 |
State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
|
 | 21st Century Skills |
| |
| Accountability |
| |
 | Accountability--Accreditation |
| |
| NH | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Allows a school to demonstrate compliance with New Hampshire's input-based school accountability standards by furnishing evidence that it has received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); a school may demonstrate that it provides the opportunity for an adequate education by submitting accreditation documents from NEASC to the commissioner. Such a school will not have to establish that it meets the input-based school accountability standards set forth in the Accountability for the Opportunity for an Adequate Education regulations. Also extends an exception from the statutory school district election date requirements to any successor charter adopted by the Concord school district.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0130.html
Title: H.B. 130
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
| |
| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Provides that the State Board of Education (SBE) is an authorized accrediting entity for public schools. Requires the SBE to adopt rigorous academic standards for accrediation taking into consideration: (1) Standards of regional and national accrediting agencies; (2) Common Core Standards; and (3) Any other appropriate information. Prohibits the State Board of Community Colleges and University of North Carolina institutions from considering accrediation of an applicatn student's secondary school as a factor affecting admissions, loans, scholarships or other educational activity at the school, unless the accrediation was conducted by a state agency. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H342v5.pdf
Title: H.B. 342
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
| |
| ND | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Establishes a certification system for the approval of public and nonpublic schools. Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to withhold state aid from public schools that are not in compliance. If a nonpublic school is not in compliance, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is directed to notify students' parents that they may be in violation of the compulsory attendance requirements.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/title-summaries/2011titlesummaries.pdf
Title: H.B. 1029
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
| |
| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires a public charter school to annually submit a report detailing: (1) The number of applications for enrollment received; (2) The number of applicants with a disability identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Act; (3) The number of applications for enrollment denied and an explanation of the reason for each denial.
Requires reporting on the number of students in each of the following categories:
(A) Students who dropped out of the public charter school during the school year;
(B) Students who were expelled during the school year by 8 the public charter school; and
(C) Students who were enrolled in the public charter 10 school but for a reason other than those cited in subdivisions (b)(1)(A) and 11 (B) did not complete the school year at the public charter school; and 12
Also calls for charter school teachers, teachers' aides and student teachers to be included in the state's school worker defense program, which protects school employees from civil liability as a result of the performance of their duties.
For all students enrolled in the public charter school, the scores for assessments required under the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program, including benchmark assessments and end-of-course assessments.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act993.pdf
Title: S.B. 436
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
| |
| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Provides that any school board, on behalf of one or more of its schools, may request from the Board of Education releases from state regulations and approval of an individual School Accreditation Plan.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB2494ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 2494
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
| |
| VA | Signed into law 02/2011 | P-12 | Provides for the delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which the accreditation of schools in the Commonwealth is based that were not already in effect on June 30, 2008, with the exception of the graduation and completion rate index and the economic and financial literacy requirement, until July 1, 2012, unless such statutes or regulations are also specifically required by federal code, federal regulation, or court action..
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0391+pdf
Title: H.B. 1554/S.B. 810
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov
| |
| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
| |
| Accountability--Reporting Results |
| |
| Accountability--Rewards |
| |
| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
| |
| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
| |
| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
| |
| Accountability--School Improvement |
| |
| Adult Basic Education |
| |
| Assessment |
| |
| Assessment--Accommodations |
| |
| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
| |
| Assessment--Computer Based |
| |
| Assessment--End-of-Course |
| |
| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
| |
| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
| |
| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
| |
| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
| |
| Attendance |
| |
| Attendance--Compulsory |
| |
| Attendance--Truancy |
| |
| Background Checks |
| |
| Bilingual/ESL |
| |
| Business Involvement |
| |
| Career/Technical Education |
| |
| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
| |
| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
| |
| Civic Education |
| |
| Civic Education--Character Education |
| |
| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
| |
| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
| |
| Class Size |
| |
| Curriculum |
| |
| Curriculum--Arts Education |
| |
| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
| |
| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
| |
| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
| |
| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
| |
| Curriculum--Language Arts |
| |
| Curriculum--Mathematics |
| |
| Curriculum--Physical Education |
| |
| Curriculum--Science |
| |
| Curriculum--Sex Education |
| |
| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
| |
| Data-Driven Improvement |
| |
| Demographics--Enrollments |
| |
| Desegregation |
| |
| Economic/Workforce Development |
| |
| Equity |
| |
| Federal |
| |
| Finance |
| |
| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
| |
| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
| |
| Finance--Bonds |
| |
| Finance--District |
| |
| Finance--Facilities |
| |
| Finance--Federal |
| |
| Finance--Funding Formulas |
| |
| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
| |
| Finance--Lotteries |
| |
| Finance--Performance Funding |
| |
| Finance--Private Giving |
| |
| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
| |
| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
| |
| Finance--Student Fees |
| |
| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
| |
| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
| |
| Governance |
| |
| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
| |
| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
| |
| Governance--Mandates |
| |
| Governance--School Boards |
| |
| Governance--School Boards--Training |
| |
| Governance--Site-Based Management |
| |
| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
| |
| Health |
| |
| Health--Child Abuse |
| |
| Health--Mental Health |
| |
| Health--Nutrition |
| |
| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
| |
| Health--Suicide Prevention |
| |
| High School |
| |
| High School--Advanced Placement |
| |
| High School--College Readiness |
| |
| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
| |
| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
| |
| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
| |
| High School--Exit Exams |
| |
| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
| |
| High School--Graduation Requirements |
| |
| High School--International Baccalaureate |
| |
| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
| |
| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
| |
| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
| |
| Leadership |
| |
| Leadership--District Superintendent |
| |
| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
| |
| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
| |
| Middle School |
| |
| Minority/Diversity Issues |
| |
| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
| |
| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
| |
| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
| |
| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
| |
| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
| |
| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
| |
| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
| |
| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
| |
| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
| |
| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
| |
| P-16 or P-20 |
| |
| P-3 |
| |
| P-3 Child Care |
| |
| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
| |
| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
| |
| P-3 Finance |
| |
| P-3 Governance |
| |
| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
| |
| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
| |
| P-3 Kindergarten |
| |
| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
| |
| P-3 Preschool |
| |
| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
| |
| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
| |
| Parent/Family |
| |
| Postsecondary |
| |
| Postsecondary Accountability |
| |
| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
| |
| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
| |
| Postsecondary Affordability |
| |
| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
| |
| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
| |
| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
| |
| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
| |
| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
| |
| Postsecondary Faculty |
| |
| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
| |
| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
| |
| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
| |
| Postsecondary Finance |
| |
| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
| |
| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
| |
| Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures |
| |
| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
| |
| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
| |
| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
| |
| Postsecondary Institutions |
| |
| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
| |
| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
| |
| Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate |
| |
| Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions |
| |
| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
| |
| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
| |
| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
| |
| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
| |
| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
| |
| Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) |
| |
| Postsecondary Students |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Adults |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--International |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Low-Income |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Military |
| |
| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
| |
| Postsecondary Success |
| |
| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
| |
| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
| |
| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
| |
| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
| |
| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
| |
| Private Schools |
| |
| Privatization |
| |
| Promising Practices |
| |
| Promotion/Retention |
| |
| Public Involvement |
| |
| Reading/Literacy |
| |
| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
| |
| Religion |
| |
| Rural |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
| |
| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
| |
| School Climate/Culture |
| |
| School Safety |
| |
| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
| |
| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
| |
| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
| |
| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
| |
| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
| |
| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
| |
| School Safety--Special Education |
| |
| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios |
| |
| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
| |
| Service-Learning |
| |
| Special Education |
| |
| Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
| |
| Special Education--Finance |
| |
| Special Education--Placement |
| |
| Special Education--Transition |
| |
| Special Populations--Corrections Education |
| |
| Special Populations--Foster Care |
| |
| Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
| |
| Special Populations--Homeless Education |
| |
| Special Populations--Immigrant Education |
| |
| Special Populations--Migrant Education |
| |
| Special Populations--Military |
| |
| Standards |
| |
| Standards--Common Core State Standards |
| |
| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
| |
| State Policymaking |
| |
| State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
| |
| STEM |
| |
| Student Achievement |
| |
| Student Supports |
| |
| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
| |
| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
| |
| Student Supports--Remediation |
| |
| Student Surveys |
| |
| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
| |
| Students--Employment |
| |
| Students--Incentives |
| |
| Students--Records/Rights |
| |
| Teaching Quality |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
| |
| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes |
| |
| Technology |
| |
| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
| |
| Technology--Equitable Access |
| |
| Technology--Funding Issues |
| |
| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
| |
| Textbooks and Open Source |
| |
| Urban--Change/Improvements |
| |