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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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| 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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| NY | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Allows certain eligible members of the New York State Teachers' Retirement System employed by the state education department to receive service credit for up to two hundred days of unused accumulated sick leave. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S08142&sh=t
Title: S.B. 8142
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Relates to provisions allowing retired teachers to return to teaching in subject shortage areas without impairing retirement status or retirement annuity. Includes language exempting the changes from provisions concerning new benefit increases. Extends date by which such employment must end from June 2008 to June 2013. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4536lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4536
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a teacher receiving a disability, occupational disability, or disability retirement benefit to engage in limited or part-time employment as a teacher for an employer under either the Downstate Teacher Article or the State Universities Article of the Code without loss of benefits if, when added to the benefit, the total compensation does not exceed 100% of the salary rate upon which the benefit is based. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB5699lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5699
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Rewrites provisions pertaining to health and long- term care benefits for teachers, state employees, retired state employees and dependents; relates to noncontributory premiums, the Health Plan Administrative Commission, eligibility, foster children dependent coverage, extension of dependent child coverage, plan enrollment, immunization and prescription drug charges, reconstructive breast surgery, clinical trials, Medicare Advantage, over the counter drug coverage and health incentive programs.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H2443v0.pdf
Title: H.B. 2443
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SC | Rejected by voters 08/2008 | P-12 | (CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT QUESTION 2; S 463 - 2008) On November 2008 ballot. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide that the funds of any trust fund established by law for funding of post employment benefits for state employees and public school teachers may be invested and reinvested in equity securities subject to the same limitations on such investments applicable for the funds of the various state operated retirement systems.
Title: V. 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Revises provisions allowing for the rehiring of retired teachers and administrators and extends the termination date of such provisions. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2710_SD2_.htm
Title: H.B. 2710
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Establishes new retirement requirements and benefit multipliers for Kentucky Employees' Retirement System retirement plans. Requires the establishment of a formal education program for members of the board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky. In order to improve public transparency regarding the administration of the system, directs the board of trustees to adopt a best practices model by posting specified information to the retirement system's Web site. Provides term limits for retirement system board of trustees members. Sets sick leave maximum for retirement purposes for school employees and teachers.
Provides that a retired member who returns to to full-time employment in a position covered by the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System must receive no annuity payments, waive his/her medical insurance coverage with the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System during the period of reemployment, and receive the medical insurance coverage offered by the member's active employer to the other members of the retirement system employed by the active employer. Provides such a member may make contributions to his/her retirement annuity.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08SS/HB1/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 1A
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Relates to members of the School Employees' Retirement System; repeals the prohibition against being a member of two retirement systems. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495929
Title: H.B. 520
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Revises various provisions of law relating to the Public Employees' Retirement System and the Teachers' Pension Annuity Fund; relates to retirement age, eligibility, and purchase of service credit; makes various changes to State Health Benefits Program administration; merges Washington and Lincoln holidays for State employees in Presidents Day.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S2000/1962_I1.PDF
Title: S.B. 1962
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Relates to retirement benefits under the Teachers Retirement System of the State; provides that a retired teacher who has been retired for a minimum amount of time may return to full-time employment and continue to collect his or her full retirement benefit; provides a public school system may employ a retired teacher as a full time teacher, principal, superintendent, media specialist of counselor. Provides a retired principal or superintendent may be not be re-employed at the same school or district, respectively. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb327.pdf
Title: S.B. 327
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Modifies provisions relating to Teacher Retirement Benefits.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H3082.5.html&session=ls85
Title: H.B. 3082
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Allows a retired classified or nonclassified member who has been retired for at least 36 months and who is employed by a public school to perform duties ordinarily performed by classified or nonclassified personnel shall be able to receive annualized earnings from the public school with no reduction in retirement benefits regardless of the amount of annualized earnings.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2074_ENGR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2074
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| SC | Passed 05/2008 | P-12 | (Joint Resolution) Proposes an amendment to the constitution relating to benefits and funding of public employee pension plans and investments allowed for funds of the various state-operated retirement systems; provides that the funding for post-employment benefits for state employees and public school teachers may be invested and reinvested in equity securities subject to the same limitations as funds of the various state-operated retirement systems.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/prever/463_20080403.htm
Title: S.B. 463
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net
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| AK | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Relates to the accounting and payment of contributions under the defined benefit plan of the Public Employees' Retirement System, to calculations of contributions under that defined benefit plan, and to participation in, and termination of and amendments to participation in, that defined benefit plan; makes conforming amendments; provides for elected officials. Chapter No. 13.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=SB0125Z&session=25
Title: S.B. 125
Source: http://w3.legis.state.ak.us
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Provides opportunities for members of the State Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System to affirmatively elect to transfer their assets to the State Teacher's Retirement System.
Title: H.B. 101A
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Teachers receiving bonuses for earning National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification may make retirement system contributions from
the bonus payments and may earn a higher retirement allowance as a result of the salary increase.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6657.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6657
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | For teacher's wishing a one-time purchase of up to seven years of service credit for public education experience outside of the state retirement system, reduces the minimum number of years of creditable service in the teacher's retirement system from five years to two years
Title: H.B. 3024
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Educational employees that are members of the teachers' retirement system (TRS) and the school employees' retirement system (SERS) that work 630 hours or more in five months of a school year are entitled to six months of service credit.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3019.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3019
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| IN | Signed into law 02/2008 | P-12 | Reduces the waiting period after which a retired member of the state Teachers Retirement Fund may be reemployed in a covered position and continue to receive a retirement benefit; provides that a TRF member may change the member's beneficiary designation if the member and the member's designated beneficiary are parties in any action, final order or property settlement in an action for dissolution of marriage.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2008/SE/SE0210.1.html
Title: S.B. 210
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 02/2008 | P-12 | Establishes the optional retirement programs to permit members of the New York city teachers' retirement system and certain members of the board of education retirement system of the city of New York to retire as early as age 55 (standard minimum retirement age is 62) without a reduction in their retirement allowance based upon such earlier retirement. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A09820&sh=t
Title: A.B. 9820
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| 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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