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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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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--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--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--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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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--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--Litigation |
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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--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| 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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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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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--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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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--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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 | Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| NV | Rule Adoption 10/2009 | Postsec. | Revises provisions governing the Nevada College Savings Program. Clarifies the succession of the owner of the plan and procedures for changing the beneficiary specifies the conditions under which the program manager can refuse to open an account.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl
Title: NAC 353B, .550, .555, .560, .585, .605, .610, .615, .620, .635, .645,.660, .665, .670, .675, 680, .690, .695, .700, .705
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| NV | Rule Adoption 10/2009 | Postsec. | Revises provisions governing the Nevada Higher Education Prepaid Tuition Program.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl
Title: NAC 353B, .010, .020, .040, .050, .065, .070, .090, .150, .160, .170,.180, .190, .200, .210, .350, .410, .420, .430, .440, .450, .460, .500, .510
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/CHAPTERS.HTMl
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec. | Requires an addition modification to the base income of an amount equal to the contribution component of any nonqualified withdrawal or refund from a tuition savings program that was previously deducted from base income and that did not result from the death or disability of the beneficiary. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB0081lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 81
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IN | Adopted 08/2009 | Postsec. | Repeals rules regarding Family College Savings Trust Program Procedures and Operations.
Title: 540 IAC 1-1-1, -2, -5, -8, -10, -11, -15, -17, -18; 1-2; -3-1; -4;-7-2; -8-2, -8; -10-1, -2; -11; -12-1, -3, -4
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/
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| AZ | Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsec. | Allows a reduction by an employer in the amount of tax withheld from an employee for qualified charitable contributions, including contributions to a school tuition program or other public school programs; specifies the procedure for such reductions; provides that information supplied by an employer to an employee regarding an employee's election to have the employee's withholding tax reduced is considered confidential. Chapter 167
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/hb2287s.pdf
Title: H.B. 2287
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsec. | Allows a credit against the premium tax liability incurred by an insurer for the amount of voluntary cash contributions made by the insurer to a school tuition organization; provides that an insurer that claims such credit is not required to pay an additional retaliatory tax as a result of claiming the credit; repeals the sunset date on provisions allowing an income tax credit for such contributions. Chapter 168.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/1r/bills/hb2288s.pdf
Title: H.B. 2288
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Places the Ohio tuition trust authority in the office of the chancellor of the board of regents. Provides that the Ohio tuition trust authority board must solely perform specified duties and responsibilities. Authorizes the Ohio tuition trust authority board, subject to the advice and consent of the chancellor, to remove the authority's executive director at any time. Directs the authority, by December 31, 2009, to conduct a study of guaranteed tuition program plans and submit a report with recommendations for a new guaranteed tuition plan to the speaker of the house, the senate president and the governor. Requires the authority to include in the report consideration of a guaranteed tuition program plan in which the risks of the plan are shared equitably among institutions of higher education, the state, the Ohio tuition trust authority, and program investors.
Authorizes the authority to establish and administer more than one plan for the sale of tuition units within the Ohio tuition trust fund using specified principles or modeled after a plan that was included in the aforementioned study. Provides that if the authority establishes and administers more than one plan for the sale of tuition units, the money received under each plan must be segregated and identified within the Ohio tuition trust fund. Specifies that in the hiring of the executive director, the Ohio tuition trust authority must obtain the advice and consent of the Ohio tuition trust board, provided that the
executive director may not be hired without a majority vote of the board in favor of the hiring. Authorizes the authority to enter into an agreement with any business, entity or governmental agency to perform
the investment duties of the authority, in a manner agreed upon by the authority.
Pages 1464-1474 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3334.03, 3334.07, 3334.08, 3334.11
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2009 | Postsec. | Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Treasurer for administrative expenses of State Treasury operations and Oregon 529 College Savings Network; authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Chapter 287
Title: S.B. 5550
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb5500.dir/sb5550.en.pdf
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Relates to the State Prepaid College Program; revises provision relating to the transfer of benefits to private and out-of-state colleges and universities and career centers by providing beneficiaries of prepaid contracts greater flexibility in selecting a postsecondary education institution; revises provisions relating to the authorization of certain colleges or universities to register as a professional guardian.
http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0606er.html&Directory=session/2009/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 606
Source: http://www.flsenate.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | (Governor's Package Bill) Allows family members and friends to contribute to state-established "HI529 - Hawaii's College Savings Program" that currently only account owners can contribute to. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB1057_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 1057
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec. | Makes various changes allowing tuition units purchased through the Prepaid Tuition Unit Undergraduate Education Program to be used to pay tuition and fees at a coordinating board-approved career school. Adds provision authorizing a state employee to make payroll deduction for contributions to the Texas Save and Match program. Directs the plan manager to report at least quarterly on all funds distributed during the previous quarter. Authorizes the comptroller to request that the plan manager provide additional information at any time necessary to ensure that the fund's assets are adequately protected. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01941F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1941
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Vetoed 06/2009 | Postsec. | Re-establishes the Texas Save and Match Program (currently under 54.7521). Under new program, the prepaid higher education tuition board opens a matching account for each eligible beneficiary and matches contributions to that account. Defines eligible beneficiary as Texas resident or dependent thereof, child under age 7, and in a household whose income is no more than 400% of the federal poverty level. Allows eligible beneficiary to participate for no more than five years, either consecutive or nonconsecutive, provided beneficiary meets eligibility requirements. Establishes differential matching guidelines based on whether an eligible beneficiary's household income is 200%, 300% or between 300-400% of the federal poverty level. Authorizes the board to establish pilot projects under the program to incentivize participation in the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Program, the Higher Education Savings Program, and the Prepaid Tuition Unit Undergraduate Education Program.
Adds provisions regarding the exclusion of certain assets in prepaid tuition programs and higher education savings plans for purposes of determining eligibility for state health and welfare assistance programs. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01760F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1760
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2009 | Postsec. | Calls on the Retirement Systems of Alabama to conduct a thorough actuarial study of the financial issues of the Alabama Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Program, and to report its written findings, conclusions and recommendations to the governor and individual members of the legislature as soon as possible.
Title: S.J.R. 150
Source: www.lexis.com
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2009 | Postsec. | Concerns the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program. Beginning in calendar year 2009, the treasurer may approve no more than 300 applications for a single district. If 300 applications from residents of a district are not approved in calendar year 2009 and any year thereafter, the treasure may approve additional applications submitted by residents of the remaining districts up to a total of 1,200 applications per pear. Applications shall be approved on a first come, first served basis. The treasurer is to prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the program on or before January 31 of each year which includes the number of accounts opened under the program, the amount of moneys contributed to such accounts by the participants, the amount of matching moneys transferred by the treasurer, the average income of the participants, an analysis of the success of the program in meeting the purpose of the program and any other information deeded appropriate by the treasurer. Chapter 2009-113
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/225.pdf
Title: S.B. 225
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| IN | Adopted 03/2009 | Postsec. | Repeals rules regarding the Family College Savings Trust Program, including application procedures, transfers, investment policies and contribution amounts. INDIANA 9191
http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/
Title: 540 IAC 1-1 through 1-12
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2009 | Postsec. | Allows an individual who is owed an income tax refund to designate the entire refund as a contribution to a Utah Educational Savings Plan account. Establishes procedures for individuals who have one, none or multiple savings plan accounts. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/hbillenr/hb0035.pdf
Title: H.B. 35
Source: le.utah.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires a public school to provide to the parents of a kindergarten student a financial and economic literacy passport (personal financial literacy), and information about higher education savings options, including information about opening a Utah Educational Savings Plan account. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/sbillenr/sb0100.pdf
Title: S.B. 100
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows taxpayers to divert all or part of their state income tax refund to a tax-deferred tuition savings program account by designating the contribution on their income tax form; provides that the account must be in existence.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB49.pdf
Title: S.B. 49
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--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--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Special Education |
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| Special Education--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--Immigrant Education |
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| Special Populations--Military |
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| Standards |
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| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
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| State Policymaking |
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| State Policymaking--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--Employment |
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| Students--Mobility |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| 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 Attitudes |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Computer Skills |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--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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