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 | 21st Century Skills |
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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--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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 | Assessment |
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | Requires the superintendent of public instruction, by April 1, 2011, to contract for an independent evaluation of the Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR Program). Requires that numerous specified aspects of the STAR Program be evaluated, and that the evaluator provide recommendations on specified issues. Requires the superintendent to provide the evaluation report to the legislature, the governor, and the state board of education by November 1, 2011. Requires the state department of education to use federal funds to contract for the evaluation. Makes the operation of these provisions contingent upon an appropriation for their purposes in the annual Budget Act or another statute. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0351-0400/ab_391_bill_20100901_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw3k72vi9zrh?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861539.831a21ff301f0477718185a375228e53
Title: A.B. 391
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| AK | Adopted 08/2010 | P-12 | Amends the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06. 715(b), regarding Work Ready/College Ready transitional skills curriculum and benchmark assessments. Provides that in each school year that the state obtains the license to allow districts to administer the WorkKeys curriculum and assessments, a district may provide students in grade 6 and 8 with the opportunity to take, or require those students to take, the WorkKeys assessments in (1) applied mathematics; (2) reading for information; and (3) locating information.
Title: 4 AAC 06.715
Source:
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Repeals policies relating to the Annual Consumer Education Proficiency Test, for students in grades 9-12 who elected to take the test. Students who demonstrated proficiency on the test were excused from the receiving instruction in consumer education as a prerequisite for high school graduation. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1061.pdf
Title: S.B. 3608
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Requires a student's score on a Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) test to comprise 15%-20% of the student's final grade for the subject to which the test corresponds. Also sets a new testing window: no earlier than first Monday on or after April 22 and not prior to the completion of 150 days of instruction.
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/billinfo/BillSummaryArchive.aspx?BillNumber=SB3427&ga=106
Title: S.B. 3427
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| AK | Adopted Text or Summary of Text 06/2010 | P-12 | The Department of Education & Early Development proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative Code, 4 AAC 06.775(i) having to do with the Nonstandardized Assessment Administrative Manual. The district's special education director or superintendent must approve the determination that a student is eligible for the nonstandardized assessment. If eligible, the district must apply to the state department of education for approval of a nonstandardized assessment. The district must file the request for approval no later than September 30 of the school year in which the student expects to graduate. If approved, the district must administer the assessment as provided in the Participation Guidelines and sent it to the department for review no later than March 15. The department will follow the procedures described in the Guidelines to determine whether the student has passed the assessment and they will evaluate the nonstandardized assessment under the department's document Alaska Nonstandardized Assessment Administrative Manual, dated June 2005 and adopted by reference.
http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/aac/title04/chapter006/section775.htm
Title: 4 AAC 06.775
Source: http://www.touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Establishes a waiver from the results of end of course (EOC) assessments for certain students with disabilities. Requires restraint or seclusion incident reports to include age, grade, and ethnicity. Establishes an auditory-oral education program. Adds services by a certified listening and spoken language specialist to the special education services that may be provided to a child with disabilities. Requires the state department of education to review and revise the matrix of services for exceptional students and implement any changes by the 2012-13 school year.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1255er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1255&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 1255 - Sec. 8, 10, 15, 16
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Amends the formula for calculating school grades to include end-of-course (EOC) assessments taken by middle school students and middle school student attainment of industry certification. Provides that student performance on statewide assessments determine school grades for purposes of differentiated accountability and Opportunity Scholarship Program eligibility (Sec. 6). Requires that performance of students designated as hospital/homebound be assigned to their home school (Sec. 29).
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1255er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1255&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Relates to the test type options as part of the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Beginning with the 1998-1999 2010-2011 school year, the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program shall include one criterion-referenced test, one national norm-referenced test, or one augmented norm-referenced test, which shall be given to students statewide in grades three, five, six, seven, and nine. The National Assessment of Educational Progress shall be administered, if it is available, to at least a sample of fourth and eighth grade students.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=715439
Title: S.B. 83
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires early childhood programs and postsecondary institutions to submit a report to the department of education containing information on pupil indicators
in the following areas:
(a) Attendance rates.
(b) Annual and cumulative drop-out rates of high school pupils and annual drop-out rates for pupils in grades 7 and 8.
(c) School environment indicators, such as safe-schools data.
(d) Number and percentage of graduating pupils going on to post-secondary education, military service, and advanced placement participation.
(e) Performance on state tests administered pursuant to RSA 193-C and other standardized tests administered at local option.
(f) Expulsion and suspension rates, including in-school and out-of-school suspensions, which shall be reported for each school year.
(g) Number and percentage of classes taught by highly qualified teachers.
(h) Teacher and administrative turnover rates at the school and district levels.
Requires the department of education to collect and integrate such information into the data warehouse. Requires early childhood programs and postsecondary institutions to participate in the unique pupil identification system.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/SB0503.html
Title: S.B. 503
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Amends several provisions of the Preschool to Postsecondary Education Alignment Act to specifically incorporate visual arts and performing arts education into the standards, assessments, and postsecondary and workforce readiness program that the state board of education and local education providers adopt.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/177FD55E4CCFB7F6872576B00057D6E7?open&file=1273_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1273
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | If a school district is unable to administer the tests online to all students taking the test for the first time and all students retaking the test during the testing window time set by the Board, allows the school district to elect to administer any of the tests to students retaking the test at any time not more than two weeks prior to the start of the testing window time set by the Board.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/SB/SB1799_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1799
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires the state department of education, for the 2010-2011 school year, to suspend the writing assessments in grades 3, 4, 6 and 7; Provides that writing assessments may be administered only to students in grades 5 and 8 and that writing assessments may not be used in Education Accountability Act growth calculations. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/4823.htm
Title: H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 3
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Permits high schools to offer state-funded WorkKeys (i.e., a job skill assessment system) to 10th grade students using funds appropriated for the assessment of PSAT or PLAN; Provides that the selection of the test for each student should be informed by the student's individual graduation plan, cluster selection, guidance counselor advisement, and parent or legal guardian consent. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/4823.htm
Title: H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 4
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Directs the state Department of Education, in collaboration with the Education Oversight Committee, to convene a task force to include, but not be limited to, district level instructional and assessment personnel to examine the feasibility of shifting from the use of the High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) to end-of-course assessments for meeting federal assessment requirements; Requires the task force to, at a minimum, examine the utility of the HSAP and end-of-course assessment programs and the benefits and information each provides as well as implementation considerations, costs factors, and appropriate transition timelines the state encounters in shifting from HSAP to end-of-course assessments for federal purposes; Requires the task force to submit its findings to the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Education Committee, House Ways and Means Committee, House Education and Public Works Committee, the State Board of Education, and the Education Oversight Committee by January 15, 2011. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/4823.htm
Title: H.J.R. 4823 - Sec. 7
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Redefines the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in math and reading as end-of-course exams. Provides that: (1) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2010-2011 school year, in addition to the Algebra I credit requirement, one of the 4 credits in mathematics must be geometry or a series of courses equivalent to geometry as approved by the state board of education; (2) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2010-2011 school year, the end-of-course assessment requirements must be met in order for a student to earn the required credit in Algebra I; (3) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year, the end-of-course assessment requirements must be met in order for a student to earn the required credit in geometry; and (4) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2012-2013 school year, in addition to the Algebra I and geometry credit requirements, one of the 4 credits in mathematics must be Algebra II or a series of courses equivalent to Algebra II as approved by the state board.
Further provides that: (1) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year, one of the 3 credits in science must be Biology I or a series of courses equivalent to Biology I as approved by the state board; (2) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2011-2012 school year, the end-of-course assessment requirements must be met in order for a student to earn the required credit in Biology I; and (3) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2013-2014 school year, one of the 3 credits must be Biology I or a series of courses equivalent to Biology I as approved by the state board, one credit must be chemistry or physics or a series of courses equivalent to chemistry or physics as approved by the state board, and one credit must be an equally rigorous course, as determined by the state board.
For courses that require statewide, standardized EOC assessments, a minimum of 30% of a student's course grade shall be comprised of performance on the statewide, standardized EOC assessment. A student with a disability, for whom the IEP committee determines that an end-of-course (EOC) assessment cannot accurately measure the student's abilities, taking into consideration all allowable accommodations, must have the EOC assessment results waived for the purpose of determining the student's course grade and credit. In addition, in order to earn high school credit for an Algebra I, Geometry or Biology I course, a middle school student must pass EOC assessments.
http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0004er.html&Directory=session/2010/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 4 - Sec. 1-4
Source: http://www.flsenate.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Statewide Assessment Program - Discontinues the 9th and 10th grade math Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) and the high school math and science FCAT for the 2011-2012 school year; Requires all students currently enrolled in Algebra l (or equivalent) to take the end-of-course (EOC) assessment (30% of the final grade for 9th graders beginning in 2010-2011); Requires the 2010-2011 writing and science FCAT to be administered at least once in high school, middle school and in elementary school; Requires students enrolled in grades 6-8 in the 2010-2011 school year who earned credit during the 2007-2008 and 2009-2010 school years and have not taken 10th grade math FCAT to Algebra l EOC during the 2010-2011 school year; Provides that beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, 9th graders must pass Algebra I EOC to earn credit; In the 20112012 school year, all students enrolled in Geometry and/or biology must take EOC (will be 30% of final grade for 9th graders beginning in the 2011-2012 school year); Beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, 9th graders must pass EOC in Geometry and/or Biology to earn credit.
Directs the commissioner of education, contingent upon funding, to establish an implementaion schedule for the development and administration of additional statewide, standardized EOC in English/Language Arts II (priority), Algebra II, chemistry, physics, earth/space science, US History, and world history.
Equivalent Scores for EOC Assessments - Directs the commissioner of education to analyze the content and equivalent data sets for nationally recognized high school achievement tests and industry certification tests under the Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of Education, to assess if equivalent scores for EOC assessment scores can be determined for passage of an EOC assessment.
http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0004er.html&Directory=session/2010/Senate/bills/billtext/html/
Title: S.B. 4 - Sec. 8
Source: http://www.flsenate.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Mastery Advancement Pilot Program (MAPP) to provide students with the opportunity and incentive to move more rapidly through the curriculum. Directs the State Department of Education to accept and approve applications to the program. Participating school districts will be selected based upon a variety of variables including size and region with a total of 21 school districts and 3 charter school districts. Participation of the MAPP is entirely voluntary. Participating students are required to achieve a specified score on an end-of-course assessment. Students that complete all the necessary requirements for graduation at least one year in advance of their traditional graduation date will be eligible to earn a Mastery Advancement Scholarship. Students graduating early will receive 35% of their school district's annual average daily attendance rate, with 35% also being dispersed to the school district, and the remaining 30% being remitted back to the General Fund. Sunsets 7/1/16
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0493.htm
Title: H.B. 493
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| OR | Rule Adoption 04/2010 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to alternative assessment, transitional counselors, restricted transitional administrators, reinstatement of licenses and fingerprinting in regards to licensing of teachers and school administrators.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_022.html
Title: OAR 584-050-0015, 584-050-0100, 584-052-0030, 584- 070-0111,584-080-0153, 584-090-0050
Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2010 | Postsec. | The Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment has been given to each Idaho prospective
kindergarten through 8th grade teacher since 2002 and places responsibility for the development
of the assessment with the state board of education. This legislation will redirect the
responsibility of the assessment to the individual institutions and will provide for the requirement
of accountability from those institutions. Additionally the assessment will be required for teacher
preparation programs for kindergarten through grade twelve. Chapter 309
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2010/H0637.pdf
Title: H.B. 637
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| OR | Rule Adoption 03/2010 | P-12 | Specifies requirements for development of Oregon Statewide Assessment for public school students.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_tofc.html
Title: OAR 581-022-0620
Source: http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Provides for the statewide assessment of students in grades 2-12 in basic skills courses using criterion-referenced tests or online computer adaptive tests, as determined by the state board of education. Eliminates the requirement to administer a statewide norm-referenced test in grades 3, 5 and 8. Allows the state board of education to exempt a district or charter school from one or more of the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) testing requirements if the district or charter school pilots an assessment system that incorporates certain elements. Eliminates a cap on the number of school districts and charter schools that may participate in a pilot assessment system. Extends the pilot assessment systems through July 1, 2015. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/sbillenr/sb0016.pdf
Title: S.B. 16
Source: le.utah.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some could be waived to remove funding pressures on public schools temporarily.
Sections 2-4: Eliminates the requirement to administer criterion-referenced tests to students in grade 2. Directs the state board, before the October 2010 Education Interim Committee meeting, to present its plan for a pilot program for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years to (1) replace the 10th-grade basic skills competency test with computer adaptive testing of basic skills, and (2) administer the ACT exam to high school students. Directs the state board to implement such a pilot program during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. Exempts districts and charter schools from administering the 10th-grade basic skills competency test during the the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. Directs the state board to re-direct the money saved by not administering the 10th-grade basic skills competency test to fund implementation of the pilot program during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 fiscal years. Exempts a student from the 10th-grade basic skills competency test requirement if the student was in 10th grade in the 2008-09 or 2009-10 school years and did not pass the competency test (10th-grade basic skills competency test functions as exit exam unless certain waivers apply).
Section 5: Exempts local boards from the requirement to develop and administer activity disclosure statements for high school-level extracurricular activities (as called for in Section 53A-3-420) until the 2012-13 school year.
Section 6: Exempts the state board, until the 2012-13 school year, from the requirements called for in Section 53A-3-602.5 to annually (1) develop a school performance report for schools, districts and charter schools, and (2) collect and electronically report specified performance data for schools, districts and charter schools.
Section 7: Exempts a school district from certain requirements related to the disposal of textbooks until the 2012-13 school year.
Section 8: Until the 2012-13 school year, releases districts from the requirement in Section 53A-13-107 that an annual presentation on adoption be given to students in grades 7-12.
Section 9: Until the 2012-13 school year, releases districts from the requirement in Section 53A-14-107 regarding alignment of primary instructional materials aligned with the core curriculum adopted under Section 53A-1-402.
http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillenr/hb0166.pdf
Title: H.B. 166
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed the state Workplace Readiness Skills assessment.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+SB630ER+pdf
Title: S.B. 630
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/
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| CA | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Numbers below relate to Section numbers in Education Code.
60601: Extends repeal date on Chapter 5 of Education Code, "California Assessment of Academic Achievement", to January 2014.
60604.5: Adds new section establishing legislative intent that the reauthorized statewide pupil assessment program include:
(a) A plan for transitioning to a system of high-quality assessments, as defined in the federal Race to the Top guidance and regulations
(b) Alignment with the new college- and career-ready, internationally-benchmarked English language arts and math standards developed by the newly-established Academic Content Standards Commission
(c) Any common assessments aligned with the aforementioned standards
and conforms to the assessment requirements of any reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act or its successor.
60605.7: Adds new section requiring that the state participate in the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
60605.8: Adds new section establishing the Academic Content Standards Commission to develop academic content standards in language arts and mathematics. Specifies that the standards be internationally benchmarked, and be geared toward college- and career-readiness by high school graduation; requires that at least 85% of these standards be the common core academic standards developed by the consortium sponsored by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Requires that these standards be presented to the state board by July 15, 2010, and that the state board accept or reject the standards by August 2, 2010. Directs the superintendent and state board to develop a schedule and implementation plan for integrating the academic content standards adopted pursuant to this section into the state educational system.
60605.9: Adds new section releasing instructional materials aligned with new content standards from requirement that criteria be approved at least 30 months prior to the date that the materials
are to be approved for adoption.
Pages 13-17 of 32: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf
Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Senate Bill 4 of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of 2009-10 is also enacted (full text http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_4_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf). S.B. 4E was also enacted January 7, 2010.
Title: S.B. 1E - Sections 9, 12, 14, 15, 16
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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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--Formative/Interim |
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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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| 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--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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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--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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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--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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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--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition 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--Enrollments |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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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--Private Giving |
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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--Mandates |
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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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| 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--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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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--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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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--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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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--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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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--Special Populations |
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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 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 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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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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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 Finance--Revenue and Expenditures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
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| Postsecondary Institutions |
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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 Students--Adults |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--International |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success |
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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--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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| 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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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Climate/Culture |
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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--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--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--Migrant Education |
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| Special Populations--Military |
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| Standards |
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| Standards--Common Core State 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 |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Student Surveys |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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| Students--K-12 Exchange Students |
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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--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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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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| Technology |
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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--Research/Evaluation |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Whole-School Reform Models |
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