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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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| 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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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Amends provisions related to state board review and adoption of instructional materials. Requires the state board to adopt regulations to govern the social content reviews conducted at the request of a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials outside the primary instructional material adoption process. Authorizes the state department of education to contract with agents to conduct the specified social content reviews and requires the department to assess a fee for the review that meets specified requirements, including notice to publishers and manufacturers. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2017. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_339_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 339
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires the state department of education to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the development and review of supplemental instructional materials. Also requires the department, on a one-time basis, to develop a list, by July 2012, of supplemental instructional materials for use in grades K-8 that are aligned with the California common core academic content standards for language arts and mathematics. Requires the state board to perform specified reviews and to approve or reject all, or a portion, of the list of supplemental instructional materials proposed by the department. Authorizes the state board to add an item to that list. Permits a school district governing board to approve supplemental instructional materials other than those approved by the state board if the governing board performs specified reviews and determines that other supplemental instructional materials are aligned with the California common core academic content standards and meet the needs of the pupils of the district. Requires supplemental instructional materials approved by the state board and a school district governing board in mathematics and English language arts to be reviewed by content review experts. Requires supplemental instructional materials to comply with specified social content review requirements. Requires the department to maintain a list of state board-approved supplemental instructional materials on its Web site. Requires the department to use certain federal funds to implement the provisions of the bill. Provides the provisions of the bill become inoperative on July 1, 2014, and are repealed on July 1, 2015. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_140_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 140
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Deletes the schedule for submission of instructional materials for foreign languages and health for state board approval, and the exception to the requirement that criteria for the evaluation of instructional materials be approved when curriculum frameworks are approved or at least 30 months before the date that the materials are to be approved for adoption. Requires the state board to adopt revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria that are aligned to the common core academic content standards developed by the consortium and adopted by the board for mathematics and English language arts no later than May 30, 2013, and May 30, 2014, respectively. Requires state board policies to ensure that the K-12 English language arts curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials include the English language development standards as adopted by the state board in 1997 and revised thereafter, and English language development strategies in the core subjects of mathematics, science, and history-social science. Requires state board policies to ensure that K-12 curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials include strategies to address the needs of pupils with disabilities in mathematics, science, history-social science, and English language arts. Requires the curriculum frameworks to describe the manner in which content can be delivered to intentionally build pupil creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and communication into and across each content area.
Renames the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission the Instructional Quality Commission and makes conforming changes. Deletes the requirement that the commission review specified educational films or video recordings. Requires the criteria developed for evaluating instructional materials to include specified directions to publishers and requires the commission to perform additional prescribed functions. States the intent of the legislature to ensure that school districts are provided with as many standards-aligned instructional material options as possible. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop model professional development modules, as specified, and to report to the state board on the development of those modules. Requires the state department of education to use certain federal funds, and any other available state and federal funds, to implement the provisions of this bill. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_250_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 250 - Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules
Source:
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Authorizes each school district to purchase the newest adopted instructional materials for pupils in all of the neediest schools in the school district without incurring a duty to purchase these materials for pupils in the remaining schools in the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_509_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 509
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Defines "textbook"; includes electronic textbooks. Creates the textbook block grant program. Subject to appropriation, authorizes the state board of education to provide annual funding to public school districts and state-recognized, non-public schools serving students in grades K-12 for the purchase of selected textbooks. Provides that the textbooks authorized to be purchased are limited without exception to textbooks that have been preapproved and designated by the state board of education for use in any public school and that are secular, non-religious, and non-sectarian. Requires the state board of education to annually publish a list of the textbooks authorized to be purchased. Authorizes the state board of education to adopt rules as necessary to ensure the religious neutrality of the textbook block grant program, as well as provide for the monitoring of all textbooks authorized to be purchased directly by state-recognized, nonpublic schools serving students in grades K-12. Requires that the per-pupil grant amount be calculated utilizing the total appropriation divided by the most current student enrollment data available (instead of the most current student enrollment data available divided by the total appropriation).
Repeals sections concerning the state board's loan of secular textbooks; the adoption of books by school boards; the purchase of textbooks from families moving out of a school district; the printing, publishing, distributing and selling of textbooks by a district; the manner and methods of textbook distribution; and rules for the care and preservation of textbooks. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0570.pdf
Title: H.B. 3115
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Community College | Increases the availability and use of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials at community and technical colleges. Provides for the purchase of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials and content, including student charges, and sets other rules and requirements.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760513
Title: S.B. 165
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Extends the prospective expiration of the temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and instructional hardware by school districts, charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils; providing a temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for library books, software for computers, the purchase of equipment relating to instruction and the maintenance and repair of equipment, vehicles, and buildings and facilities by school districts.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB493_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 493
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Repeals existing definition of "electronic textbook". Establishes new defintion of electronic textbook as any book or book substitute accessed via a computer or other electronic medium or that is available through an Internet-based provider of course content, or any other material that contributes to the learning process through electronic means. Clarifies that monies paid to districts via section 3317.024 may also be used to purchase (1) "computer hardware and related equipment", including computer tablets, and other mobile handheld devices; and their operating systems and accessories and (2) life-saving medical or other emergency equipment for placement in nonpublic schools within the district or to maintain such equipment.
Page 300-302 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires the state board in its notice of the review and adoption cycle for textbooks to specify that publishers of adopted textbooks for a grade level other than prekindergarten to submit an electronic sample of the textbook; prohibits them from submitting a print sample copy. Requires publishers to provide districts with electronic samples rather than print samples of adopted textbooks. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00391F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 391
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Sec. 20 - Authorizes school districts to establish pilot program schools to implement the transition to instructional materials that are in an electronic or a digital format. Requires each school board designated as a pilot to, by September 1 of each year, beginning in 2012, report to the state Department of Education, the Governor, and the Legislature on successful practices and lessons learned, the average amount of online Internet time needed by a student to access and use the school's electronic or digital instructional materials, the level of investment and cost-effectiveness, and impacts on student performance. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-055.pdf
Title: S.B. 2120 - Sec. 20
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Allows the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school when the applicant has a contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs to provide a fixed rate level E, D, or D+ group home service. The board may not sponsor more than two charter schools from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2016, for children under supervision of the state through the Office of Juvenile Affairs or a contractor of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Also removes the 20% limit on the amount funds allocated for textbooks that can be used for supplementary textbooks and other instructional materials.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB278%20ENR.DOC
Title: S.B. 278
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Eliminates the requirement for the State Board of Education to provide the General Assembly annual reports concerning the weight of elementary and secondary school textbooks.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB0037.pdf
Title: H.B. 37
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| WA | Partially Vetoed 05/2011 | Postsec. | Prohibits a public or private higher education institution that provides certain specialized format versions of instructional material from requiring the student to return the specialized format version of the instructional material unless the institution determines that it is not required to allow the student to retain the material under the Americans with disabilities act or other applicable laws, and the material was translated or transcribed into a specialized format at the expense of the institution and the cost to reproduce a copy is greater than one hundred dollars
Title: H.B. 1089
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Expands the definition of ''textbook" to include certain hardware, software, and digital content. Adds a definition of ''curricular materials". Removes the authority of the state board of education to adopt a list of approved textbooks, and requires the governing body of each school corporation to adopt textbooks for the school corporation. Requires the department of education to review curricular materials, evaluate the curricular materials alignment to state academic standards, and publish the reviews, which governing bodies may use in making textbook adoption decisions. Repeals references to the state textbook advisory committee and the state board adoption of textbooks, and makes corresponding changes to related sections.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1429.1.html
Title: H.B. 1429
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Allows the State Textbook Committee to suspend any currently pending selection process of textbooks and extend by at least two years the six-year adoption period of those textbooks currently on the state adopted list.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/HB/HB1374_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1374
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Amends school district textbook requirements. Requires that digital resources be provided to students at no cost along with equipment required to access them.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act288.pdf
Title: H.B. 1427
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| CA | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Extends until July 1, 2015 the mandate that county superintendents make an annual visit to each school in his/her county, with the priority objective of determining whether each school has sufficient textbooks.
Pages 12-13 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 1240.3
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision prohibiting the state board of education from adopting instructional materials. Also extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision that a district governing board is not required to provide pupils with instructional materials by a specified period of time following adoption of those materials by the state board of education. (Until this legislation was enacted, the 2013-14 school year was when these temporary provisions were to expire.)
Page 46 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 60200.7
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for reviewing and resolving claims of factual errors found in textbooks after adoption by the State Textbook Commission. Requires that the administrative rules include, among other provisions, the development of conditions to include in publishers' contracts specifying protocols for correcting errors, and notification of school districts of errors, if found, and the resolution determined to be available. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB464/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 464
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MS | Vetoed 03/2011 | P-12 | Allows parental choice for the placement of twins or higher order multiples in seperate classrooms. Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district.(Vetoed because it is identical to H.B. 637)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2536SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2536
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0637SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 637
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Requires publishers to provided instructional materials in formats appropriate for students with visual impairments.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/HB0310.pdf
Title: H.B. 310
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/
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| NY | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Provides that for expenses incurred after July 1, 2011, a textbook may mean school library materials, computer software, and instructional computer hardware and technology equipment. Provides that these items may be eligible for state aid. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02808&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Title: S.B. 2808 - Part A-I, Sec. 1, 3,
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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