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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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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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| 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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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | From bill analysis: Makes findings and declarations about the importance of a child's education; the negative effects on foster children of their transfers from school to school; the value of delaying a transfer until the end of a term, semester, or academic year; and the absence in California law of provisions encouraging such a delay when a foster child transfers from one school to another. Provides that the best interests of a foster child must include educational stability and the opportunity to be educated in the least restrictive educational setting necessary to achieve academic progress. Provides that the child's health and education summary must also include the number of school transfers the child has experienced and the child's educational progress, as demonstrated by factors including, but not limited to, academic proficiency scores and credits earned toward graduation. Adds to a foster child's bill or rights the right to attend school with minimal disruptions to attendance and educational settings caused by transfers. Provides that the decision of which foster care setting to choose for a child must include selecting a setting that is available in close proximity to the parent's home and the child's school. Encourages the California Department of Education and the department of social services to develop other indicators of educational stability to complement the current indicators of proximity of the home to the school or origin, school attendance area, the number of transfers the child has previously experienced and accommodation of the child's matriculation schedule. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1353_bill_20100812_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1353
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | From bill analysis: Requires an LEA, at the initial detention or any subsequent change in a foster child's placement, to allow that child to remain in his/her school of origin for the duration of the court's jurisdiction. Provides that an LEA must allow a child in foster care who remains in his/her school of origin, following initial detention or following a change in placement, to attend the secondary schools designated for matriculation in accordance with the established feeder patterns of the school district when that child is transitioning between school grade levels. Stipulates that if jurisdiction of the court has terminated prior to the end of an academic school year, that a child must be allowed to remain in his/her school of origin for the duration of the academic school year. Specifies that these provisions must not be construed to require a school district to provide transportation services to allow a child to attend a school or school district, unless required by federal law. Further specifies that this language should not be construed to prohibit a district from, at its discretion, providing transportation services. Expresses legislative intent that the provisions of this bill must not supersede or exceed other laws governing special education services for eligible foster children. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1901-1950/ab_1933_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1933
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | From bill analysis: Clarifies which local educational agency is responsible for the provision and payment of special education services for pupils with disabilities in the foster care system that have been detained in a juvenile hall and who are subsequently placed in a residential treatment facility. Provides that a school district into which a pupil is placed in a regularly licensed children's institution, a licensed foster home, or a family home pursuant to a placement under a designated statute is the district of residence. Also specifies that this school district of residence is responsible for providing the pupil with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Provides that the county board of education is responsible for providing special needs pupils detained in juvenile halls with a free appropriate public education. However, if the expanded individualized education program team determines that placement is appropriate, requires the provider of educational services to determine the school district responsible for paying and providing for education placement, pursuant to criteria specified by the bill.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1059_bill_20100823_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z65dx754ubhqyl/0/0?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z65p1zm6c0d0km&_ce=1286394506.209c38dd7056afc055dbbd8c2df9ecb8
Title: S.B. 1059
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Creates a presumption that it is in the best interest of a child that the department of children and families (DCF) places in out-of-home care under an emergency, temporary custody, or commitment order, to continue to attend the school he or she attended before the placement. The act applies to: (1) School-age children, (2) Three- to five-year olds determined eligible for special education, and (3) Children between 27 months and six years old referred for special education determination. Provides mechanisms for parents to challenge DCF decisions. Makes DCF responsible for some costs of transporting a child from a placement to school and makes a school ineligible to receive state special education excess cost grants for a child placed in another community who continues to attend his or her original school. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/PA/2010PA-00160-R00SB-00031-PA.htm
Title: SB 31
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Creates the Task Force on the Education of Children and Youth in the Care of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the task force to make recommendations for:
(1) Identifying challenges to ensuring the educational stability and success of children and youth involved with DCYF from pre-K through college undergraduates, including, but not
limited to:
(i) Determining when a child's and/or youth's educational placement is not in his/her best interest
(ii) Ensuring that transportation issues are addressed to assist in maintaining educational stability
(iii) Immediate transfer of student records and collaboration between schools on the provision of student information when a student needs to move schools
(iv) Ensuring the portability of student credits and graduation requirement expectations when a student's educational placement changes
(v) Identifying issues related to school residency and/or educational funding issues related to youth involved with DCYF; and
(vi) Issues related to ensuring the stability of educational placements unless they are not in the best interest of the child; and ensuring that schools and school districts collaborate in sending and obtaining the information and records necessary when a child/youth moves schools.
Directs the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by March 22, 2011. Provides the commission expires on May 31, 2011. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/res10/res10363.htm
Title: H.R. 8109, S.R. 2872
Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| SC | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Establishes the Education Bill of Rights for Children in Foster Care; requires school districts to have in place procedures to ensure seamless transitions between schools and school districts for children upon notice that a child is in foster care; requires school districts to consider maintaining a child in foster care in the same school if it is in the child's best interest; prohibits a school district from placing additional enrollment requirements on a child based solely on the fact that the child is in foster care.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/1134.htm
Title: S.B. 1134
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Provides that a student who is placed by the state department of health and human services with an adult who is not the parent or legal guardian is considered a resident of either the school administrative unit where the student resides or the school administrative unit where the student resided prior to the placement. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC508.asp
Title: S.B. 588 - Sec. 1
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Creates a pilot program for the placement of children four to ten years of age in foster care which shall be known as Jacob's Law; states that the children in crisis program shall include early intervention, plans to meet each child's emotional needs, medical evaluations, independent advocates and foster family training and education. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4164%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2010&sesstype=RS&i=4164
Title: H.B. 4164
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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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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