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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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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Authorizes the denial or suspension of a driver's license or learner's permit of a minor who is not enrolled in or has not completed school or an adult education program or who is habitually absent or tardy; authorizes school boards, the Recovery School District, and nonpublic schools to adopt policies relative to such denial or suspension; provides for notification of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections when a minor drops out of school or is considered habitually absent or tardy.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504219
Title: S.B. 275
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | The recovery district shall retain jurisdiction over any school transferred to it for academic crisis purposes for a period of not less than five school years not including the school year in which the transfer occurred if the transfer occurred during a school year. At the end of the initial transfer period, the school may be returned to the system from which it was transferred unless the school is continued in the recovery district.
Requires that a public hearing be conducted within the jurisdiction of the parish, municipality, or other local public school board from which the school was transferred prior to expiration of an initial or subsequent transfer period.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504081
Title: H.B. 909
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Requires the state Department of Education to develop a program that provides for early identification of low performing chools that are at risk of being labeled "academically unacceptable" and provides targeted interventions that are designed to address identified areas of
weakness and prevent the low-performing school from failing.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=504275
Title: S.B. 582
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Relates to schools that have been labeled academically unacceptable or failed schools for which a school board has not presented or implemented an acceptable reconstitution plan; provides a retention period for schools transferred to a Recovery School District; requires the Recovery School District to report information to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on the status of such schools, including recommendations on whether the school should be closed or returned to the school system.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=497379
Title: H.B. 463
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| NY | Adopted 06/2008 | P-12 | Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures, and other requirements for purposes of preparation of contracts for excellence by certain specified school districts. Pages 6-11 of 27: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/mar5/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Outlines procedures to be followed re: schools identified as in improvement.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1006.pdf
Title: H.B. 4148
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC1006.pdf
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| CO | Vetoed 05/2008 | P-12 | Excepts from the calculation of a school's academic performance ratings and from determining accreditation, the assessment scores of students absent on the days assessments are administered under the student assessment program and students' scores that are invalidated as a result of a failure to administer the assessment pursuant to the Department of Education's guidelines; prohibits a school district or a public school from penalizing a student who is absent on the days the assessments are administered.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/EEC203BE6C42C5C1872573680059FB28?open&file=1186_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1186
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Relates to intervention in mismanaged school districts.
A. Provides the Department of Education shall investigate a school district for systemic educational mismanagement if: 1) fifty percent or more of the schools in the district are designated underperforming or failing to meet academic standards; or 2) at least one school in the district has been designated a school failing to meet academic standards pursuant to Section 15-241.
B. Provides for the procedure to be followed if those conditions are found. The department of education shall immediately recommend a person to serve as the superintendent of the school district to the state board of education. The state board must approve or deny the recommendation. If the state board approved the recommendation, the person shall be immediately appointed the superintendent of the school district. The department of education must develop and adopt a list of persons qualified to serve as superintendents for the purposes of this section.
C. On appointment of the superintendent of the school district, the superintendent is to begin a full review and investigation of the school district's educational affairs and submit to the state board of education a detailed report listing the findings of that investigation. The report is to include a detailed educational improvement plan showing how the school district will improve the educational management of the school district and how the school district will raise the level of academic achievement so that all of the schools in the school district are designated as performing schools or better pursuant to Section 15-241. The plan must include a proposed timetable for improving academic achievement. The superintendent is to submit the report within 120 days after appointment. The state board of education shall appoint the superintendent for a term of three years.
The educational improvement plan approved by the state board of education may authorize the superintendent to do any of the following:
1) Override any decisions of the school district's governing board concerning the management, operation, curriculum and instruction of the school district, and initiate and make decisions concerning the management and operation of the school district.
2) Hire personnel, terminate personnel and cancel existing employment contracts, to the extent permitted by law. The superintendent may refuse to reemploy an certificated teacher who has not been employed by the school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years as provided in Section 15-536.
D. The superintendent shall promptly report any violations of law to the state board of education.
E. On review and approval of the state board of education, the superintendent shall take all necessary steps to implement the educational improvement plan utilizing those powers identified in the plan as prescribed in Subsection C of this section.
F. The salary and benefits of the superintendent and any officers or employees appointed by the superintendent or the state board of education are to be paid by the school district. The state board of education is to determine the salary for the superintendent and any officers or employees appointed by the superintendent based on amounts recommended by the state board.
G. The superintendent is to submit a quarterly progress report to the state board of education beginning ninety days after the report required pursuant to Subsection C of this section.
H. The state board of education is to formally review the superintendent's progress every six months. If, based on the quarterly progress reports, the state board may remove the current superintendent and appoint another superintendent or officer for the school district. If, based on the quarterly progress reports, the state board determines that the school district no longer has systemic educational mismanagement and has achieved adequate academic progress, the state board may remove the powers identified in the plan as prescribed in Subsection C of this section.
I. The state board of education may dismiss the superintendent for cause or on a majority vote of no confidence in the superintendent of the state board.
J. The assumption of control of the school district by the superintendent shall in no way interfere with the election of school district governing board members.
K. For the purposes of this section, "superintendent" means the chief executive officer of the school district.
Chapter No. 139
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2711h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2711
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Vetoed 04/2008 | P-12 | Concerns school districts compliance; relates to withholding monies; provides if the Department of Education, the Auditor General or the Attorney General determines that a school district is substantially and deliberately not in compliance and if the district has failed to correct the deficiency within a specified time period after receiving notice, the State Board of Education may direct the withholding of a percentage of moneys the district would otherwise be entitled to receive.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2560h.pdf
Governor's Veto Message: The Governor states in her veto message that the SBE and the SPI currently have sufficient powers to issue strong penalties to a school district through a ten percent withholding if the school district is in noncompliance with USFR requirements and through new powers granted in H.B. 2711, passed in this legislative session, that allow a takeover of a school district that is academically underperforming.
Title: H.B. 2560
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | An emergency measure which delays and extends the payback period for over-expenditures for Saddle Mountain Unified School District and Union Elementary School District and provides incentives for the unification or consolidation of these districts with neighboring school districts. Prohibits a school district from committing an over-expenditure. Establishes procedures for placing a district in receivership. Specifies the role of the county school superintendents. Establishes procedures to be taken if a school district has committed an over-expenditure. Establishes fiscal crisis teams under the state department of education, and requires the state board of education to adopt a list of approved professional development training providers in school finance, governance, employment, staffing, inventory and human resources, internal controls and procurement. Mandates twelve hours of professional development training for governing board members and administrative personnel of school districts that have been assigned a level two fiscal crisis team or a receiver. Stipulates that a school district governing board member who fails to complete the professional development training is guilty of malfeasance of office. Requires the state board of education to forward a complaint to the attorney general who may take action in Superior Court to remove the governing board member from office. Also allows the state board of education to revoke the certification of any school district administrative personnel who fail to complete the professional development training.
Chapter No. 111
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2469h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2469
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands the definition of an at risk school. Commits the Legislature to the appropriation of adequate funds for the support of providing assistance to low-performing schools and districts. Directs the state board to adopt regulations that require districts that receive allocations of adequate education program at-risk funds to specifically target the expenditure of those funds to implement effective programs to serve at-risk students, and that provide the methods by which districts will be held accountable for the expenditure of at-risk funds.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2666SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2666
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecutive school years shall be removed from office by the school board at the end of the school year. Provides for the appointment of a new superintendent in the manner provided by law. Provides that an elected superintendent in an underperforming school district who is removed from office shall not be eligible to seek reelection for a certain time period.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2100-2199/SB2149SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2149
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Creates a task force to study and report on the status of underperforming schools and districts in the state, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts and enhancement of accountability and sanctions imposed on those schools and school districts.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2405SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2405
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NY | Adopted 01/2008 | P-12 | The board of regents has readopted, by emergency action effective January 22, 2008, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Regents meeting, and readopted at the October 23, 2007 Regents meeting, that added a new section 100.13 and amended section 170.12 of the Commissioner's Regulations. The rule is necessary to implement the Education Law section 211-d to establish allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures, and other requirements for purposes of preparation of contracts for excellence by certain specified school districts.
Pages 9- of 33: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2008/feb6/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us
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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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| 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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