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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 Drive |
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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--High Stakes/Competency |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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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--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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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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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--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living 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--Multicultural |
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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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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Equity |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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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--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--Regional Entities |
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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--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--Credit Recovery |
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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 |
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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--Preparation |
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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--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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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 Data Systems |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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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 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval |
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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--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--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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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--Military |
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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--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) |
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| Proficiency-Based Approaches |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Purposes of Public Education |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) |
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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--Year |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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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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| CA | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | Encourages districts to include age-appropriate instruction related to child sexual abuse in their curriculum to help pupils understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate conduct in situations where child sexual abuse could occur, and to provide pupils with resources on how to handle these potentially dangerous situations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/scr_73_bill_20120824_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 73
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | Creates the Eradicate Domestic Violence Task Force to develop a statewide prevention course for high school students designed to prevent interpersonal, adolescent violence based on the Step Back Program for boys and girls. Establishes specific duties of the task force under this charge, including proposing an evaluation structure and method of evaluation for modifying the curriculum content over time. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-1037.pdf
Title: H.B. 5689
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2012 | P-12 | Requires school districts and charter schools to establish a policy on responding to Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault, including guidelines on mandatory reporting and confidentiality, a protocol for responding to incidents of Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault and training on the issue. School districts and charter schools are required to add comprehensive healthy relationships programming as part of the student health classes.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+206/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 206
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov/
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| TX | Adopted 07/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | From Texas Register: Establishes requirements regarding sexual abuse and child molestation training and examination for employees of certain programs for minors operated by or held on campuses of institutions of higher education or private or independent institutions of higher education. Sections 265.401 and 265.405 adopted as published in February 3, 2012 Texas Register (pp. 38-40 of 45): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0203/0203prop.pdf. Sections 265.402, 265.403, and 265.404 adopted as published in the June 13, 2012 Texas Register (pp. 20-21 of 83): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0713/0713adop.pdf
Title: 25 TAC 265.401, 402, 403, 404, 405
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Addresses the reporting of certain electronic communication between employees at public elementary or secondary schools and a student enrolled at that school. Addresses the manner, frequency and other guidelines of reporting certain electronic communications. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=805394
Title: H.B. 705
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Passed 06/2012 | P-12 | Authorizes and directs public agencies to provide in-service education and training on sexual harassment for its public servants. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=806998
Title: S.C.R. 107
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Existing law includes child service organization personnel among those who must report suspected child abuse. New provision defines "child service organization personnel" as employees or volunteers at any public, private, for profit, not for profit, or voluntary organization or business that provides care, treatment, education, training, supervision, coaching, counseling, recreational programs, or shelter to children. Clarifies that "school" staff and volunteers required to report suspected child abuse include staff and volunteers of public and private pre-K, K-12, and postsecondary education providers. Defines "clergy" and clarifies requirements regarding clergy reporting of suspected child abuse. Defines "reproductive health care facility" and "pregnancy resource center personnel," and requires volunteers and staff at such facilities to report suspected child abuse. Removes statute of limitations for specified child abuse and child sexual abuse crimes committed on or after July 1, 2012. Prohibits record restriction if individual is convicted of chld molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, sexual assault by persons with supervisory or disciplinary authority, and specified other crimes against minors. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127628.pdf
Title: H.B. 1176
Source:
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Includes the governing body of each approved or recognized independent school in the requirement to provide comprehensive health education and staff training, etc. on child abuse or sexual abuse. Requires consideration and presentation of recommendations to the general assembly for best practices in responding to a student's disclosure of abuse or neglect revealed in connection with the provision of comprehensive health education.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT156.pdf
Title: S.B. 113 - Section on Reporting Abuse
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Revises language concerning child abuse reporting. Requires any person with knowledge or reasonable suspicion of child abuse by person other than parent or caregiver to report such knowledge/suspicion. Requires similar reporting of knowledge or suspicion of childhood sexual abuse or that child is victim of known or suspected juvenile sexual offender. Requires department of children and families (DCF) to provide for reports to be made via web-based chat. Requires all reports of child abuse by person other than parent or caregiver to be made immediately to DCF's central abuse hotline via any of specified means. Directs DCF to update the web form used for reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to incorporate specified changes, and requires the report to be made available to the counselors as needed to update the Florida Safe Families Network. Directs the department to conduct a feasibility study on using text and short message formats to receive and process reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Directs DCF to conduct public awareness campaign regarding the central abuse hotline. Increases failure to report child abuse, abandonment, or neglect (or knowingly and willingly preventing another person from making such a report) from first-degree misdemeanor to third-degree felony. Directs the department of education to require teachers in grades 1-12 to participate in continuing education training provided by the DCF on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.
Directs DCF to collect and analyze, in separate statistical reports, reports of child abuse and sexual abuse reported from or occurred on the campus of any public or nonpublic postsecondary institution. Provides that any public or nonpublic postsecondary institution whose administrators or law enforcement agency fail to report known or suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect occurring on a campus or at a campus-sponsored event are subject to fines of $1 million for each such failure. Provides for challenges to findings of such determinations.
Provides for upward reclassification of certain prostitution offenses involving minors. Adds new provisions providing for relocation assistance for victims of sexual battery, and providing criteria for awards. Defines "mental injury" with respect to offenses of abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child. Requires a physician or psychologist providing expert testimony regarding mental abuse in a criminal child abuse case to have certain credentials. Includes in definition of crime a felony or misdemeanor child abuse offense, committed by adult or juvenile, that results in mental injury. Makes an appropriation.
Bill text: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1355er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1355&Session=2012
Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h1355z.HHSC.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=1355&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 1355
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action for school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners. Conduct to be reported includes the following: (a) Soliciting, encouraging, or consummating a romantic or otherwise inappropriate relationship with a student. (b) Falsifying student grades, test scores, or other official information or material. (c) Converting public property or funds to the personal use of the school employee.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=84&hbill=HF2383
Title: H.F. 2383
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| IA | Signed into law 03/2012 | Postsec. | An Act relating to child abuse by prohibiting retaliation for reporting, providing for implementation of reporting policies at postsecondary institutions, requiring review of training requirements. Requires development and implemention of a consistent written policy for an employee who in the scope of the person's employment responsibilities examines, attends, counsels, or treats a child to report suspected physical or sexual abuse. Requires such a policy to include an employee's reporting responsibilities.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Legislation/84thGA/enrolled/SF2225.html
Title: S.F. 2225
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Defines teen dating violence; directs each school district board to adopt a policy regarding teen dating violence. Calls for the Oregon Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Fund to encourage and supports services, programs and curricula to educate and inform students in grades 7 through 12 about teen dating violence, to provide assistance to victims of teen dating violence and to prevent and reduce the incidence of teen dating violence and permits the Director of Human Services to provide funding for these services.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4077.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 4077
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 02/2012 | P-12 | Expands definition of a public/private official for purposes of reporting abuse or sexual abuse to include an employee of a higher education institution and a coach, assistant coach or trainer of an amateur, semiprofessional or professional athlete, if compensated and if the athlete is a child, as well as an official working for the following public or private organization providing child-related services or activities: youth groups or centers, scout groups or camps, summer or day camps, survival camps or groups, centers or camps that are operated under the guidance, supervision or auspices of religious, public or private educational systems or community service organizations. Excluded from the list of organizations are: community-based, nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to provide confidential, direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking.
Makes reporting and other policies previously applicable only to child abuse applicable to adult victims as well. Provides that students, in addition to school employees, can be perpetrators of abuse and sexual conduct.
Requires reports of abuse or sexual conduct to be immediately given to the school board's designated person to receive such reports, and removes supervisors from that option. Provides that if a public or private official reasonably believes that the information is already known by a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services and that the duty to report under this section is personal to the public or private official alone, regardless of whether the official is employed by, a volunteer of or a representative or agent for any type of entity or organization that employs persons or uses persons as volunteers who are public or private officials in its operations.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4016.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 4016
Source: leg.state.or.us
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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--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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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--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--Ballot Questions |
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| State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses |
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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 Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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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--K-12 Exchange Students |
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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 Contracts (Not Tenure) |
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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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| 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--Internet Safety |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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