.md.us/2003rs/bills/hb/hb0778t.rtf
Title: H.B. 778
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Amends Arkansas Code to provide for procedures to the Grievance Law; provides that a group of school employees who have the same grievance may file a group grievance; defines grievance to be a concern relating to personnel policy, salary, federal or state laws and regulations, or terms or conditions of employment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB913.pdf
Title: S.B. 913
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| HI | Vetoed 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates a collective bargaining unit for substitute teachers of the Department of Education, including part-time employees working less than one- half of a full-time equivalent. Allows the members of bargaining unit (14) to strike. Prohibits bargaining over wages as long as the wages of these employees are established in law. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1426_.htm; http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=SB1426
Title: S.B. 1426
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| MN | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Specifies that any provision of a collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan in the section and that provides a benefit based on a person's status as a domestic partner of a state employee is not ratified and must not be implemented. Adds that if a collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan in this section provides for sick leave with pay, an employee must be granted sick leave with pay, to the extent of the employee's accumulation of sick leave, for absences under specified circumstances. Specifies that the sick leave with pay benefit for absences specified above is not a replacement for any other sick leave benefit provided for in the collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan as ratified in this section. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/getbill.pl?number=SF0293&session=ls83&version=latest&session_number=0&session_year=2003
Title: S.F. 293
Source: www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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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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| UT | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Section 53A-3-411 prohibits local boards from entering into a collective bargaining agreement that prohibits or limits individual contracts of employment. (Contract terms were already limited to no more than five years.) Defines alternative certification to include competency-based licensure. Section 53A-6-104.5 defines competency-based licensing. Local boards or charter schools may request a competency-based license for a person who meets the following qualifications: elementary staff must hold at least a bachelor's degree and have demonstrated, by passing a rigorous state test, subject knowledge and teaching skills in core areas of the elementary curriuclum; middle or secondary candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree and have demonstrated a high level of competency in each of the academic subjects in which the teacher teaches by passing a rigorous state academic subject test in each area taught and completed an academic major, graduate degree, course work equivalent to an undergraduate academic major, or advance certification in subjects taught. A license candidate who teaches subjects other than a core academic subject at any level must hold a bachelor's degree, associate's degree or skill certification; and have skills, talents, or abilities, as evaluated by the employing entity, that make the person suited for the teaching position. Section 53A-8-106 says that employees holding competency-based licenses are at-will employees and are not eligible for career employee status (unless they hold a level 1, 2 or 3 license.) http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/sbillenr/sb0154.pdf
Title: S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Relates to timelines for decisions and appeals of teacher grievances; clarifies that a school board has a specified amount of time to initiate another hearing after receipt of a fact-finding panel's decision, determine grievability after the following of a grievance, and transmit a notice of appeal of its decision on grievability to the clerk of the relevant court.
Title: H.B. 1790
Source: StateNet
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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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