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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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| PA | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 11/2010 | P-12 | Charter Facilities
H.B. 101 - Section 1722-A
Exempts all school property owned by a charter school, cyber charter, or an associated nonprofit foundation, or owned by a nonprofit corpora...
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| NV | Adopted Regulations 10/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
NAC 386.180, 240, 320, 325, 345, 350, 405
Revises various provisions relating to charter schools: Relates to one year renewal of license and fiscal condition of the charter . ...
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | Charter Renewals and Appeals
A.B. 2543
Requires a charter school to submit a renewal petition to the chartering authority no later than September 15 prior to the expiration of the...
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Transparency and Ethics
A.B. 572
Specifies that charter schools are subject to state sunshine laws, the California Public Records Act and specified ethics and conflict-of-in...
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Students' Freedom of Expression
S.B. 438
Makes clear that provisions protecting public school students' right to freedom of speech and of the press are also applicable to charter sc...
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| FL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Repeals Florida Schools of Excellence Commission
HB 7037 - Sec 23
Repeals Section 1002.335 creating the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission. Repeals provision related to appealing charter school applic...
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Issuing of Charters
S.B. 8017
Sunsets on September 1, 2013 the mandate that the board of regents and the board of trustees of the state university of New York (SUNY) issu...
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
S.B. 235
An Act relating to charter school approval and funding. Establishes a charter school facilities construction, lease and major maintenance gr...
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| HI | Adopted 06/2010 | P-12 | Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures
8-500-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
The Department of Education has adopted Chapter 8-500, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures....
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Reviews and Approvals
S.B. 344
Revises charter school review and approval process.Provides relative to the process for submission, review, and approval of charter school p...
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Approvals
H.B. 1487
Updates and revises duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education when reviewing and approving a prop...
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Approval and Renewal
H.B. 962
Revises the process for submission, review, and approval of charter school proposals and renewal of charters.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/b...
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Empowered Schools and School Districts Act
S.B. 2330
Creates the empowered schools and school districts act. Allows a public school, zone, or district to submit empowerment plans to the state b...
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
H.B. 7867, S.B. 2734
Rewrites charter school provisions. Establishes separate provisions for "district charter schools" (existing schools converting to charter s...
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions
Authorizes public universities or a community college district with an enrollment of at least 15,000 full-time students or a group of commun...
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Affiliated Charter Schools
S.B. 1282
Allows the state board of education or the state board for charter schools to approve a charter application if the proposed sponsor determin...
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter School and Authorizer Standards
H.B. 1412
Creates the Charter School and Charter Authorizer Standards Review Committee which is charged with making recommendations to the state board...
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Services
S.B. 161
Authorizes a charter school to enter into contractual agreements with a board of cooperative services or another charter school for building...
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Law Revisions
S.B. 438 - Sec. 15
Requires the state board of education by July 1, 2011to adopt regulations to: (1) prohibit a charter school and any affiliated charter manag...
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Innovation Schools
S.B. 438 - Sec. 6
Permits a board of education for a priority school district to, through agreement with the organizations designated or elected as the exclus...
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Elminates Enrollment Caps For High-Performing Charter Schools
S.B. 438 - Sec. 12
Elminates enrollment caps for high-performing charter schools. Statutory enrollment caps prohibit charter schools from enrolling (1) more th...
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Petition for a Conversion Charter for a High School Cluster
S.B. 457
Existing legislation defines "high school cluster" as a high school and all its feeder middle and elementary schools, including both public ...
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools
H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329
20-2-326 defines:
--"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed...
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Oversight and Finance
S.B. 2589
Makes numerous changes related to charter school oversight and finance. Requires the charter school review panel to adopt a clear process wi...
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Early Learning Charter School Screening
S.F. 2505
Requires charter schools that elect to provide a screening program to comply with the requirements of the early childhood health and develop...
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Removal of Prohibition on New Chartered Schools
H.B. 1495
Removes the prohibition on approval of new chartered public schools between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2011 and authorizes the state board of...
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| NY | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
A.B. 11310
From New York Assembly "Summary of Provisions":
This legislation provides for the establishment of a new process to issue charters. The bo...
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| NY | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charters Approved by SUNY Trustees
A.B. 11311
Makes a clarification to A.B. 11310 regarding the approval and issuance process for charters approved by the SUNY trustees. http://assembly....
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Sponsors
H.B. 2753
Allows charter schools to be sponsored by a school district, technology center school district or higher education institution which has a s...
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | New Start School
S.B. 2293
Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides...
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools Equal Local Education Agencies
S.B. 2212
Requires that a charter school sponsored by a board of education of a school district be considered a local education agency for purposes of...
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Oversight
H.B. 74
Requires a charter school, during its planning year, to file a minimum of three status reports with the chartering authority and the Departm...
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Choice
H.B. 3688A
Prohibits a public charter school, a district school board or a public or private provider of educational services from offering money or ot...
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| RI | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
H.B. 7208, S.B. 2406
Allows for the expansion of charter public schools (from limit of 25 to limit of 35); permits the revocation of an existing public school ch...
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Pilot Charter Schools
S.B. 63
Provides for the establishment of a pilot charter school in the state if the Department of Education receives a federal grant under the Amer...
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Postsecondary Institutions as Chartering Entities
S.B. 55
Allows an individual or entity to enter into an agreement with a board of trustees of a higher education institution to establish and operat...
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Charter Schools
S.B. 188
Expands the membership of the state board of education by including a member of the state charter school board as a nonvoting member. Remove...
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Enrollment Caps
H.B. 149 - Section 1 and 2
Removes a statutorily imposed cap on the maximum number of students who may be enrolled in charter schools each year. Allows the state board...
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Proposed Charter Applications
S.B. 737/H.B. 1390
Requires the public charter school applicant to submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for review, comment, and a...
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| UT | Signed into law 02/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Finance
H.B. 1
Provides that if monies appropriated to charter schools to replace local property taxes are less than the amount prescribed by a statutory f...
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| IA | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Race to the Top Initiative
S.B. 2033
Excerpts from the fiscal note: modifies Iowa Code to meet the requirements of the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative. . . [e]nactment...
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| MA | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Students Living Outside the Commonwealth
S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL)
Directs the department of education to study the possibility of allowing students living outside of the commonwealth who are eligible to att...
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| MA | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Recruitment and Retention
S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL)
Directs the department education to draft a model policy for school districts regarding the grade placement and eligibility for high school ...
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| MA | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Charter School Recruitment and Retention
S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL)
Requires charter schools whose charter was granted before January 1, 2010 to have a recruitment and retention plan in effect for the 2011-20...
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| MA | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Charter School
S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL)
Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to charter schools.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/senate/186/st02/st02247.htm...
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Schools of Excellence
S.B. 981 - Part 6E
Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Provides for the creation of up to 10 new charter schools that will be known as "schools of ...
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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--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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