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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
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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| 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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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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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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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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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 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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| 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 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--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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--Incentives |
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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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| CA | Signed into law 10/2007 | P-12 | Extends the operation of both the State Teachers' Retirement Law and the Defined Benefit Program. Extends provisions related to an exemption based on the employer not being able to receive state apportionment or to compensation that is not creditable indefinitely. Exempts from the earnings limitation, compensation received by a retired member providing direct remedial instruction. Requires a school district to submit qualifying documentation for temporary employment of a retired member. Chapter 353
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0851-0900/sb_855_bill_20071008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 901
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| LA | Approved by voters 10/2007 | P-12 | (Ballot No. 3: LAS127 2007) Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that no benefit provision for members of any state retirement system having an actuarial cost shall be approved by the legislature unless a funding source providing new or additional funds sufficient to pay all such actuarial cost within ten years of the effective date of the benefit provision is identified in such enactment.
Title: Ballot No. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Approved by voters 10/2007 | P-12 | Proposes a constitutional amendment to provide that no benefit provision for members of any state retirement system having an actuarial cost shall be approved by the legislature unless a funding source providing new or additional funds sufficient to pay all such actuarial cost within ten years of the effective date of the benefit provision is identified in such enactment.
Title: Ballot No. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Relates to reemployment of state retirees; provides reemployment privileges to any member of this system who retired pursuant to an early retirement provision, whose last eligible employment was with the state or an agency in a parish designated under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act as eligible for individual assistance or individual and public assistance following hurricane Katrina or Rita and whose reemployment date occurs before a specified time. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=449739
Title: S.B. 96
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Allows an existing charter school to participate in the teachers' and state employees' retirement system and the state teachers' and state employees' comprehensive major medical plan.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H1471v0.html
Title: H.B. 1471
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Modifies the provision that permits retired teachers to return to the classroom without a loss of retirement benefits. Specifies that computation of post-retirement earnings of a beneficiary shall not include earnings while the beneficiary is employed to teach in a permanent full-time or part-time capacity that exceeds 50% of the applicable workweek in a public school.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H956v7.html
Title: H.B. 956
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Allows a community college district or school district to hire a retired public employee as a teacher or administrator if the primary work duties of the public employee are performed in a county of not more than 35,000 inhabitants; allows a school district or education service district to hire a retired public employee to provide services as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathologist assistant.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2585.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2585
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Adds the relevant parts of amounts received for awards for student achievement, educator excellence, and mentoring programs and all salary amounts designated as health care supplementation to the definition of "salary and wages" required to be reported and deducted for member contributions to the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) and to credit in benefit computations.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01877F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1877
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.usteNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Provides for a centralized structure for making both funding and benefits decisions, and prohibits the state's contribution rate from dropping below the contribution rate of active members.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01846F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1846
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Increases the minimum number of specified retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or Teachers' Pension System that school districts may rehire; alters the criteria for hiring specified retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System or the Teachers' Pension System who are exempt from an earnings offset of a retirement allowance.
Title: H.B. 962
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Authorizes the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) board of trustees to buy and sell certain investments and other instruments commonly used by pension funds only to efficiently manage and reduce the risk of the overall investment portfolio. This bill allows delegation of investment authority to and contracting with private professional investment managers of not more than 30% of the fund. Use of external managers will allow TRS to invest in certain markets for which TRS is not able to efficiently invest in currently due to either staff limitations or the inability to obtain internal expertise in these areas.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01447F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1447
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| WA | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | From the final bill report: The State Actuary will submit preliminary contribution rates before the Pension Funding Council (PFC) based on current mandates, and following the actions of the PFC, prepare final actuarial valuation results and contribution rates. The final valuation and contribution rates will also be audited by the PFC. The PFC must study the experience and long-term economic assumptions of the retirement systems during the fall of odd-numbered years, rather than during the summer every four years. The State Actuary must submit information and make recommendations regarding the condition of each retirement system by September 1 of odd-numbered years, beginning in 2007. The PFC may adopt changes to the long-term economic assumptions by October 1, 2007, and by October 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/5014.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5014
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| MT | Passed 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requests that the legislative council designate an appropriate interim committee or assign sufficient staff resources to study public employee retirements systems and produce a
legislator's guide on the state's public employee retirement plans that includes comparisons of plan designs and funding options.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2007/billhtml/HJ0059.htm
Title: H.J.R. 59
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Requires employer contributions on re-employed retirees; and beginning 7/1/08 increases employer contributions by .50% and reduces benefits for new hires. Estimated fiscal impact is $2.8 million for 2007-09, and $5 million for 2009-11 biennium.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HADC0600.pdf
Title: S.B. 2046
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | From Senate Report: In the Teachers' Retirement System, a retired teacher or administrator who satisfies a break in service of at least one month may be employed for up to 867 hours per school year (approximately five months of full-time employment) without any reduction in retirement benefits. A retiree may be employed up to 1,500 hours per school year (approximately nine months of full-time employment) without any reduction in retirement benefits if: (1) the retiree satisfies a 1.5 month break in service before re-employment; and (2) the employer establishes a written policy, a documented need for the rehire, and a formal hiring process. In addition, a cumulative lifetime limit of 1,900 hours (approximately three years of full-time employment) is established for those retirees exceeding 867 hours per school year. This cumulative limit is calculated prospectively, not retroactively, beginning July 1, 2007. Prior written or oral agreements between an employer and employee to resume employment with the same employer are prohibited.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/1262-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1262
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Changes participation in the deferred compensation plan for new or rehired state employees, including those of any state agency, county, municipality, authority, or other political subdivision, hired on or after January 1, 2008 to an opt-out plan rather than an opt-in plan. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+CHAP0253
Title: H.B. 1830
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/lis.htm
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Requires employers to provide information for contributions to the State Teachers Retirement System. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/Bills_history.cfm?input=134&year=2007&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Title: S.B. 134
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 on a prescribed form with the State Department of Education;
(2) Present an official transcript of six semester hours of approved credit as may be prescribed by the state board;
(3) Successfully complete a beginning teacher internship program, if applicable; and
(4) Submit a recommendation based on successful teaching experience from the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the holder last taught or resides.
Allows the holder of a professional certificate that has been valid for five years to have the certificate made permanent upon meeting any of the following requirements:
(1) Completion of the second certificate renewal as outlined above required for educators within their first five years of being granted an initial certificate;
(2) After five years of service in the public schools, presentation of a transcript showing the completion of requirements for a master's degree from an institution of higher education accredited to offer the master's degree and in a program relevant to the public school program or completion of a fifth year of training leading to a bachelor's degree in library science from a school fully approved by the American Library Association; or
(3) Certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Allows a person who has reached the age of sixty and holds a renewable certificate, as provided in this section, to not present renewal credit but meet all other renewal requirements.
Allows up to 25 professional educators that are members of either the teachers retirement system or the defined contribution system to be designated as 21st Century Learner Fellows, which entails being employed by a state institution of higher education or a research corporation for a specific project, without forfeiting their membership in either system; requires the state Superintendent of Education to give preference to a person who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and demonstrates leadership within his or her content field in designating fellows; allows participation in public employee insurance programs by fellows during their fellowships; limits the responsibility of a state institution of higher education or a research corporation for a fellow's annual and sick leave earned from prior employment.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB2585%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 2585
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| VA | Passed 02/2007 | P-12 | This joint resolution of the legislature establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of a state-wide health insurance experience pool for educators and local government employees, including state and local early retirees not eligible for Medicare. The joint subcommittee must submit its findings and recommendations to the 2008 Session of the General Assembly. This resolution incorporates SJR 308. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SJ372ER
Title: S.J. 372
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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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--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Computer Skills |
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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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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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| Whole Child |
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