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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--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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| 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 Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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 | School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: With respect to a school district involved in a reorganization, requires the interim or governing board of the existing school district or districts, and, where applicable, the administrators of the existing school district or districts, to notify the county superintendent of schools in writing and provide relevant documents and information no less than 10 school days before taking any action on any matter that could have a material fiscal impact on, or impose a debt or liability on, the existing, proposed, newly formed or newly organized school district. Authorizes the county superintendent of schools to review any action taken or proposed to be taken by any interim or existing governing board of the school district or school district administrators to determine whether that action would have a material fiscal impact, debt or liability on the existing, proposed, newly formed or newly organized school district. Further provides that if, based on the county superintendent of schools's review, the county superintendent of schools determines that the action or proposed action would have a material fiscal impact on the existing, proposed, newly formed or newly organized school district, and that action is unnecessary for the immediate functioning of the existing or newly formed school district, the county superintendent of schools is authorized to stay or rescind that action. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_821_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 821
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Establishes the School District Realignment and Consolidation Commission. Provides the purpose of the commission is to make recommendations to the governor and general assembly on the number of school districts in the state, the optimal amount of enrollment for a school district, and where consolidation and realignment would be beneficial. Directs the commission, by July 2012, to vote its recommendations and file a report with the governor and the general assembly. Provides for legislative action if the report is ratified by at least 11 of the commission members. Repeals the section on January 31, 2013.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0503.pdf
Title: H.B. 1216
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Amends the laws governing school administrative unit reorganization to eliminate the penalties set forth for nonconforming school administrative units. Eliminates the authority of the Commissioner of Education to give final approval of a regional school unit, including an alternative organizational structure. Eliminates the requirement that a school, after leaving an alternative organizational structure, must join a conforming school administrative unit within two years. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC251.asp
Title: H.P. 311
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Provides that the governing body of the county is district boundary board for purposes of boundary changes and mergers of school districts.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/hb3200.dir/hb3298.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3298
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.u
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| TN | Passed 06/2011 | P-12 | Directs the comptroller, in conjunction with the department of education, to study present statutes relating to the consolidation or merger of school districts.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HR0030.pdf
Title: H.R. 30
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Allows expenditure from School Consolidation Assistance Fund to school districts that have entered into a mutual contract for a superintendent; establishes amount of assistance, including maximum. Total assistance paid over three years from the School Consolidation Assistance Fund to districts entering into a contract to share superintendents must not exceed $150,000 and no school district will be eligible to receive assistance for more than three years. Boards of education must notify the State Board of Education on or before June 30 of the year preceding the school year the mutual contract will become effective. Allows the State Board of Education to make payments of less than $400,000 to school districts from the fund and if monies in the fund are insufficient to make allocations to qualified districts, the State Board of Education will determine allocations with preference given to school district consolidation and annexation.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/hB/HB2115%20ENR.DOC
Title: H.B. 2115
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to annually publish a List of all school districts with fewer than three hundred 350 students according to the school district average daily membership in the school year immediately preceding the current school year. Prohibits a school district from incurring incur debt without the prior written approval of the department if the school district is identified by the as having fewer than 350 students according to the school district average daily membership in the school year immediately preceding the current school year. (Secs 10 + 11)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act989.pdf
Title: S.B. 383
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Outlines the process for an election to dissolve a small transporting school district. Specifies that upon the approval of the majority of a governing board of a small transporting school district the county school superintendent will call an election to dissolve the district if the small transporting district: (1) does not offer a full-time instructional program in any grade level to resident pupils in the school district; (2) transports all of the resident pupils to another school district or districts; and (3) transports fewer than ten pupils annually to another school district or districts. The adopted resolution by the governing board is to state the reasons for the dissolution, set a plan for equitable adjustment, division and disposition of the assets and liabilities of the school district and provide a plan to assume the outstanding debt of the school district.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1205s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1205
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Creates 16-member Joint Legislative Study Committee on School District Unification and Consolidation. Specifies the appointment process and qualifications for each member. Specifices that the chairpersons of the House and Senate Education Committees will act as co-chairs of the Committee. Assigns the following duties to the Committee: (1) Study issues regarding the unification and consolidation of school districts; (2) prepare legislation for consideration during the subsequent Legislative Session that encourages the unification and consolidation of school districts; (3) consider proposals for possible school district unifications or consolidations that include a process for a district governing board to develop its own unification or consolidation plan and a process for a county school superintendent to develop a unification or consolidation plan if the district governing board is unable to develop its own plan; (4) report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the secretary of state on the Committee's activities and recommendations by December 31, 2011. Discharges the Comittee on September 30, 2012. Chapter 215
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2219h.pdf
Title: H.B. 2219
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Shortens the timeframe for a school governing board to provide written notice of a public meeting to discuss closing a school from 30 days to 10 days prior to the public meeting. Shortens the minimum timeframe required between conducting a public meeting on a school closure and voting on the school closure from 30 days after the public meeting to 10 days after the meeting. Permits a school district governing board to consult with the School Facilities Board regarding school closure.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext.50leg/1r/bills/sb1263h.pdf
Title: S.B. 1263--School Closure
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Specifies how the assets and liabilities of a divided school district shall be allocated between the new district and the remaining district when a school district is created pursuant to a proposal made by a city or interlocal agreement participants. Eliminates provisions requiring disagreements about the allocation of assets and liabilities to be resolved by binding arbitration.
Clarifies that this section does not apply to the creation of a new district initiated through a citizens' initiative petition or at the request of a local school board under Section 53A-2-118.
http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/hbillenr/hb0262.pdf
Title: H.B. 262
Source: le.utah.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 02/2011 | P-12 | From the Fiscal Note: Requires any consolidation of school systems between a special school district and a county school district, resulting in an increased enrollment in the county local education agency (LEA) of 100 percent or more, to follow the plan established for consolidation codified in Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 49-2-1201 through 49-2-1208. This plan calls for a consolidation planning committee, a written report, specification of alternatives regarding a consolidated school board and director, requirements for public hearings, approval or rejection by governing bodies, and a public referendum upon approval. The plan also authorizes a referendum by petition in cases of rejection by the last governing body empowered to act on the plan. http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/billinfo/BillSummaryArchive.aspx?BillNumber=SB0025&ga=107
Title: S.B. 25
Source: http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
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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--Staffing Ratios |
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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--Immigrant 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 Supports |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Student Surveys |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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| Students--Incentives |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes |
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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--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban--Change/Improvements |
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