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State |
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Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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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--No Pass No Play |
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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--Computer Based |
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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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| Assessment--Value Added |
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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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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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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--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Class Size |
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| Counseling/Guidance |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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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--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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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--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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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--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Baccalaureate |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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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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| Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| 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--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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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--Special Populations |
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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 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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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 Health and Mental Health |
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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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| Partnerships--University/School |
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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 Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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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 Institutions--Private/Independent |
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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 Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Remediation (K-12) |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
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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 Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Social/Emotional Learning and Non-Cognitive Skills |
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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--Foster Care |
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| Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
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| Special Populations--Homeless Education |
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| Special Populations--Migrant Education |
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| Special Populations--Military |
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| Standards |
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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--Task Forces/Commissions |
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| STEM |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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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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| GA | Adopted 12/2007 | P-12 | Teacher Certification
GAC 505-2-.10, -.26, -.96, -.150, -.166, -.167, -.202,-.300, -.350, -.351, -.352, -.353, - .354, -.355; 505-3-.62, -.63
505-2-.10: Adds provisions and clarification for National Guard personnel to apply for JROTC instructor positions, which is now authorized by the Department of Defense. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/10.pdf
505-2-.26: Makes available an optional Comp...
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| AK | Adopted 11/2007 | P-12 | QUALIFYING SCORES FOR TEACHERS COMPETENCY
4 AAC 12.310
Allows the use of certain other states basic competency examinations for the purpose of teacher certification to meet the Alaska requirement. ALASKA 3557
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm...
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| LA | Adopted 11/2007 | P-12 | Certificate Renewal Guidelines
LAC 28:CXXXI.507
Amends section 507 of Bulletin 746, Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, concerning VTIE, CTTIE, and CTTIE-1 Certificates Renewal Guidelines. The change will allow individuals with a valid Louisiana teaching certificate to use three years of ...
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| LA | Adopted 11/2007 | P-12 | Out-of-Field Authorization to Teach
LAC 28:CXXXI.325
Amends a section of Bulletin 746, Standards for State Certification of School Personnel, concerning out-of-field authorization to teach (OFAT). This change in policy will allow an individual to renew an Out-of-Field Authority to Teach (OFAT) by attempting the...
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| MI | Enacted 11/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher Preparation and Certification
H.B. 4591
Provides for an increase in teacher certification fees; provides for the review and approval of teacher preparation institutions and their subject specialty programs.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2007-PA-0144.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 11/2007 | P-12 | CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
20 CSR 2255-4.010
Proposes rules regarding continuing education program licensure and approval. Specifies the hours of continuing education for credit. ...
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| OH | Signed into law 11/2007 | P-12 | Background Checks
H.B. 190 - Multiple Components
• Requires school districts, educational service centers, community schools, STEM schools, and chartered nonpublic schools to request criminal records checks for all job applicants and employees, not merely those whose duties entail the care of children.
• Re...
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| ID | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12 | Teacher and administrator certification
IDAPA 08.02.02.0708
Sec. 0708Allows a three year interim certificate to be issued to any Idaho-trained educator whose certificate has expired. Allows educators holding current certificates from recognized, accredited foreign institutions of education to be issued a three year int...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Adult education, teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.280
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 changes. Updates application process for Adult Education and Literacy certificate in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.260
Amends rule to incorporate changes in 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification,
5 CSR 80-800.270
Amends rule to incorporate changes in the Compendium for 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | Postsec. | Teaching Quality-Certification
5 CSR 80-800.220
Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.230
Amends to update certification requirements in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.350
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.200
Amends rules to incorporate changes in the Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Deletes the requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.380
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| MO | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Teacher certification
5 CSR 80-800.360
Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes the certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf...
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| SD | Adopted 10/2007 | Postsec. | TEACHER CERTIFICATION, STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION
SDR 24:15:03:08, :10, :43:01:01, :02:02, :08, :09:03
Amends rules to allow school service specialists to add a teaching program to their current certificate upon completion of a full degree. Requires that non- public and tribal schools follow the same standards for accreditation, and that all schools submit a "p...
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| AK | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS
4 AAC 12.040 thru .900 (Non Seq)
Deals with general standards for certification of professional teachers. ALASKA 3593...
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | Postsec. | Teacher quality
S.B. 280
Deletes the staff development requirement for certificate for instruction delivered in English to limited-English-proficient pupils. Requires the holder of a preliminary multiple subject teaching credential, preliminary single subject teaching credential, or p...
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | P-12 | teaching quality
S.B. 859
Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue and renew visiting faculty permits authorizing instruction in departmentalized classes to individuals satisfying specified requirements, including having at least 3 years of full-time teaching experie...
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| NY | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | Teacher Certification and Teaching Practice
Title 8 NYCRR Subparts 80-1, 80-3, 80-4, 80-5
Amends regulations to clarify existing requirements for teachers' certification and teaching practice. Adopted as proposed in June 27, 2007 register (pages 19-21 of 49): http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/jun27/pdfs/RULES.pdf...
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| VT | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | EDUCATOR LICENSING
16 VSA 164(5), -1691a, -1692, -1695, -1697, -1792(a), -1751, -59
Amends rules pertaining to Career and Technical (CTE) educator licensing. The goals of the changes to the CTE endorsements are to:
· break down the wall between "regular" education and career and technical education endorsements, in support of the broader goa...
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| AL | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Teacher Education
AAC 290-3-3
Repeals and replaces rules to require background clearance for admission to the internship and to clarify field experience requirements for graduate programs. Adds an option for teachers of American Sign Language. Prepares individuals for certification in Spor...
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2007 | Postsec. | Beginning teacher
S.B. 112
Makes a exclusion from the definition of a beginning teacher. Deletes specific exemptions described in existing law and instead exempt a person who has passed the state basic skills proficiency examination at least once, achieved a passing score on the Graduat...
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| ID | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Postsecondary Specialist Certificate
IDAPA 08.02.02
Provides certification to meet the special needs of virtual schools, distant education and public school/postsecondary partnerships. Promotes greater flexibility and increased content competency among teachers and valid certification for higher education facul...
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Pre-service Safety Education Instruction
S.B. 395
Requires the curriculum for preservice teachers to include instruction in safety education. Provides that this instruction must be appropriate to the grade level of the teaching certificate. Provides this instruction may be by specific courses in safety educat...
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| LA | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Duration of Foreign Language Specialist Certificate PK-8
LAC 28:CXXXI.311
Allows the Foreign Language Specialist Certificate PK-8 to be valid for six years due to changes in the visa requirements. Page 10 of 79: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0708/0708RUL.pdf...
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| MA | Issued 08/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | The Readiness Project
Executive Order No. 489
Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next ten years. The project will have three chairs appointed by the Governor.
The plan will include recommenda...
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| MD | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Child Care Credential Program - Incentives
COMAR 13A.14.09.02-.07, .08, .09
Provides an incentive for licensed child care program administrators to increase their program management knowledge and skills by establishing an Administrator's Credential. Assists eligible child care professionals with the cost of early care and education co...
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| NJ | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Professional Licensure Standards
NJAC 6A:9
Amends rules pertaining to professional licensure and standards. Strengthens the State licensure system based on professional standards for pre-service preparation, certification and professional development. Increases selected licensing fees. Establishes new ...
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Teacher Certification of Legal Aliens
A.B. 8975
From bill analysis on New York State United Teachers Web site: Extends for another five years (to 2012), chapter 658 of the laws of 2002, which enabled a legal resident whose immigration status is that of a lawful permanent U.S. resident and who would otherwis...
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| TX | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Waivers to Extend Generalist Certificates
19 TAC 7.233.233.2
Amends rules regarding generalist certificates to provide legal authority to school districts with approved waivers to extend the assignments of Generalist: Early Childhood-Grade 4 certificate holders to teach in self-contained classrooms for Grades 5 and 6 if...
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Teacher certification
S.B. 363
Amends the Teacher Credentialing Law. Requires the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing to establish a nonpersonally identifiable education identification number for each educator to whom it issues a credential to provide service in the public scho...
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| IL | Adopted 07/2007 | P-12 | Certification
23 IAC 25.30, .85, .314, .335, .620, .750, .755
From description in Illinois Register:
This rulemaking presents proposed requirements for two new certification-related initiatives that were established in 2006 by P.A. 94-1039: a teacher leader endorsement and an alternative route to administrative certifi...
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| LA | Adopted 07/2007 | P-12 | Extended Endorsement License (EEL)
LAC 28:CXXXI.314
Allows for the issuance of an Extended Endorsement License (EEL) to individuals who hold standard state teaching certificates (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Type C, Type B, Type A, or Out-of-State), pass the current PRAXIS content exam(s) required for the area in...
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Reading Instruction Requirement for Teachers
S.B. 70
Provides for the extension of the requirement that a teacher, in order to advance to a professional certification, must complete a course of study with appropriate field experiences in the diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities and differential inst...
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Lateral Entry Requirements
H.B. 583
Modifies the requirements for participation in a community college lateral entry program for teacher training.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H583v0.html...
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Lifetime Teacher Certification
H.B. 1308
Provides for lifetime certification for teachers after 50 years of teaching.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H1308v2.html...
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Teacher Licensure Renewal Requirements
S.B. 1292
Directs the state board to adopt a policy requiring teachers to take credits in their academic subject area as part of the licensure renewal process.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1292v3.html...
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| PA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Inactive Status
H.B. 842 -- Section on Inactive Certification Status
Section 6 (Section 1205.2) is amended to require the provision of 31 days notice prior to the time a professional educator's license is placed on inactive status. Allows for appeal.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&se...
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| TN | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Automatic Revocation of Teaching Certificate
S.B. 1730
Provides that the state board shall automatically revoke the license of a licensed teacher or administrator without the right to a hearing upon receiving verification of the identity of the teacher or administrator together with a certified copy of a criminal ...
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| FL | Vetoed 06/2007 | P-12 | Requirements for English Language Learner Teachers
S.B. 2512
Relates to public school educator certification; relates to English for Speakers of Other Languages Educators; specifies inservice requirements for educators who provide English for Speakers of Other Languages instruction. Changes requirements for number of in...
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Teachers with Licenses from Other States
H.B. 25
Authorizes the board of education to issue Hawaii teaching licenses to teachers with licenses from other states whose licensing standards are equivalent to or higher than Hawaii's. Directs the state board to pursue full teacher license reciprocity with all oth...
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Out-of-State Certified Teachers in Nonpublic Schools
H.B. 188
Provides that any teacher who holds a valid out-of-state teaching certificate, has at least four years of successful teaching experience in another state as determined by the board, and and has completed one year of employment as a teacher in a Louisiana nonpu...
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| ME | Adopted 06/2007 | P-12 | Qualifying Exams for Teachers and Administrators
05-071-13
Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. MAINE 8619
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/071/071c013.doc...
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Autism Awareness Teacher Training
A.B. 4055; S.B. 2558
Requires candidates for teaching certificates and current teachers to receive instruction in autism awareness and methods of teaching students with autism.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4500/4055_R2.PDF...
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| SC | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | American Board for the Certification of the Teacher Excellence Act
H.B. 3476
Enacts the American Board for the Certification of the Teacher Excellence Act so as to provide that a school district may hire individuals who are certified by the American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) pursuant to certain condition...
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Temporary Certification Period
S.B. 1912
Requires the temporary certification period of an educator employed by a school district that has constructed or expanded at least one instructional facility as a result of increased student enrollment due to action taken under the Defense Base Closure and Rea...
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Students May Not Be Named
H.B. 3659
Amends Section 21.12, Penal Code, by adding Subsection (d), to prohibit the name of a person who is enrolled in a public or private primary or secondary school and involved in an
improper relationship with an educator from being released to the public and prov...
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 |
H.B. 1116
Requires an individual to have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, removing obstructions to a person's airway and the Heimlich maneuver before obtaining an initial license as a teacher.
Creates a new chapter on care of students with diabetes. Requires...
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Alternative Certification Teacher Programs
H.B. 734
Directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules allowing a teacher in a regional special education or regional alternative educational program or school to meet certification requirements by substituting demonstrated life experience or work experience for ...
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Grant Program to Promote Professional Teaching Standards
H.F. 2245 [Professional Teaching Standards]
Establishes grant program to promote professional teaching standards through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Establishes teacher eligibility criteria, application process and amount of grant awards for accepted teachers.
http://www.revi...
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Employment of Teachers with Expired License.
A.B. 432
Amends current law to require districts to maintain an employee in a position of employment rather than suspend employment for failure to maintain a valid license if the lapse of the employee's license occurs during a time that school is in session. Requires t...
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Special Qualifications License to Teach
S.B. 264
Provides that a special qualifications license to teach may be issued to a person who holds a Passport to Teaching certification from the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence, passes certain examinations required by this State and agrees to p...
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Disclosure of Suspected Child Abuse
S.B. 380
Upon request from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services or the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, a school district is required to provide the records of investigations of suspected child abuse by a school employee or former schoo...
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Middle School Teacher Licensure
S.B. 702
(Joint Resolution) Teachers who hold a professional certificate and who have three or more years of experience teaching in middle grades within the past five years on or before July 1, 2009, will be awarded middle level certification in each subject area in wh...
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| UT | Adopted 05/2007 | P-12 | Licensing Routes
R277-503
Amends rules concerning licensing routes. Provides new requirementsfor testing in areas specific to No Child Left Behind.
http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-503.htm...
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | Postsec. | Study of teacher certification
H.B. 2660
Requests that the House Interim Committee on Education and the Senate Interim Committee on Education study degree programs at institutions of higher education in the state, the courses required for degree completion, the number of hours required for a secondar...
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | teacher licensure
H.B. 2792
Requires the state Board of Education to prescribe uniform college level preparatory and grade point average requirements for teacher preparation.
(Act No. 846)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB2792.pdf...
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | assessments and teacher license
S.B. 274 (Technical corrections)
Act makes corrections in code including modifying references to state-mandated tests or benchmark exams to references to "augmented, criterion-referenced or norm-referenced assessments" and changing the term "certified" to "licensed", repealing and amending ou...
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Ethics
S.B. 274 (Teacher Certification)
Sections 23 and 24 of the act amend the provisions of Arkansas Code 6-17-410 and 6-17-414 concerning issuance of new teacher licenses, and employment of nonlicensed personnel who have criminal backgrunds. Act adds new criminal offenses to the list of offense...
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Traveling quality teachers
S.B. 843
Establishes the Arkansas Traveling Teacher Program to assist rural and/or small districts in providing appropriately certified licensed teachers to teach required courses in grades 9-12; requires written agreement between teacher and district on the number of ...
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Policies
S.B. 57; H.B. 275
Includes the renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as part of the State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; increases the maximum number of teachers who...
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| MD | Vetoed 04/2007 | P-12 | Natl. Board for Prof. Teaching Standards Certification Aid
H.B. 275; S.B. 57
Includes the renewal of certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as part of the State and Local Aid Program for Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; increases the maximum number of teachers who...
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Written Warning or Reprimand
S.B. 2287
Adds two provisions for which the board may issue a written warning or reprimand to the individual, suspend the individual's teaching license, or revoke the individual's teaching license: If the individual knowingly taught without having met state standards fo...
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Alternative Level Two and Three Licensure
H.B. 345
Allows alternative level two and three licensure for persons with Post- Baccalaureate Degrees and Post-Secondary Teaching or Administration experience.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0345.pdf...
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| SD | Adopted 04/2007 | P-12 | Pedagogy, Test Exemption
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Amends rules to allow those teachers who have experience and request certification to be exempt from the pedagogy test that measures "how do I teach"and not to require those that let their certificate that lapses to have to take all the content tests in their ...
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Leadership Academy, Teacher Recruitment and Development
S.B. 5955
Enacts provisions addressing a state leadership academy, teacher preparation and certification programs, teacher professional development programs, and a teacher recruitment
program are enacted.
Establishes a public-private partnership to develop, pilot, and...
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Alternative Teacher Program
H.B. 1091
Allows for the extension of alternative teacher programs and contracts beyone one year.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9E23A7A71DA8E2DF87257251007BF533?Open&file=1091_enr.pdf...
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| CO | Vetoed 03/2007 | P-12 | Physical Education Teacher Qualifications
H.B. 1122
Explains certification and experience requirements for physical education teachers.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F24050D0DD0CC15F87257251007B6049?Open&file=1122_enr.pdf...
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Certificate & Endorsement Tuition Reimbursement
H.B. 2588
Allows tuition and fees for courses taken for the renewal of a teaching certificate or to gain an additional endorsement in a shortage area to be reimbursed by the department of education. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB25...
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Permanent Certification Requirements; 21st Century Learner Fellows & Retirement Benefits
H.B. 2585
Until a professional educator qualifies for a permanent certificate, requires the educator who has a certificate based on a bachelor's degree to complete the following within five years from the date the certificate first became valid:
(1) File an application...
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| AK | Adopted 02/2007 | P-12 | Required score
4 AAC 04.210(d)
Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development.Adds a new paragraph to set out required scores for the teaching of certain foreign languages. ALASKA 3404
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm...
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| LA | Adopted 02/2007 | P-12 | Certification of ROTC Instructors
LAC 28:CXXXI.408
Allows the issuance of an ancillary ROTC certificate to an individual who has retired from the active duty in the military or who has been officially recommended by the appropriate branch of the military service, with certification by the appropriate Departmen...
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| UT | Adopted 01/2007 | P-12 | Highly Qualified Teacher Grant Program
R277-511
Establishes a grant program to assist teachers in achieving the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification as a Highly Qualified Teacher; provides for standards and procedures for distribution of grant funds and responsibilities of grant ...
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| UT | Adopted 01/2007 | P-12 | Online Educator Licensure
R277-512
Provides for an online educator licensing process, including definitions, procedures, audits, license applicant and license holder responsibilities, license costs, and standards for licensing records. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-512.htm...
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