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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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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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| 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--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--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--Innovation Schools |
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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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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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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--Federal |
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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--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--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--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--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--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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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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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--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 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 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 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 Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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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--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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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/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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 | School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| MA | Signed into law 12/2008 | P-12 | Improves school campus air quality; restricts idling of school buses and personal motor vehicles on school grounds.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/185/st02/st02628.htm
Title: S.B. 2628
Source: http://www.mass.go
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| MA | Signed into law 12/2008 | P-12 | Relates to the licensing of school bus drivers; requires such drivers to be trained in a basic course in first aid including the administration of an epinephrine auto injector; adds the term sex offender to sections governing in licensure of such drivers.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04396.pdf
Title: H.B. 4396
Source: http://www.mass.gov/
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Provides a school or a school district would not be liable for transportation services provided by an operator of a charter-party carrier for which neither has contracted, arranged, or provided. Requires the review and, if necessary, revision of training and other requirements for drivers who operate charter-party carriers used for pupil transportation. Requires a vehicle to pass an annual inspection and authorizes a fee for the inspection. Requires operators to have certain documents in their possession. Chapter 649
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 830
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Allows board of education to provide transportation to school for a child living a lesser distance than two miles from school if the parent or guardian of the child is nonambulatory and unable to accompany the child to and from school. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S01543&sh=t
Title: S.B. 1543
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Appropriates money from the general fund to the Public Education Department to provide supplemental funding to school districts for higher school bus fuel costs; provides that the distribution of funding shall be based on miles traveled for to-and- from transportation of public school students and that any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year shall revert to the general fund.
http://legis.state.nm.us:8080/lcsbillsearch/session.jsp?year=2008S&type=B&chamber=H&number=2
Title: H.B. 2A
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Requires a driver of a school bus to open the service door and driver's window before crossing a railroad track or tracks. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB2182lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2182
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Prohibits passing other motor vehicles in school zones during posted hours. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504101
Title: H.B. 1367
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Authorizes the State and its municipalities to install automated systems on school buses to detect and monitor school bus traffic violations; takes effect upon passage; relates to video monitoring systems; relates to vendors; provides that reimbursement shall be made from ticket proceeds from paid violations; requires warning signage.; requires inspections and a signed statement from a trained law enforcement officer; provides for evidence and driver or registered owner liability in prosecutions. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08118.htm
Title: S.B. 2909
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| CA | Rejected by voters 06/2008 | P-12 | 2008 Ballot., Proposition 10, Petition 1332 (07-0101, Amdt. 2S). Creates the Renewable Energy and Clean Alternative Fuel Act. Authorizes the issuance of a specified amount of bonds to provide cash payments to purchasers of certain high fuel economy and alternative fuel vehicles, incentives for research, development and production of renewable energy technology, incentives for research and development of alternative fuel vehicle technology, incentives for purchase of renewable energy technology, and grants to cities for related education.
Title: V. 19
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Prohibit school bus operators from using cell phones while driving. Provides exceptions for enumerated emergency situations. Provides that a violation of this prohibition is a misdemeanor, and establishes maximum penalties. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495850
Title: H.B. 402
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Authorizes school bus warranty repair work to be performed by repair facilities, authorized by the manufacturer or distributor, that are not school bus dealers. Clarifies that manufacturers may authorize that warranty and other repair or maintenance services be performed at any location of a motor vehicle dealer that holds a franchise from any affiliate or subsidiary of the manufacturer. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503348
Title: H.B. 197
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Requires school buses, whether transporting passengers or not, and motor vehicles carrying passengers for hire, to stop at railroad crossings and only proceed when safe to do so. Requires a school bus driver, after coming to a complete stop, to open the door of the bus prior to proceeding over the crossing. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503670
Title: H.B. 1362
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Removes State Board of Education oversight over the design and operation of school buses.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+231/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 231
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Declare the third week of October "School Bus Safety Week." http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb790.pdf
Title: H.B. 790
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Declares the third Monday of October "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day." http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb791.pdf
Title: H.B. 791
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Relates to the installation of protective devices at railroad grade crossings. Requires that school districts annually provide the department of transportation with a list identifying each rail crossing that does not have active warning devices on an established bus route. Requires each district to use best efforts to minimize the number of school bus routes that cross rail crossings that do not have active warning devices. Directs the department to use the information about school bus routes as an important factor in selecting rail crossings to upgrade with active warning devices. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb426.pdf
Title: H.B. 426
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Relates to pupil transportation and type III school bus drivers; provides a holder of a class D driver's license, without a school bus endorsement, may operate a type III bus if the operator is an employee of the entity that owns, lease, or contracts for the school bus, employer has adopted and implemented annual training and certification and alcohol and drug testing, a background check has been conducted, submits to a physical examination and license is verified annually.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2988.3.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 2988
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Requires districts upon request of a parent to survey area within one and one-half miles of school to determine if any special hazards for students walking to such school exist; The district is required to send positive findings to the commissioner of transportation; commissioner must reject such findings within 60 days or state will pay for transportation to school for such students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3080.pdf
Title: S.B. 3080
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Concerns school bus safety signals requirements; replaces current statutory equipment standards for a school bus with the current federal regulation.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A22AB294A072C406872573A700643FE1?open&file=1336_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1339
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | By September 30 of each year, requires the secretary of the transportation cabinet to report to the general assembly's interim committee on appropriations and revenue the following information for those fiscal court applications received by the transportation cabinet:
(a) The annual cost to transport an individual pupil by local school district
(b) The total annual cost to transport all pupils
(c) The number of nonpublic school pupils transported by district
(d) The amount of money needed to fund actual costs to transport the projected number of nonpublic pupils over the next biennium
(e) A history by year of participating counties requesting funding to transport nonpublic students, the funding requested by the counties, and the actual funding provided to the counties. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB655/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 655
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Requires school bus passengers between the age of four and seven to be restrained in accordance with one of the methods set forth in subdivision one or two of section 1229-c of the vehicle and traffic code (vehicle and traffic code accessible through this link: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi?COMMONQUERY=LAWS).
Bill text: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06421&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6421
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Modifies the Environmental Quality Code and the Motor Vehicles Code by amending provisions relating to school buses. Requires the state board of education to adopt idling reduction standards and implement an idling reduction program. Appropriates funds for a clean school bus purchase or retrofit program. http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0146.pdf
Title: H.B. 146
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Removes the exclusion for drivers of school buses that allowed children under 18 years of age to work as as a driver of a truck or commercial vehicle of more than two axles. In other words, prohibits drivers under the age of 18 to drive a school bus.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1160ER
Title: H.B. 1160
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons operating school buses, except in emergencies or when the vehicle is lawfully parked and for the purposes of dispatching. Does not apply to two-way radio devices authorized by the owner of the school bus.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB1218ER
Title: H.B. 1218
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Prohibits use of wireless telecommunications devices by persons operating school buses, except in emergencies, or when the vehicle is lawfully parked and for the purposes of dispatching. Use of two-way radio devices authorized by the school bus owner, however, is permitted.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0234
Title: S.B. 136
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2008 | P-12 | Specified policies and requirements for transporting students to schools.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0001.pdf
Title: S.B. 730 (sec. 1321)
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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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--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--Military |
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| Standards |
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| State Comparisons/Statistics |
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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--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--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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| Technology |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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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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| Urban--Governance |
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| Whole Child |
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