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From the ECS State Policy Database
2011 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2011. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ 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
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+ 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
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+ 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.
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+ Federal
+ Finance
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+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
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+ Finance--Federal
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+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
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+ Finance--Private Giving
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+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
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+ 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
ALIssued 12/2011P-12HIV/AIDS Prevention Task Force
Executive Order 26
Establishes the HIV/AIDS Prevention Task Force. Includes the state superintendent of education or designee among the membership. Charges the...

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PASigned into law 11/2011P-12Safety in Youth Sports Act
S.B. 200
Establishes standards for managing concussions and traumatic brain injuries to student athletes. Requires the Departments of Education and ...

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ARAdopted Regulations 10/2011P-12Hearing Services Provider Manual
AR ADC 016.06.24-202.110; AR ADC 016.06.24-213.000; AR ADC 016.06.24-214.000; AR ADC 016.06.24-242.100, 110, 200, 310; AR ADC 016.06.35-500.000
Revises the Hearing Services provider policy manual to allow school districts and education service cooperatives (ESCs) to perform certain a...

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CASigned into law 10/2011P-12Training Nonmedical School Employees to Provide Emergency Assistance to Students Suffering Seizures
S.B. 161
From bill summary: Until January 1, 2017, authorizes a school district, county office of education, or charter school to participate in a pr...

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CASigned into law 10/2011P-12Concussions
A.B. 25
From bill summary: Requires a school district that elects to offer athletic programs to immediately remove from a school-sponsored athletic ...

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CASigned into law 08/2011P-12California School Climate, Health, and Learning Survey
S.C.R. 18
From bill summary: States legislative intent to pursue every means necessary to ensure that the California School Climate, Health, and Learn...

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NYSigned into law 08/2011P-12Bedbug Infestation Notifications
A.B. 7259
Amends provisions related to notifications of bedbug infestations in New York City public schools. Adds guardians of potentially affected st...

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CASigned into law 07/2011P-12Conditional School Attendance in Absence of Pertussis Boosters
S.B. 614
Until June 30, 2012, allows a county office of education, district governing board or charter school governing body to allow a student in gr...

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CTSigned into law 07/2011P-12Data Collection Requirements/Charter Schools
S.B. 1039
State Education Resource Center - Clarifies the status of the State Education Resource Center as a nonstock corporation and nonprofit tax ex...

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ILSigned into law 07/2011P-12Concussions
H.B. 200
Directs each school board to adopt a policy on student athlete concussions and head injuries that is in compliance with the protocols, polic...

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MOSigned into law 07/2011P-12Concussions
H.B. 300
Establishes the High School Sports Brain Injury Prevention Act which requires school boards to work with the Missouri State High School Acti...

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RISigned into law 07/2011P-12Concussions
H.B. 5440 and S.B. 0291 A
Adds an annual refresher course to the initial course requirement for coaches and volunteers, and encourages districts to have
school nurse...

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ALSigned into law 06/2011P-12Concussions
H.B. 108
Requires the governing body of each sport or recreational organization to develop guidelines and other pertinent information to inform paren...

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FLSigned into law 06/2011P-12Authorizes School Districts To Restrict Smoking on District Property
S.B. 1430
Provides an exception to the state's preemption of smoking regulation to authorize district school boards to restrict smoking by persons on ...

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ILAdopted 06/2011P-12Recess in Schools Task Force
H.J.R. 4
Extends the date by which the Recess in Schools Task Force must submit its final report to December 31, 2011. http://www.ilga.gov/legislatio...

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LASigned into law 06/2011P-12Comprehensive Sports Injury Management Program
H.B. 364
Creates a comprehensive sports injury management program related to the health and safety of students who participate in school-sanctioned a...

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LASigned into law 06/2011P-12Concussions by Student Athletes
S.B. 189
Relates to concussions and head injuries suffered by student athletes, education requirements, removal of athletes from competition upon sus...

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NCSigned into law 06/2011P-12National School Breakfast Program
S.B. 415
Requries funds appropriated for the school breakfast program to be used to provide school breakfasts at no cost to students of all grade lev...

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NCSigned into law 06/2011P-12Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act
H.B. 792
Provides that the required rules governing interscholastic athletic activities adopted by the State Board of Education must provide:

1. Tha...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Health
H.B. 153 - Health
Repeals requirement that the healthy choices for healthy children council assist the department of health in developing a list of resources ...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases
H.B. 153 - Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases
Repeals existing definition of "electronic textbook". Establishes new defintion of electronic textbook as any book or book substitute access...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Food Allergies
H.B. 742
Defines "severe food allergy". Requires that a district request, upon a student's enrollment, parental disclosure of a food allergy or sever...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Guidelines for the Care of Students with a Diagnosed Food Allergy at Risk for Anaphylaxis
S.B. 27
Directs local boards and charter schools to adopt and administer a policy for the care of students with a diagnosed food allergy at risk for...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Reporting Student Performance on Physical Fitness Assessment
S.B. 226
Amends provisions relating to reporting student performance on a physical fitness assessment instrument to the Texas Education Agency. http:...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Membership of Local School Health Advisory Council
S.B. 736
Authorizes a local board of trustees to appoint a representative of local domestic violence programs to the local school health advisory cou...

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AKSigned into law 05/2011P-12Concussions
H.B. 15
Relating to prevention and evaluation of and liability for concussions in student athletes. Sec. 14.30.142 is amended to read: The governing...

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GASigned into law 05/2011P-12Administering Auto-Injectable Epinephrine
H.B. 227
Permits a school to receive and store auto-injectable epinephrine on behalf of a student who is not able to self-administer the medication i...

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INSigned into law 05/2011P-12Concussions
S.B. 93
Requires the department of education, in consultation with specified persons, to disseminate guidelines, information sheets, and forms to sc...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011P-12Requires Policies and Programs on the Risk of Concussions and Head Injuries
H.B. 858
Requires the state Department of Education, in collaboration with specified entities, to develop policies and to implement a program to prov...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011P-12Concussions and Head Injury Awareness
S.B. 771
Requires the state Department of Education, in collaboration with specified entities, to develop policies and implement a program to provide...

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NDSigned into law 05/2011P-12Health Curriculum Component on Sexual Health
H.B. 1229
Beginning July 1, 2012, each school district and nonpublic school is required to ensure that the portion of its health curriculum which is r...

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NEVetoed 05/2011P-12Blood Lead Testing
L.B. 204
Requires each student entering kindergarten on and after July 1, 2011, to have undergone blood lead testing after the age
of eighteen month...

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NVSigned into law 05/2011P-12Concussions
A.B. 455
Requires the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association and the board of trustees of each school district to adopt policies concerning th...

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TNSigned into law 05/2011P-12Defibrillators
H.B. 1633
Requires the first AED received by a school to be placed in a location that can be readily accessed, which may include those areas used for ...

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TNSigned into law 05/2011P-12Physical Education
H.B. 9
Requires local education agencies (LEAs) to incorporate a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity each instructional day for elementary a...

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TXSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Vaccination Against Bacterial Meningitis
S.B. 1107
Relates to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher edu...

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VTSigned into law 05/2011P-12Concussions
S.B. 100 - Sec. 39
This section defines and establishes the importance of avoiding and treating student concussions. Requires the development of statewide guid...

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ARSigned into law 04/2011P-12Athletic Trainers
H.B. 1743
Requires districts to develop procedures concerning student physical activity in its public schools that includes recognition and management...

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AZSigned into law 04/2011P-12Concussions
S.B. 1521
Requires school district governing boards to implement policies and procedures regarding concussions and head injuries of students participa...

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COSigned into law 04/2011P-12Physical Education/Activity Requirements
H.B. 1069
Requires districts and charter schools to adopt policies to incorporate time for physical activity into schedules for elementary students. S...

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IASigned into law 04/2011P-12Protecting Against Concussions and Brain Injuries
S.F. 367
Concerned with protecting students from concussions and other brain injuries. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF3...

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MSVetoed 04/2011P-12Influenza Vaccination Program
H.B. 868
Authorizes the state department of health to apply for federal grants and to provide an influenza vaccination school program for school-age ...

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NDSigned into law 04/2011P-12Concussions
S.B. 2281
Requires that all schools that sponsor or sanction athletic activities must adopt a concussion management program and outlines specific requ...

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ARTo Governor 03/2011P-12Administration of Glucagon
H.B. 1447
Provides that a licensed nurse employed by a school district or other healthcare professional shall annually train volunteer school personne...

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KYAdopted 03/2011P-12Students with Chronic Health Conditions
H.R. 187
Encourages the state department of education, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky Education Association, and the Kentucky School Boa...

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SDSigned into law 03/2011P-12Concussions
S.B. 149
Establishes policies for youth athletes with concussions resulting from participation in youth athletic activities. The South Dakota High
Sc...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12Student Sports Concussions
H.B. 204
Creates the "Protection of Athletes with Head Injuries Act". Includes public or private school in the definition of "amateur sports organiza...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12Support for Increased Participation in Outdoor Activities
H.C.R. 7
Expresses support for increased participation by children in outdoor activities and support policies that promote outdoor activities for Uta...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12Public School Vision Screening
S.B. 67
Extends the public school vision screening from age 7 to age 8. Authorizes the division of services for the blind and visually impaired (in ...

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VASigned into law 03/2011P-12Health Requirements for Students
H.B. 2291
Allows licensed nurse practitioners, in addition to physicians, registered nurses or local health department employees, to immunize public s...

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WYSigned into law 03/2011P-12School Athletics Safety
S.F. 38
Requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model protocol and to assist school districts in developing protocols f...

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VASigned into law 02/2011P-12Youth Health Risk Survey
S.B. 1094
Requires the Department of Health to develop and administer a random survey of students in public middle and high schools to facilitate plan...

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+ 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--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