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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--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| 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--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--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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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--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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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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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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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--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--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--Performance Funding |
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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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| 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--Professional Development |
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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--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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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--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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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 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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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 |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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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--Four-Year Baccalaureate |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Students |
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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--Low-Income |
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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--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| 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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| MI | Signed into law 12/2011 | P-12 | Provides these provisions are be known as "Matt's Safe School Law". Not later than 6 months after the effective date of this act, requires a school district or intermediate school district board or a public school academy's board of directors to adopt and implement a policy prohibiting bullying at school after holding at least one public hearing. Provides a district with an existing anti-bullying policy that meets certain requirements is not required to adopt a new policy. Specifies various components that every local policy must address, including a procedure for prompt investigation of a complaint, and a statement prohibiting retaliation or false accusation against a target of bullying, a witness, or another person with reliable information about an act of bullying. Also identifies provisions that boards or boards of directors are encouraged but not required to include in local anti-bullying policies. Provides immunity for a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or parent or guardian who promptly reports in good faith an act of bullying to the appropriate school official designated in the school district's or public school academy's policy and who makes this report in compliance with the procedures set forth in the policy. Specifies this immunity does not apply to a school official designated by the local policy as responsible for the anti-bullying policy's implementation, or who is responsible for remedying the bullying, when acting in that capacity. Defines "at school", "bullying" (including by electronic communication), "telecommunications access device" and "telecommunications service provider". http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/pdf/2011-PA-0241.pdf
Title: H.B. 4163
Source: www.legislature.mi.gov
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| MN | Issued 11/2011 | P-12 | Establishes the Governor's Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying to examine the state of bullying, harassment and intimidation in the state, including existing laws and regulations, and to advise the governor's office and the legislature on effective and comprehensive policies to ensure the safety of all students. Establishes task force membership. Establishes duties of task force, including providing recommendations for policy initiatives to the governor and legislature based on its findings. Directs the task force to provide its findings and recommendations in a report to the governor's office, legislature and public by August 1, 2012. http://mn.gov/governor/images/EO-11-33.pdf
Title: E.O. 11-33
Source: mn.gov/governor
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires the policy adopted by the local educational agencies to prohibit discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics. Requires the process for receiving and investigating complaints to include complaints of discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics, and to include a requirement that school personnel who witness such acts take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so, a timeline to investigate and resolve complaints, and an appeal process. Makes other conforming changes. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to post, and annually update, on his/her Web site, and to provide to each district, a list of statewide resources, including community-based organizations, that provide support
to youth who have been subjected to school-based discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, and their families. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/ab_9_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 9
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | Postsec. | From bill summary: Requests the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to adopt and publish policies on harassment, intimidation and bullying to be included within the rules of student conduct governing their respective segments of public postsecondary education. Expresses the intent of the legislature that rules and
regulations governing student conduct be published, at a minimum, on the each public postsecondary educational campus's Web site and as part of any printed material covering those rules and regulations within the respective public postsecondary education systems. Revises the definition of gender to include "gender expression" for purposes of the Equity in Higher Education Act. Requests the Trustees of the California State University, the Regents of the University of California, and the governing board of each community college district to designate an employee at each of their respective campuses as a point of contact to address the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty, staff and students. Requests each segment to collect aggregate demographic information regarding sexual orientation and gender identity of staff and students within other aggregate demographic data collected, and requires annual transmittal of any report to the legislature, and posting of the information on each respective institution's Web site.
Encourage the Legislative Analyst to conduct an assessment of the campuses of each of the segments of public postsecondary education to develop recommendations to improve the quality of life on those campuses for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender faculty, staff and students, and to publish a summary of those recommendations on its Web site. Makes various conforming changes to existing nondiscrimination laws affecting postsecondary educational institutions and programs, and requirements related to reporting hate violence, to additionally include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression within the scope of those programs and requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0601-0650/ab_620_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 620
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: As of July 1, 2012, encourages the inclusion of policies and procedures aimed at the prevention of bullying in comprehensive school safety plans. Requires the department of justice and the state department of education to contract to provide training in the prevention of bullying. As of July 1, 2012, requires that a pupil who has been determined by personnel of either the school district of residence or the school district of proposed enrollment to have been the victim of an act of bullying committed by a pupil of the school district of residence be given priority for interdistrict attendance under any existing interdistrict attendance agreement or, in the absence of an agreement, be given additional consideration for the creation of an interdistrict attendance agreement, at the request of the person having legal custody of the pupil. As of July 1, 2012, amends the definition of bullying by specifying that bullying means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment, hate violence, or harassment, threats, or intimidation, that has the effect or can reasonably be predicted to have the effect of placing a reasonable pupil in fear of harm to that pupil's or those pupils' person or property, causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health, causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic performance, or causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1156_bill_20111009_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1156
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2011 | P-12 | Expresses legislative intent that public schools have access to supplemental resources to combat bias on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_559_bill_20110906_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 559
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Permits a district to expel a student guilty of gross disobedience or misconduct perpetuated by electronic means. Permits a student to be suspended for up to 10 days or to be expelled for up to two years if (1) the student has made an explicit threat on a Web site against a school employee, a student, or any school-related personnel, (2) the Web site was accessible in the school at the time the threat was made or was available to third parties who worked or studied within the school grounds at the time the threat was made, and (3) the threat could be reasonably interpreted as threatening to the safety and security of the student or staff member because of his/her duties or status as a student or staff member in the school. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0340.pdf
Title: H.B. 3281
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Specifies that an "electronic act" as defined under anti-bullying policies includes a post on a social network Web site. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_746_bill_20110708_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 746
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Expands the types of conduct that constitute school bullying and the situations where it can occur. Makes the school principal responsible for investigating or designating someone to investigate and address bullying whether it occurs in or out-of-school. Requires all school employees to report bullying incidents they see or that are reported to them to the principal or his or her designee. Requires schools and school districts to adopt safe school climate plans, rather than policies, to address bullying. Directs the state Department of Education to disseminate to all public schools grade-level appropriate school climate assessment instruments, including surveys, to be used by local and regional boards of education so that the department can monitor bullying prevention efforts over time and
compare each district's progress to state trends. Requires certified and noncertified employees working in public schools to receive annual training in how to identify, intervene, and prevent bullying and youth suicide among students. Grants immunity to school boards, school employees, students, parents, and others against damage claims arising from good faith reports of bullying and responses to bullying in accordance with a district's safe school climate plan. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00232-R00SB-01138-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 1138
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Requires the board of education to monitor the department of education's compliance with rules or statutes covering bullying, cyberbullying, or harassment and to establish reporting requirements for the department of education to report on the department's compliance with administrative rules or statutes governing bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment. Effective July 1, 2011. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB688_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 688
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Requires districts to provide instruction in violence prevention and conflict resolution in grades K-12 (rather than in grades 4-12, as previously required). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/PDF/09700HB1204lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1204
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Provides defenses to the crimes of disseminating matter that is harmful to minors, child exploitation, and possession of child pornography if a cellular telephone was used and the defendant and recipient of the matter are certain ages and meet other requirements. Provides that a school corporation may offer classes, instruction, or programs regarding the risks and consequences of creating and sharing sexually suggestive or explicit materials. Provides that discipline rules adopted by a school corporation must prohibit bullying through the use of computers, computer systems, or computer networks of a school corporation.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1083.1.html
Title: H.B. 1083
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to establish and recommend training programs for members of the State Board of Education, boards of trustees of school districts and school district personnel on the prevention of bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment and intimidation in public schools; creating the Bullying Prevention Fund in the State General Fund; requiring the principal of each public school to establish a school safety team; authorizing a parent or legal guardian of a pupil involved in an incident of bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment or intimidation to appeal a disciplinary decision of the principal made against the pupil concerning the incident; revising provisions governing the grounds for disciplinary action against teachers and administrators; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim the first week in October to be "Week of Respect".
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB276_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 276
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits a minor from using an electronic communication device, such as a cell phone, to possess, transmit or distribute a sexual image of himself or herself or of another minor. A minor who uses an electronic communiction device to transmit or distribute a sexual image of himself or herself is considered a child in need of supervision for the purposes of the laws governing juvenile justice for the first violation, and is considered to have committed a delinquent act for a second or subsequent violation. A minor who uses an electronic communication device to possess a sexual image of another minor is considered a child in need of supervision, while a minor who uses an electronic device to transmit or distribute a sexual image of another minor is considered to have committed a delinquent act. Also provides that a minor who violates the provisions of this act is not considered a sex offender and is not subject to registration or community notification as a jevenile sex offender or as a sex offender. Section 4 of this bill revises the definition of "cyber-bullying" to clarify that the term includes the use of electronic communication to transmit or distribute a sexual image of a minor. The revised definition also applies to certain other provisions related to eduction. Specifically, the term applies to existing law which requires the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools to establish the standards of content and performance for courses of study in computer education and technolocy. Those standards must include a policy for the ethical, safe and secure use of computers and other electronic devices which includes methods to ensure the prevention of cyber-bullying. Further, the revised definition applies to existing law which prohibits a person from using any means of oral, written or electronic communication, including the use of cyber-bulling, to knowingly threaten to cause bodily harm or death to a pupil or school employee with the intent to: (1) intimidte, frighten, alarm or distress the pupil or school employee; (2) cause panic or civil unrest; or (3) interfere with the operation of a public school. Effective 07/01/2011.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB277_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 277
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us\
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Enacts the "Safe School Act." to combat bullying. Explicitly prohibits any form or degree of bullying at school. Defines "Bullying" as the use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof directed at a student that: (i) Causes physical or emotional harm to the student or damage to the student's property; (ii) Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to himself/herself or of damage to his/her property; (iii) Creates an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or abusive educational environment for the student; (iv) Infringes on the rights of the student to participate in school activities; or
(v) Materially and substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school. The expression, physical act or gesture may include, but is not limited to, an incident or incidents that may be reasonably perceived as being motivated by characteristics such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or mental, physical, or sensory disability, intellectual ability or by any other distinguishing characteristic.
Defines "Cyber-bullying" as bullying through the use of technology or any electronic communication, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data, texting or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photo electronic or photo optical system, including, but not limited to, electronic mail, Internet communications, instant messages or facsimile communications. Cyber-bullying also includes: (i) The creation of a web page or blog in which the creator assumes the identity of another person; (ii) The knowing impersonation of another person as the author or posted content or messages; or (iii) The distribution by electronic means of a communication to more than one person or the posting of materials on an electronic medium that may be accessed by one or more persons, if the creation, impersonation, or distribution results in any of the conditions enumerated in clauses (i) to (v) of the definition of bullying herein.
Defines "At school" as on school premises, at any school-sponsored activity or event whether or not it is held on school premises, on a school-transportation vehicle, at an official school bus stop, using property or equipment provided by the school, or creates a material and substantial disruption of the education process or the orderly operation of the school.
Requires statewide implementation. Requires the state department of education to prescribe by regulation a statewide bullying policy, ensuring a consistent and unified, statewide approach to the prohibition of bullying at school. The statewide policy applies to all schools and is required to contain the following:
(1) Descriptions of and statements prohibiting bullying, cyber-bullying and retaliation at school;
(2) Clear requirements and procedures for students, staff, parents, guardians and others to report bullying or retaliation;
(3) A provision that reports of bullying or retaliation may be made anonymously; provided, however, that no disciplinary action shall be taken against a student solely on the basis of an anonymous report;
(4) Clear procedures for promptly responding to and investigating reports of bullying or retaliation;
(5) The range of disciplinary actions that may be taken against a perpetrator for bullying or retaliation; provided, however, that the disciplinary actions balance the need for accountability with the need to teach appropriate behavior; and provided, further, that they include (i) A parental engagement strategy; and (ii) A provision that states punishments for violations of the bullying policy shall be
determined by the school's appropriate authority; however, no student shall be suspended from school unless it is deemed a necessary consequence of the violations;
(6) Clear procedures for restoring a sense of safety for a victim and assessing that victim's needs for protection;
(7) Strategies for protecting from bullying or retaliation a person who reports bullying, provides information during an investigation of bullying or witnesses or has reliable information about an act of bullying;
(8) Procedures for promptly notifying the parents or guardians of a victim and a perpetrator; provided, further, that the parents or guardians of a victim shall also be notified of the action taken to prevent any further acts of bullying or retaliation; and provided, further, that the procedures shall provide for immediate notification of the local law enforcement agency when criminal charges may be pursued against the perpetrator;
(9) A provision that a student who knowingly makes a false accusation of bullying or retaliation shall be subject to disciplinary action;
(10) A strategy for providing counseling or referral to appropriate services currently being offered by schools or communities for perpetrators and victims and for appropriate family members of said students. The plan shall afford all students the same protection regardless of their status under the law;
(11) A provision that requires a principal or designee to be responsible for the implementation and oversight of the bullying policy;
(12) Provisions for informing parents and guardians about the bullying policy of the school district or school shall include, but not be limited to: (i) A link to the policy prominently posted on the home page of the school district's website and distributed annually to parents and guardians of students; (ii) A provision for notification, within twenty-four (24) hours, of the incident report, to the parents or guardians of the victim of bullying and parents or guardians of the alleged perpetrator of the bullying;
(13) A school employee, school volunteer, student, parent, legal guardian, or relative caregiver who promptly reports, in good faith, an act of bullying to the appropriate school official designated in the school's policy is immune from a cause of action for damages arising from reporting bullying;
(14) This section does not prevent a victim from seeking redress under any other available law, either civil or criminal. This section does not create or alter any tort liability;
(15) Students are to be prohibited from accessing social networking sites at school, except for educational or instructional purposes and with the prior approval from school administration.
(16) All school districts, charter schools, career and technical schools, approved private day or residential schools and collaborative schools are subject to the requirements of this section.
Requires school districts and schools to adopt the statewide bullying policy promulgated pursuant to this section by June 30, 2012.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law11/law11162.htm
Title: H.B. 5941
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Establishes definition of bullying; includes expression through electronic means (cyberbullying). Permits staff development to include training in preventing, identifying, responding to, and reporting incidents of bullying. Permits the board of trustees to transfer a student who has engaged in bullying to another classroom in the campus, or another campus in the district. Directs the state board of education to adopt for the health curriculum, in consultation with the Texas School Safety Center, essential knowledge and skills that include evidence-based practices that will effectively address awareness, prevention, identification, self-defense in response to, and resolution of and intervention in bullying and harassment. Requires local boards to adopt a policy (1) prohibiting bullying, (2) prohibiting retaliation against those reporting incidents in good faith, (3) establishing parental notification procedures for bullies and their victims, (4) establishing the actions a student should take to obtain assistance and intervention in response to bullying, (5) setting out counseling options for bullies and their victims, and those witnessing bullying, (6) establishing procedures for reporting bullying, investigating a reported bullying incident, and determining whether the reported incident of bullying occurred; (7) prohibits the imposition of disciplinary measures on a student found to be a victim of bullying, if the student responded in self-defense; (8) requiring that discipline for bullying for a student with disabilities comply with federal law. Requires such policy to be included annually in the student and employee handbooks, and in the district improvement plan. Requires the procedure for reporting bullying to be posted on the district Web site. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01942F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1942
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best practice-based early mental health intervention and suicide prevention programs for implementation in public K-12 schools. Permits districts to select program(s) for implementation in the district. Requires that programs on the list include components for training counselors, teachers, nurses, administrators, and other staff, as well as law enforcement officers and social workers who regularly interact with students, to (1) recognize students at risk of committing suicide, including students who are or may be the victims of or who engage in bullying; (2) recognize students displaying specified early warning signs and a possible need for early mental health intervention; and (3) intervene with students described in (1) and (2) by providing notice and referral to a parent so appropriate action, such as seeking mental health services, may be taken by a parent. Directs the department of public health and Texas Education Agency to consider certain programs in developing the list of programs.
Authorizes local boards to adopt a policy concerning early mental health intervention and suicide prevention that (1) establishes a procedure for notifying parents that their child is recommended for early mental health intervention or that their child is identified as at risk of committing suicide; (2) establishes that the district may develop a reporting mechanism and may designate one or more liaison officers to identify students in need of early mental health intervention or suicide prevention; and (3) sets out available counseling alternatives for a parent to consider when their child is identified as possibly being in need of early mental health intervention or suicide prevention.
Prohibits medical screening of a student as part of the identification process without prior parental permission. Requires that district policies be included in the student handbook and the district improvement plan. Permits the department of health to accept donations for purposes of this act, but prohibits the department of health from accepting anonymous donations. Directs the department of health, by January 2013, to report to the legislation on the development of the list of programs and the implementation in districts of selected programs by those districts that choose to implement programs. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01386F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Provides that legislature declares March 2011 to be California School Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and urges that the issue of bullying, and methods of prevention be discussed with appropriate
activities in California schools during this time. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/acr_22_bill_20110512_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.C.R. 22
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Creates a student bullying prevention and education grant program for schools in the department of education.Spells out terms and requirements of the grant program, funding and the department's responsibilities. Also clarifies and strengthens anti-bullying provisions in existing safe school plans for school boards. Adds new bullying prevention requirements for charter schools.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/C41FA88143FD6AE687257801006047CF?Open&file=1254_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1254
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires nonpublic schools that participate in state-funded education programs to adopt by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation. Requires the policy to include specified provisions. Encourages nonpublic schools to develop the policy in consultation with specified groups and to publicize the policy in a specified manner. Provides that specified employees who report acts of bullying, harassment, or intimidation are not civilly liable under specified circumstances. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0038e.pdf
Title: H.B. 38
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires nonpublic schools that participate in state-funded education programs to adopt, by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation. Encourages nonpublic schools to develop educational bullying prevention programs for students, staff, volunteers, and parents and staff development programs to train teachers and administrators to implement the policies. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_486_sb0489E.pdf
Title: S.B. 489
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Revised the requirements for the reports of accountability information prepared by the State Board of Education and the board of trustees of each school district to include: (1) certain information relating to adult diplomas; and (2) reports on incidents resulting in suspension or explusion for bullying, cyber-bulling, harassment and intimidation.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB138_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 138--Report Cards
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires that each LEA include a prohibition against cyber-bullying in its existing policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation or bullying (cyber-bullying includes bullying undertaken though an electronic communications device). Expands the definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" by including acts that take place off school property or outside a school-sponsored activity, if the act is directed at a student or students and has the effect of creating a hostile educational environment or otherwise creating a substantial disruption to the educational environment or learning process. This bill further expands the definition of "harassment, intimidation or bullying" by including acts that cause emotional distress to a student.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB0301.pdf
Title: H.B. 301
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Adds to definitions of "Harassment" and "Bullying" to include an incident or act conducted by electronic means. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf
Title: S.B. 100 - Electronic Bullying
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Expands the definition of harassment, intimidation or bullying to include an electronic act, communication, transmission or threat which is administered by means of telephone, wireless phone, computer, pager or any electronice or wireless device whatsoever, and includes but is not limited to transmission of any image or voice, email or text message using any such device. Expands the locations where harassment, imtimidation or bullying is prohibited to include a school bus and a school bus stop. Requires the state Department of Education to develop a revised model policy regarding this topic by September 1, 2011 and the county boards to develop a revised model policy and submit a copy to the state superintendent by December 1, 2011. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB3225%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=3225
Title: H.B. 3225
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Amends state anti-bullying policy. Defines "attribute" an individual may be bullied for to include: race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, socioeconomic status, academic status, disability, gender, gender identity, physical appearance, health condition, or sexual orientation. Requires a school principal who receives a credible report or complaint of bullying to promptly investigate the complaint or report and make a record of the investigation and any action taken as a result of the investigation. Requires the board of directors of every school district to adopt policies to prevent bullying. Requires districts to provide training on compliance with the antibullying policies to all public school district employees responsible for reporting or investigating bullying.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB892.pdf
Title: S.B. 892
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Clarifies that prohibition against hazing includes the initiation into or affiliation with sports programs and other extracurricular activities.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB897.pdf
Title: S.B. 897
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Directs school districts to implement following requirements with regard to incidents of bullying, harassment, or intimidation, including cyberbullying: (1) supply written report of full and detailed description of an incident; (2) establish appropriate disciplinary procedures for employees who fail to report suspected incidents they are aware of; (3) provide all pupils with a written copy of the rights, protections and support services available to bullying victims at the beginning of each school year and provide that information to the alleged victims when an incident is report; (4) maintain records of reported incidents for at least six years; (5) redact all individually identifiable information from materials documenting an incident if those documents are provided to persons other than school officials or law enforcement; (6) develop procedures designed to protect the health and safety of victims who are physically armed as the result of bullying or harassment, including, when appropriate, procedures for contacting emergency or law enforcement personnel, or both; and (7) formulate definitions of harassment, intimidation and bullying. Chapter 196.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2415h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2415
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires the state education department to establish guidelines for district to develop student bullying prevention policies and programs.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0078.pdf
Title: S.B. 78
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and harassment preventionto develop, recommend, and implement
strategies to improve school climate and create respectful learning environments in all public schools in Washington . Terminates the work group on January 1, 2016. Requires the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board to compile and analyze policies and procedures adopted by community and technical colleges or four-year institutions of higher education, as appropriate, regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to work with state agency and community partners to develop pilot projects to assist schools in implementing youth suicide prevention activities. Includes mental health and suicide prevention education in the essential academic learning requirements in health and fitness. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/1163-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Adds six new sections to chapter 15.1-19, relating to the prevention of bullying in public schools.
Defines bullying as conduct that occurs in a public school, on school district premises, in a district owned or
leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event and which:
(1) Is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that it substantially interferes with the student's educational opportunities;
(2) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of harm;
(3) Places the student in actual and reasonable fear of damage to property of the student; or
(4) Substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the public school.
Clarifies that "Conduct" includes the use of technology or other electronic media.
Requires, prior to July 1, 2010, each districts to adopt a policy to address bullying at a public school, on school district premises, in a district owned or leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any public school or school district sanctioned or sponsored activity or event. A student may not engage in bullying or in reprisal or retaliation against (1) A victim of bullying; (2) An individual who witnesses an alleged act of bullying; (3) An individual who reports an alleged act of bullying; or (4) An individual who provides information about an alleged act of bullying. Sets out other elements that each policy must include (see full text field).
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/documents/11-8212-04000.pdf
Title: H.B. 1465
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Defines "communication", "cyberbullying" and "harassment". Prohibits students and school employees from engaging in bullying; cyberbullying; harassment; hazing; retaliation; and making false claims regarding the aforementioned conduct. By September 2011, requires the state board's model anti-bullying policy to expand to include cyberbullying and harassment. By September 2012, requires local boards' anti-bullying policies to include cyberbullying and harassment. Extends school employee training requirement to include training on cyberbullying and harassment. http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillenr/sb0304.pdf
Title: S.B. 304
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Issued 02/2011 | P-12 | Requests the Department of Education to study the nature and effectiveness of local school divisions' antibullying policies. In conducting its study, the Department of Education shall (i) review and compare antibullying measures in the student codes of conduct from each school division, (ii) compare existing policies with the Department's model policy for codes of student conduct, and (iii) determine if improvements to existing policies are warranted, in order to more effectively combat bullying in Virginia's public schools.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HJ625ER+pdf
Title: H.J.R. 625
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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