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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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| 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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| ME | Adopted 11/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends rules relating to the qualifying examinations for teachers, education specialists and administrators. Relates to the Praxis exam.
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/05/071/071c013.doc
Title: 05-071-13
Source: http://www.maine.gov/sos/
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| AK | Adopted 10/2008 | P-12 | Removes the performance review requirement for those teachers moving from initial certification to professional certification. Allows the use of the performance review as an option to become a master teacher. Discontinues use of the performance review for the High Objective Uniform State Standards evaluation.
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm
Title: 4 AAC 04.212, 12.305, 12.320
Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12
Community College | Repeals the authority of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to issue a 2-year preliminary designated subjects teaching credential upon the completion by an applicant of certain specified requirements. Provides that the preliminary credential is valid for a period of 3 years. Revises the requirements to receive the credential. Requires holder of technical education credential to satisfy minimum experience requirements established by local educational agency for each course holder is assigned to teach. Chapter 576
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1104
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to suspend the credential of a holder when it receives notice that another State has taken final action to revoke a credential or license authorizing the holder of the credential to perform any duty in the public schools of another State or that the ability of the holder to associate with minors has been limited as a term or condition of probation or sentencing resulting from a criminal conviction. Prohibits reinstatement until certain conditions are met. Chapter 578
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1110
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Provides procedures for credential reinstatement for a credential holder after dismissal of a misdemeanor sex offense accusation or information. Allows credential suspension for no contest plea to loitering in or about a public toilet. Includes a conviction or guilty plea to a sex or controlled substance offense to provisions allowing credential suspension or revocation. Adds new requirements regarding the release of findings to a school district by the Committee on Credentials relating to adverse actions. Chapter 577
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1105
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires that a certificated or classified employee who was placed on a compulsory leave of absence after being charged with certain offenses be paid their full compensation for the period of leave if they are acquitted or the charges are dismissed. Provides that, if the charges against the employee are dismissed as a result of the employee's successful completion of a drug diversion program, the school district, would pay to the employee any accrued leave and differential pay for the leave of absence. Chapter 579
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1303
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| KY | Adopted 09/2008 | P-12 | Amends the standards for admission to an educator preparation. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/016/005/020.htm
Title: 16 KAR 5:020
Source: www.lexis.com
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| OH | Adopted 09/2008 | P-12 | Creates forty hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals. Amends qualifications for temporary teaching permit for nonlicensed individuals. Adds rule creating two-year provisional educator license for STEM schools.
Twelve- or forty-hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3301-23-41
Provisional educator license for STEM schools: http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/3301-24-15
Title: OAC 3301-23-41, -24-15
Source: codes.ohio.gov
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| UT | Adopted 09/2008 | P-12 | Prohibits a professional educator from using or attempting to use district or school computers or information systems in violation of the school district's acceptable use policy or accessing information that may be detrimental to young people or inconsistent with the educator's role model responsibility. Prohibits a professional educator from knowingly possessing, while at school or any school-related activity, any pornographic material in any form.
Title: R277-515-4
Source: www.lexis.com
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| AK | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | Adds a new section setting out guidelines for maintaining initial teacher certification for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program. ALASKA 3678
Title: 4 AAC 12.305
Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title04.htm
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| AK | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | Allows special service providers who hold a Type C certificate to be eligible for a Type F certificate with an endorsement as a special education administrator. Allows all holders of Type C special service certificates to be eligible for a Type B administrator certificate.
Title: 4 AAC 12.345, .346, .350
Source: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title12.htm
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| AL | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | Repeals and replaces chapter on teacher certification.
Title: 290-3-2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 faculty serving K-12 classrooms. IDAHO 7544
Title: IDAPA 08.02.02
Source: IDAPA 08-0202
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| LA | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | An Out-of-State (OS) Certificate, valid for a three year period, is not renewable. It is issued to a teacher who has completed an out-of-state teacher preparation program and either holds or is eligible for a certificate in the state in which the program was completed. The teacher is not initially eligible for a Level 1, 2, or 3 Louisiana certificate but meets Louisiana certification requirements with the exception of the Praxis/National Teacher Exam requirements. It provides a transition period that permits the holder to be employed in Louisiana K-12 schools while he/she complies with Louisiana Praxis/NTE requirements or meets Praxis exclusion eligibility requirements. For continued employment as a teacher in a Louisiana school system after the three year period has elapsed, the OS certificate holder must fulfill guidelines for a Level 1 or higher-level certificate.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v131/28v131.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.305, 309
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/
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| MO | Adopted 08/2008 | Postsec. | Amends rule to incorporate changes for Library Media Specialist. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of January 2008. http://www.dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rulesregs/80800260.htm
Title: 5 CSR 80-800.260
Source: http://www.dese.mo.gov
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| NY | Adopted 08/2008 | P-12 | Extends the expiration date for applicants seeking certification through the individual evaluation pathway in all classroom titles except childhood education from Feb. 1, 2009 to Feb. 1, 2012. Adopted as published in pp 11-12 of May 14, 2008 register: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/may14/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Section 80-3.7
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us
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| AR | Adopted 07/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to Rules Governing the Code of Ethics for Arkansas Educators
http://arkansased.org/rules/pdf/pending/educator_ethics021408_pending.pdf
.
Title: 005.16.08
Source: http://arkansased.org
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Relates to annexation of specified territory by a school district or county board of education, waiver requests from specified education entities governing the preparation or licensing of educators, the career technical education teaching credential, the evaluation of district intern programs, the assignment of teachers for specified assignments, and the definition of a parent for special education purposes. Requires an annual nutrition-related prohibitions and requirement report by a school or district. Chapter 223
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_2051-2100/ab_2057_bill_20080716_enrolled.html
Title: A.B. 2057
Source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| KS | Rule Adoption 07/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules concerning teacher licensure, including definitions, types of licenses and certificates, requirements for each type of license, requirements for out-of-state applicants, renewal requirements, and student teaching requirements. KANSAS 6607
Title: KAR 91-1-200 through 91-1-205, 91-1-207, 91-1-209, 91-1-210,91-1-220, 91-1-221, 91-19-1, 91-19-6
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Permits national board certified teachers to serve as full-time mentors, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2360v0.pdf
Title: H.B. 2360
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Provides for the automatic revocation of a teaching certificate held by a teacher convicted of a sex offense; provides for the termination of education personnel without a hearing upon such conviction. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A11500&sh=t
Title: A.B. 11500
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Requires the commissioner of education to revoke and annul the certificates of school administrators or supervisors for the conviction of felony defrauding of the government. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S08554&sh=t
Title: S.B. 8554
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Adopted 07/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to standards for teacher, administrator, and educational staff associate certification. WASHINGTON 28062
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=181-79A-211
Title: WAC 181-79A-211, -250
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Concerns the role of the state board of education in the teacher certification revocation process; provides that the Commissioner of Education has final authority concerning certain types of certification revocations when an educator has been convicted of certain crimes, instead of the State Board of Education.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/Pa/pdf/2008PA-00148-R00SB-00403-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 403
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Relates to the authority of the Department of Education regarding educator licensure; requires notice to be given to an applicant explaining reasons for denial and an opportunity for a hearing; relates to suspension, revocation or limitation of a license for various reasons including commission of a violent felony; provides for limitations on licenses including ages of students with whom the licensee may work, and supervision, education, counseling, or psychiatric examination requirements.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+259/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 259
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Allows the state teacher standards board to suspend a teacher's license without a hearing and initiate proceedings to permanently revoke the teacher's license when the teacher has been convicted of certain sexual offenses against minors. Requires the department of education to notify the board of the name of any teacher convicted of a sexual offense against a minor. Authorizes a person whose license to teach has been suspended because he/she was convicted of certain sexual offenses against minors to petition the board to reconsider the suspension and pending revocation, including on grounds of reversal of the conviction by a final decision of the appellate court or supreme court.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2080_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2080
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Relates to public school teacher licensing and certification. Extends access to the expanded alternative certification program from prospective teachers of grades 9-12 to prospective teachers of grades 6-12. Removes certain requirements necessary to obtain a provisional certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education. Adds that applicants for an alternative certificate must be recommended for certification by the employing local superintendent or private school administrator, be assigned a mentor, meet the requirements of the Alabama prospective teacher testing program, and meet credit hour or degree requirements, or a passing score on the appropriate Praxis II content test.
Extends period of time for which an alternative certificate may be issued from three to four years. Allows holder of alternative certificate to work in up to two districts or private schools.
Title: H.B. 398
Source: www.lexis.com
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Concerns penalty classifications for sexual conduct with a minor when the perpetrator is the minor's school teacher, clergyman, or priest.
Chapter 210
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/48leg/2r/summary/h.sb1336_05-13-08_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: S.B. 1336
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| CA | Rule Adoption 05/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules to utilize flexibility in federal guidance. Creates an alternative HOUSSE to help middle and high school level teachers in alternative education, special education, and schools in the Small Rural Schools Achievement (SRSA) program be considered highly qualified for purposes of meeting the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) High Quality Teacher requirements as outlined in the reauthorization.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 6100, 6104, 6105
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to administer a biennial teaching and learning conditions survey to all teachers to be used for planning and designing future programs; provides stipends to certain teachers employed by a school district, a board of cooperative services, or a charter school who holds national teaching standards certification or based on certain school performance data; creates an exchange teacher interim authorization for participants who are able to teach in another country.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2008A/csl.nsf/BillFoldersHouse?openFrameset
Title: H.B. 1384
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Authorizes the professional standards commission to investigate complaints alleging that an educator has been convicted of any other criminal offense involving the manufacture, distribution, trafficking, sale, or possession of a controlled substance or marijuana or of any sexual offense. Authorizes the staff of the commission, without notifying the commission, to immediately open an investigation submitted by a local school superintendent, with the local board's approval, of a complaint by a student against an educator alleging a sexual offense.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb250.pdf
Title: H.B. 250
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Provides that falsifying, misrepresenting, omitting, or erroneously reporting reports of instances of inappropriate behavior by a teacher, administrator or other school employee toward a student must be addressed in the student code of conduct. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to establish a process for students to follow in reporting instances of such behavior. Provides for notice of the process in student handbooks and in employee handbooks or policies.
Provides that if through the state mandated process it is determined that a complaint against a teacher, administrator or other school employee is unsubstantiated, the local school system must, at the request of the aggrieved party, submit a written statement to that effect to all local print and television media outlets that published any articles or reported any news relating to such complaint against the teacher, administrator, or employee.
Directs the Professional Standards Commission to coordinate a training program on educator sexual misconduct, and requires every local superintendent to ensure that all certified staff receive such training.
Authorizes the staff of the Professional Standards Commission, without notification to the Professional Standards Commission, to immediately open an investigation submitted to the commission by a local school superintendent, with approval of the local board of education, of a complaint by a student against an educator alleging a sexual offense. Directs the Professional Standards Commission to have on staff a minimum of one investigator specifically trained in investigating educator sexual misconduct. Requires that the investigation of any complaint of sexual misconduct be completed in a maximum of 60 days.
Provides that if the Professional Standards Commission´s review of the investigative report results in a sanction against the educator, the educator must have the right to appeal the commission decision to a hearing before an administrative law judge within 90 days of the sanction.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb1321.pdf
Title: H.B. 1321
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Creates the Joint Study Committee on Teacher Training and Certification. Provides that in the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations for proposed legislation, such report must be made by December 31, 2008. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hr1103.pdf
Title: H.R. 1103
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Adopted 05/2008 | P-12 | Allows 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 interim certificate. http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/rules/idapa08/08index.htm
Title: IDAPA 08.02.02
Source: http://www2.state.id.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Modifies teaching employment for early childhood education programs. Provides a school board must employ necessary licensed teachers for its early childhood family education programs. Provides the Board of Teaching, at its discretion, may grant an applicant a variance under the Board of Teaching Rules.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2796.1.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 2796
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Authorizes an eligible candidate to use licensure via portfolio to obtain an initial licensure or to add a licensure field, consistent with the applicable Board of Teaching licensure rules. [Sec. 2]
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getbill.php?number=HF1812&session=ls85&version=list&session_number=0&session_year=2007
Title: H.B. 1812
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Creates an alternative method of obtaining teacher certification from the Board of Education; provides that an individual may obtain teacher certification by obtaining certification from the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence and verification of ability to work with children by completing contact hours in the classroom; provides that certification may not be granted in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, or special education.
Title: S.B. 1066
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Directs the state board to issue a license to teach to persons in the Teach for America Program; provides such licenses will not be subject to the requirements of the residency program; requires certain coursework; provides upon successful completion of the coursework and payment of fees, the teacher shall be issued a certificate to teach by the board. If funds are available, which may include but not be limited to grant, foundation, or other funds, they may be provided to train middle school teachers in reading education.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB3124_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 3124
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Prohibits teacher from teaching in grades K-3 unless the teacher is licensed with an endorsement to teach in such grades. - Amends TCA Title 49.
(Present law authorizes the commissioner of education to grant a permit to teach to a person who is recommended by the director of the local school district and the chair of the respective board of education, when the director and chair certify to the commissioner that the school system is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for a vacant position.)
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2755.pdf
Title: H.B. 2755
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Repeals definition of "school safety violation." Rewrites provision relating to a student found in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school
property, or who has engaged in an act or behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others. Allows a student whose driver's license was suspended or revoked due to the student's suspension or expulsion to request a hearing to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe the student was in possession of a weapon or illegal drug at school or on school property, or was engaged in behavior at school or on school property that resulted in, or was substantially likely to have resulted in, serious bodily injury to others.
Prohibits issuance or renewal of a teacher's license to a person convicted of rape, indecent liberties with a child, sodomy, indecent solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, incest, endangering a child, child abuse, murder, manslaughter, sexual battery, promoting obscenity or any felony. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/470.pdf
Title: S.B. 470
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Creates a certification incentive fund to provide grants for eligible recipients to conduct summer institutes. Specifies that the priority for the institutes in the 2008-2009 through 2011-2012 school years is the certification of teachers in high school mathematics, chemistry, integrated science, and physics, and middle school mathematics and earth science under option 7 of the alternative certification program, certification of a person in a field other than education to teach in elementary, middle or secondary programs. Provides that grant recipients may be nonprofit organizations, institutions, and agencies, including postsecondary education institutions, school districts, education cooperatives, and consortia of school districts. Requires the education professional standards board to determine priority for specific institutes at the end of the 2011-2012 school year.
Requires each individual completing a summer institute to have additional hours of formal instruction or assistance during the first year of teaching to reach the minimum number of clock hours. Provides that an alternative teacher certification candidate participating in the institute must not be required to participate in the teacher internship program until the second year of teaching. Requires the candidate to be assigned a teacher mentor by the grant recipient the first year of teaching, with payment of the teacher mentor coming from the summer institute grant.
Provides forgiveable loans to individuals accepted into an institute. Provides the loan will be forgiven if the participant teaches in a Kentucky public or certified nonpublic school for one year within the three years following the awarding of the loan. Also provides a stipend, equal to the loan award amount, for each individual who completes a summer institute. Provides that grant recipients and school districts may offer financial incentives to potential participants and individuals who complete an institute from fund sources other than the grant funds.
Provides that teachers' professional growth fund may be used to provide teachers with professional development that may lead to additional certification endorsements or renewal of certification. Adds that the professional development programs for which teachers may receive support from the fund must provide teacher participants with the opportunity to obtain certificate endorsements or extensions in critical shortage areas, with priority given to math and science through 2016, and in core content areas to their existing certifications through the TC-HQ process, established by the education professional standards board to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Specifies that beginning June 1, 2010, through the 2015-2016 school year, priority for the use of funds from the teachers' professional growth fund must be for the purpose of increasing the number of certified math and science teachers. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/SB64/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 64
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Relates to alternative teacher certification. Allows a five-year statement of eligibility for teaching to be issued to a veteran who has completed at least 10 years of active duty service, 10 years of service officially credited toward armed services retirement, or 10 years combination of such service. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB607/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 607
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Adopted 04/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules to revise Nonpublic Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for Nonpublic School Administrators. Allows teachers with master's degrees and 10 or more years of experience teaching at the college level or in a K-12 school to forego the required 12 college hours of Knowledge of the Learner and the Learning Environment classes. Provides the teachers must meet all other requirements. Removes the stipulation that only secondary teachers can teach in areas other than their major field for less than half the school day. Requires the teachers to have earned at least 12 semester hours in the content area.
These revisions were requested by Nonpublic School Commission to facilitate obtaining experienced and qualified teachers. Page 609: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0804/0804.doc
Title: LAC 28:LXXIX.303
Source: doa.louisiana.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to report all denials, revocations, suspensions, surrenders and reinstatements of certification that are not under appeal or still subject to appeal to a national association of state directors of teacher education and certification within 30 days of the action; provides that in reports to the national association of state directors of teacher education and certification, the department may not disclose any information designated as confidential.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280028572&LD=2291&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: S.B. 912A
Source: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/
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| UT | Adopted 04/2008 | P-12 | Deletes provision that a teacher working under a letter of authorization who is not an alternative routes to licensing (ARL) candidate, cannot be designated highly qualified. Provides for a new K-6 license. Specifies that the "middle" license area of concentration is still valid, but not issued after 1988. Replaces Applied Technology license area of concentration with Career and Technical Education. Adds Speech-Language Pathologist and Speech-Language Technician license areas of concentration. Deletes provision providing that LEA and educator preparation institution resources may be used may be used to assist those educators experiencing significant problems as educator Level 1 license holders. Also deletes provision that the institution in closest proximity to the employing school district is the first choice for such district involvement and that the school district is encouraged to make a cooperative arrangement with the institution from which the educator graduated. Rewords so as to require LEAs and educator preparation institutions to cooperate in preparing candidates for the educator Level 1 license. Provides that a license applicant who has received or completed license preparation activities or coursework inconsistent with rule 277-504 may present compelling information and documentation for review and approval by the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to satisfy the licensing requirements. Specifies that a Letter of Authorization is valid for one year and may be renewed for a total of three years.
Deletes section regarding School Counselor levels of licensure. Adds "Returning Educator Relicensure" section to provide a process for a previously licensed educator with an expired license to renew an expired license. Provides that returning educators who previously held a Level 2 or Level 3 license must be issued a Level 1 license during the first year of employment and that, upon completion of the requirements listed in R277-502-6A, the employing LEA may recommend reinstatement of licensure at a Level 2 or 3. Provides that the returning educator's license is valid for five years. Requires returning educators who taught for fewer than three consecutive years in a public or accredited private school to complete the Early Years Enhancement requirements before moving from Level 1 to Level 2 licensure. Also adds to professional educator license reciprocity provisions to authorize an applicant with fewer than three years of previous educator experience in a public or accredited private school to be issued a Level 2 license following satisfaction of the requirements of R277-522, Entry Years Enhancements (EYE) for Quality Teaching - Level 1 Utah Teachers.
Provides the circumstances under which an individual may change or add data in the Computer-Aided Credentials of Teachers in Utah Schools (CACTUS) system. Provides that interns and student teachers are included in CACTUS. Provides that training must be provided to designated individuals prior to granting access to CACTUS. Provides that CACTUS information belongs solely to the USOE, and that the he USOE shall make the final determination of information included in or deleted from CACTUS. Provides that CACTUS data under the Government Records Access and Management Act are public information and must be released by the USOE.
Title: R277-502
Source: www.lexis.com
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Allows department of education to issue a military spouse interim authorization that allows to employ a person who is certified or licenced, or eligible for certificatiuon, as a teacher, special services provider, principal or administrator in another state and who has not completed professional competencies requirements. This person must be a military spouse.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/21D43C766B159EC3872573680053EECB?open&file=1162_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1162
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| LA | Adopted 03/2008 | P-12 | Relates to the practitioner teacher program alternative path to certification and minimum requirements. Revises program requirements. See Full Text Below.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v131/28v131.doc
Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.233
Source: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/
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| ME | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Allows teachers of modern and classical languages whose primary language is not English to retain certification while receiving support to pass the required Praxis test.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280027595&LD=2083&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 1469
Source: http://janus.state.me.us/house/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Permits the Board of Education to extend a three- year provisional license an additional year for each school year or portion thereof for which a teacher is activated or deployed for military service. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB809ER
Title: H.B. 809
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Requires State Board of Education regulations to include requirements for the denial, suspension, cancellation, revocation, and reinstatement of licensure. Requires the Board of Education to revoke the license of any person for whom it has received a notice of dismissal or resignation pursuant to subsection F of § 22.1-313 and, in the case of a person who is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect, after all rights to an appeal provided by § 63.2-1526 have been exhausted. In those instances when licensed personnel are dismissed or resign due to a conviction of any felony; any offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; any offense involving drugs; or due to having become the subject of a founded case of child abuse or neglect the local school board shall notify the Board of Education within 10 business days of such dismissal or the acceptance of such resignation. The local department is required to notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction when an individual holding a license issued by the Board of Education is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect and shall transmit identifying information regarding such individual, if the local department knows the person holds a license issued by the Board of Education and after all rights to an appeal provided by § 63.2-1526 have been exhausted. Any information exchanged for the purposes of this subsection shall not be considered a violation of § 63.2-102, 63.2-104, or 63.2-105.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0474
Title: S.B. 241
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | The Professional Educator Standards Board is directed to set performance standards and develop, pilot, and implement a uniform and externally administered professional-level certification assessment based on demonstrated teaching skill by January, 2010.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6726-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6726
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| UT | Adopted 01/2008 | P-12 | Provides definitions, standards for educators as role models, standards for educators to maintain a safe learning environment, standards for professional educator, responsibility for compliance with school district policies and standards for professional educator conduct.
Title: R277-515
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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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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