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From the ECS State Policy Database
2003 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2003. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
- Curriculum
ARRule Adoption 11/2003P-12Standards for Accreditation of Public Schools
ADE 156
Establishes rules governing standards of accreditation of Arkansas public schools. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20156%20standards.pdf...

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ILTotal veto stands 11/2003P-12Driver Education and Practice Driving
S.B. 70
Removes a provision that allows a school district to adopt a policy to permit proficiency examinations for the practice driving part of the ...

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CASigned into law 10/2003P-12Outdoor Environmental Education Program
A.B. 1330
Establishes the Outdoor Environmental Education Program to foster stewardship of the environment and an appreciation of the importance of th...

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CASigned into law 10/2003P-12Advancement Placement Exams Fees
S.B. 507
Relates to existing law that establishes a 5-year pilot grant program to school districts to cover the costs of advanced placement examinati...

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CASigned into law 10/2003P-12Education: Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention
S.B. 71
Establishes the Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act. Authorizes school districts to provide comprehensive sexu...

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CASigned into law 10/2003P-12Environmental Curriculum
A.B. 1548
Establishes the Office of Education on the Environment. Requires the office to develop education principles for the environment for elementa...

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GAAdopted 10/2003P-12State-Funded K-8 Subjects and 9-12 Courses
GAC 160-4-2-.03
Provides list of state-funded K-8 subjects and 9-12 courses. Amended 10/2003 clarifying rules regarding state-funded subjects and courses. A...

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NYSigned into law 10/2003P-12Student Financial Education Act
S.B. 4113
Enacts the "student financial education act" to create within children the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to manage personal fin...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12History Curriculum
A.B. 1537
Authorizes the inclusion of instruction on World War II and the American role in that war. Makes a finding and declaration that the current ...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12Health Education
A.B. 195
Specifies pupils may receive instruction relating to the components of preventative health. The instruction on nutrition may include related...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12Physical Education
S.B. 78
Requires the department of education to encourage K- 12 schools to provide quality physical education that develops the knowledge, attitudes...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12Arts Education
A.B. 1512
Establishes the Arts Work Visual and Performing Arts Education Program to be administered by the department of education for awarding grants...

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CASigned into law 09/2003Postsec.Business Ethics & Golden State Business Award
S.B. 821
Requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of California Community Colleges, and requests the Regen...

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ILSigned into law 08/2003P-12Community Service
S.B. 372
Provides that community service may include participation in a high school or community blood drive or other blood recruitment campaign. Pro...

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ILSigned into law 08/2003P-12Asian History Requirement
S.B. 890
Amends the School Code. Provides that the teaching of United States History shall include a study of the role and contributions of Asian Ame...

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ILSigned into law 08/2003P-12Drivers Education
H.B. 1491
Public schools and educational facilities may not contract with an entity engaged in giving instruction in the driving of motor vehicles or ...

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MISigned into law 08/2003P-12Required Content of Sex Education Courses
H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions)
Requires sex education instruction to include information clearly informing pupils that having sex or sexual contact with an individual unde...

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CASigned into law 07/2003P-12Education: Instruction: World War II
A.B. 399
Relates to public school instruction on World War II and the American role in that war; authorizes the instruction in the area of social sci...

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CASigned into law 07/2003P-12Instruction on the Vietnam War
A.B. 78
Expresses the encouragement of the Legislature for K-12 instruction to contain instruction on the Vietnam War, including the Secret War in L...

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HISigned into law 07/2003P-12Education
S.B. 1326
Allows the Department of Education to adopt a program for grades 3- 12 which provides opportunities for competency in a second language. htt...

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ILSigned into law 07/2003P-12Sex Education
H.B. 2298
Requires sex education materials and instruction to advise pupils of the provisions of the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act, responsi...

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LASigned into law 07/2003P-12Half Hour of Daily Physical Activity for Grades K-6
S.B. 398
Starting in the 2004-05 school year and thereafter, requires every public school serving students in grades K-6 to offer students at least 3...

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RIBecame law without governor's signature 07/2003P-12
Community College
Driver Education
H.B. 5598
Transfers the administration of the driver education program from the department of elementary and secondary education to the Community Coll...

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ALIssued 06/2003P-12Civics and American History Education
Executive Order 2003-08
Designates the American Village Citizenship Trust Statewide Educational Center and Classroom Laboratory in American History, Civics, and Gov...

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FLSigned into law 06/2003P-12
Postsec.
American Sign Language
S.B. 162
Requires school boards to advise students taking American Sign Language as a foreign language that post-secondary schools outside of Florida...

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LASigned into law 06/2003P-12Free Enterprise Curriculum to Include Personal Finance
S.B. 38
Requires the free enterprise curriculum to include instruction in personal finance beginning with the 2004-2005 school year. States that per...

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SCSigned into law 06/2003P-12High School Students Personal Finance
S.B. 258
Requires high school students to receive instruction in the area of personal finance....

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TXSigned into law 06/2003P-12Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program
S.B. 578
Relates to awards granted under the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program to schools for providing a college advanced placement course....

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MNSigned into law 05/2003P-12Profile of Learning, High School Graduation Requirements, NCLB-Compliant Testing System, State Standards
H.F. 302 (multiple provisions)
Effective the 2003-04 school year and later, bars the state education commissioner from implementing the profile of learning portion of the ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2003P-12Enrichment Curriculums
S.B. 815
As a condition of accreditation, a school district is required to provide instruction using the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2003P-12Public School Curriculum
H.C.R. 15
Directs the state board to implement the inclusion of elements relating to personal finance among the essential knowledge and skills in the ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12All Courses Offered by School Districts
H.B. 2375
Requires that all courses offered by school districts be aligned with the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpr...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12Oral Health Instruction into Public School
S.B. 811
Implements oral health instruction into public school curricula. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB811.pdf...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12Comprehensive Plan to Revise Curriculum
H.B. 2374
Develops a comprehensive plan to revise content standards and curriculum frameworks adopted by the state in core academic areas of reading, ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12List of Classes for Parents
H.B. 2339
Requires school districts to provide parents of students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) with a list of classes that are required to be...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12School Requirement For Physical Education
S.B. 936
Changes the requirement for physical education under Arkansas Code from students through grade 9 to students through grade 8; requires the d...

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DESigned into law 04/2003P-12
Postsec.
Drivers Education Training
H.B. 25
Enables state colleges, universities, high schools and those contracted by the Department of Education to conduct driver education classes w...

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KSSigned into law 04/2003P-12Personal Finance Literacy Program
S.B. 74
Requires the state board to assist in the implementation of personal financial literacy instructional programs, to include consumer financia...

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MTSigned into law 04/2003P-12Student Banks in High Schools
S.B. 380
Authorizes formation of student banks, called "student financial institutions" in a high school as an education program to serve only those ...

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NMSigned into law 04/2003P-12Fine Arts Education Act
H.B. 12
Enacts the Fine Arts Education Act; provides funding for fine arts in public schools through the funding formula; defines the number of prog...

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NMSigned into law 04/2003P-12Instructional Material
S.B. 396
Requires multicultural content for a percentage of instructional material approved by the State Board of Education....

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ARSigned into law 03/2003P-12Organ Donor Education
S.B. 167
Provides for organ donor education in driver education courses and high school health classes; provides for leave for bone marrow or organ d...

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KYAdopted 03/2003P-12Advanced Placement
704 KAR 3:510
Establishes rules regarding the criteria a school shall meet in order to designate a course an advanced placement course, including content ...

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KYSigned into law 03/2003P-12Integration of Arts and Foreign Languages into Elementary School Curriculum
S.B. 154
Requires the department to create a program to promote the integration of the arts and foreign languages into the elementary school program....

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MSSigned into law 03/2003P-12Local School Health/Physical Education Advisory Councils
S.B. 2339
Allows local boards to create a local school health/physical education advisory council to help the district implement health and physical e...

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NJSigned into law 03/2003P-12Student Instruction:domestic Violence/Child Abuse
S.B. 487
Provides for instruction for middle school and high school students in the dynamics of domestic violence and child abuse....

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Duties of Boards
S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curri...

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Curriculum and Graduation Requirements
S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Section 53A-13-108 is a new section of law requiring the state board to establish rigorous curriculum and graduation requirements for grades...

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Core Curriculum: Skills and Competencies
S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Section 53A-1-402.6 requires the state board to implement a core curriculum that will enable students to communicate effectively, apply math...

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WVTo governor 03/2003P-12Commission On Holocaust Education
S.B. 510, H.B. 2879
Relates to continuing the commission on holocaust education; provides for reimbursement of reasonable expenses by members; authorizes the co...

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WVSigned into law 03/2003P-12Holocaust Education
H.B. 2879, S.B. 510
Continues the West Virginia commission on holocaust education until the first day of July, 2009 unless sooner terminated, continued or reest...

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WVSigned into law 03/2003P-12Holocaust Education
H.B. 2879
Relates to continuation of the West Virginia commission on Holocaust education....

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ARSigned into law 02/2003Postsec.American history course required for college degree
S.B. 213
Amends the requirement for a course in American History or civil government prior to receiving a baccalaureate degree. http://www.arkleg.sta...

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+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Demographics
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Purposes of Public Education
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Religion
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Week
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
+ Standards
+ Standards--Implementation
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Ballot Questions
+ State Policymaking--Politics
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Mobility
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes
+ Technology
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban--Governance