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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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| 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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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | Partially from bill summary: Amends methodology for establishing tuition fee for the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science operated by the regents of the University of California. Requests the regents to set a tuition fee within a range that corresponds to actual program costs of up to but not exceeding $2,810 per session in the year 2012 (and may increase this fee by up to 5% each year thereafter), but returns this provision to existing law on January 1, 2018. Also increases the application fee to an amount not exceeding $30. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1663_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1663
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Adopted 08/2012 | P-12 | Resolves that the assembly continues to urge the development of summer camps, workshops, and after-school programs, and the extension of current grant and fellowship programs on the state and local levels,
to further the advancement of female students and workers in the STEM fields and to encourage women to get involved in the STEM fields. Resolves that the assembly urges the establishment of STEM outreach programs to encourage the recruitment of girls and women to study and work in STEM fields. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/hr_34_bill_20120822_amended_asm_v97.pdf
Title: A.R. 34
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2012 | Postsec. | Transfers the Pacific international space center for exploration systems (PISCES) from the University of Hawaii to the department of business, economic development, and tourism's office of aerospace development. Establishes a PISCES board of directors and provides for an executive director. Establishes the general powers of the board, and the powers and duties of the executive director, including various educational partnerships. Appropriates funds. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2873_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2873
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Provides that the department of education shall encourage school districts to implement age-appropriate instruction and projects involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for students in kindergarten through grade 5. Tasks the pre-engineering technology advisory council with advise the department of education in the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of the pre-engineering technology curriculum, to assist the department of education in pursuing public and private funds in order to ensure statewide access to pre-engineering technology curriculum coursework for public school students in kindergarten through grade 12 (previously grade 6 only).
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/HB1389.html
Title: H.B. 1389
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Amends procedures for STEM committee awarding of grants to establish STEM schools. Permits the committee to authorize the establishment of a group of STEM schools operating from multiple facilities in one or more school districts under the direction of a single governing body. Amends leadership and funding provisions to account for group of STEM schools operating under single governing body. Directs the committee to weigh the merits of each proposed STEM school within a group, and to authorize each such school separately. After authorizing such a group of STEM schools, permits the committee to authorize one or more schools to operate as part of that group. Directs the department to (1) issue a separate report card for each STEM school within a group, and (2) compute a rating for each group of schools and report that rating in a distinct report card for the group.
Permits the STEM committee to authorize one or more STEM schools serve only gifted students.
Pages 230-237 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_Y.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - STEM Schools
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Adds a new section: 268.7 establishes a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative at the University of Northern Iowa for purposes of supporting activities directly related to recruitment of preK-12 mathematics and science teachers for ongoing mathematics and science programming for students enrolled in grades preK-12. Requires the university to collaborate with the community colleges to develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professional development programs for community college instructors and for purposes of STEM curricula development. Requires establishment of six geographically similar regional STEM networks across Iowa that complement and leverage existing resources, including but not limited to extension service assets, area education agencies, state accredited postsecondary institutions, informal educational centers, school districts, economic development zones, and existing public and private science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics partnerships.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF2321.pdf
Title: S.F. 2321
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| LA | Passed 05/2012 | Postsec. | Request that the board of regents develop a strategy to attract more students to, and graduate more students from, the state's colleges and universities in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Resolves that the board submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the senate committee on education by March 1, 2013. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=805327
Title: S.R. 120
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the state board, in consultation with the baord of governors and the department of economic opportunity, to adopt a unified state plan to improve K-20 STEM education and prepare students for high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand employment in STEM and STEM-related fields.
Page 7 of 31: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7135er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7135&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 7135 - K-20 STEM Education Plan
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Section 9: Urges the council on postsecondary education is urged to provide additional funding to those postsecondary education institutions that have partnerships with high school seniors enrolled in STEM and energy fields. Page 16 of 16: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB38/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 38 - Funding to High School/Postsecondary STEM and Energy Fields Partnerships
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Establishes the Task Force on STEM Access and Success for the purpose of encouraging students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Establishes the STEM Fund in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Funds are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Student Access
Commission for the purpose of providing scholarships to students to encourage study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4056.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 4056
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the state board, Salt Lake Community College, and the Utah College of Applied Technology to provide for an educational program on the use of information technology, to be offered by high schools, Salt Lake Community College and the Utah College of Applied Technology. Requires such a program to provide instruction on skills and competencies essential for the workplace and requested by employers, and include specified components, including certification of skills and competencies most frequently requested by employers, teacher/faculty professional development, and deployment and program support, including integration with existing curriculum standards. Makes a one-time appropriation of $250,000 to the state board of education, and $25,000 each to the Utah College of Applied Technology and Salt Lake Community College for an educational program on the use of information technology. http://le.utah.gov/~2012/bills/hbillenr/hb0514.pdf
Title: H.B. 514
Source: le.utah.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Allows elementary schools to serve as lighthouse programs. Creates the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education lighthouse account. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/Senate/6041-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6041
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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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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