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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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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--Common Core/National Tests |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--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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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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 | Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2013 | P-12 | Charter School in District Containing Military Base
H.B. 3112
Provides that any charter school located in a school district that contains all or part of a federal military base may set aside up to 33% of its current charter enrollment to students with parents assigned to the federal military base, with the remaining 67% ...
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2013 | P-12 | Sale/Lease of District Property to a Charter School (education finance omnibus)
A.B. 86 - Sale/Lease of District Property to a Charter School
From bill summary: Existing law, which becomes inoperative on June 30, 2013, and is repealed on January 1, 2014, requires a school district governing board seeking to sell or lease real property designed to provide direct instruction or instructional support t...
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Enrollment & Charter Revisions
H.B. 250
Amends existing law so that within one year after the charter school begins operation, the charter school is required to make efforts for the population of the school to reasonably reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the general population residing wi...
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| AZ | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Provisions
S.B. 1447
Requires charter schools to provide students with 180 instructional days, up from 175. Provides that charter schools can offer preschool programs for students with disabilities. Finds that charter schools will receive $1,654 in Additional Assistance for disa...
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Amendment Concerning Charter Schools
H.B. 165
Updates the State's charter school law to improve charter school accountability and support. Raises the bar for starting charter schools with a pre-screening process, applicant interviews and additional opportunities to receive and use public input regarding t...
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | An Act To Allow Charter Schools To Request Waivers from Certain Requirements, (LD 729)
S.P. 267
Authorizes the commissioner to grant a public charter school a waiver of one or more requirements applicable to the public charter school upon receipt of an application from the public charter school that includes the basis for the waiver request and a plan t...
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| ME | Became law without governor's signature 06/2013 | P-12 | An Act To Improve Maine's Charter School Laws
S.P. 171
Requires Authorizer to render a decision on a school application no later than 90 days after the application deadline set by the authorizer and within 10 days to report such a decision to the Commissioner. Clarifies that an approved application may not serve a...
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| ME | Vetoed 06/2013 | P-12 | Charter Schools Required to be Operated As Nonprofits
H.P. 463
Requires that public charter schools and virtual public charter schools be operated as nonprofit organizations.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0463&item=1&snum=126 ...
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| ME | Vetoed 06/2013 | P-12 | Greater Public Input and Local Control in the Chartering of Public Schools
S.P. 389
Would have required that any person, group or organization, prior to filing an application for a public charter school with the Maine Charter School Commission hold at least 3 public hearings in the region that would be affected by the operation of the public ...
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Provisions
A.B. 205
Requires that a performance framework for a charter school be incorporated into the charter contract. Performance framework must include a) pupil academic achievement; b) identified achievement gaps; c) attendance rate; and if a high school, d) graduation rate...
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Public Charter School Submission of Proposal and Appeals Process
H.B. 2150
Amends existing law to not allow a member of the school district board of the school district within which a public charter school is located in to not be a voting member of the public charter school governing body, but allows for the opportunity to act in an ...
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| SC | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Charter Schools
H.B. 3472
Relates to the conversion of a private school to a charter school. Requires converted private school to not open as a charter school for a period of twelve months, unless the enrollment of the converted public school for the most recently completed school term...
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Qualifications of Charter School Employees
H.B. 647
Permits a charter school to employ a person as a teacher or aide if a district could employ the person as a teacher or aide, or if a district could employ the person as a teacher or educational aide if the person held the appropriate educator certification but...
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2013 | P-12 | Adult High School Diploma and Industry Certification Charter School Pilot Program
S.B. 1142
Directs the commissioner of education to establish an adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school pilot program for up to 150 participants ages 19-50. Permits a charter to be granted to an applicant nonprofit entity, to provide an adult...
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Amendments
S.B. 1204
Exempts the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (ASBCS) from requirements for establishing rules before charging a fee for 2 years; details what must be included in charter school applications; repeals statute requiring certain things be included in charte...
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter Schools Zoning Procedures
S.B. 1103
Allows a charter school to authorize a third party to apply to a municipality or county as the charter school's representative for zoning applications and actions. Prohibits a municipality or county from enforcing, or attempting to enforce, any ordinance, proc...
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Administration
H.B. 1338
Provides that before a charter school authorizer may issue a charter to an organizer that has had its charter terminated or has been informed that its charter will not be renewed by the organizer's current authorizer, the authorizer must request to have the pr...
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter Schools - Study
S.B. 194
This bill requires the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to conduct a study of specified items related to charter schools and provide final recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2014. The study conducted and recomm...
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Authorization
H.F. 630
Provides that a change in charter school authorization is allowed if the authorizer and the charter school board of directors mutually agree not to renew the contract. Directs current authorizer to inform new authorizer on the fiscal, operational, and student ...
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Provisions
H.F. 630
Provides that a charter school must comply with continuing truant notification; develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review process; and adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process to review curriculum, instruction and student achievement to creat...
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Renewal of Charters for Charter Schools
H.B. 2875
Requires an expiring charter to remain in effect until a new charter is negotiated.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb2800.dir/hb2875.en.pdf...
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2013 | P-12 | Charter Schools
H.B. 3087
Provides that public charter schools should allow enrollment preference to returning students and that these returning students may not enter a lottery for charter school enrollment. Provides that charter schools located on a federal military installation may ...
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2013 | P-12 | Charter Schools Admissions Requirements
H.B. 2494
Expands charter school enrollment preference to include pupils who are grandchildren or legal wards of: a) employees of the school or charter holder; b) members of the governing body of the school; or
c) directors, officers, partners or board members of the ch...
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2013 | P-12 | Schools; Petition; Regulatory exemptions
H.B. 2496
Authorizes charter schools to participate in the regulatory exemptions petition process currently in statute for school districts; grants the SBE permissive authority to approve the exemptions submitted by school districts; modifies the petition process quali...
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2013 | P-12 | Grantee Charter School Serving as LEA
H.B. 1219 - Grantee Charter School Serving as LEA
Provides that if a charter school or institute charter school applies for a nonformulaic, competitive grant created through federal or state program, the charter school is the local education agency (LEA) only for purposes of applying and determining grant eli...
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2013 | P-12 | Public Charter School Accountability and Authorization
H.B. 221
Adds to and amends existing law relating to public charter schools. Expands charter authorization and revises provisions relating to the designation of a public charter school as a local education agency. Amends provisions pertaining to the petitioning and es...
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2013 | P-12 | Sale of a Public School Building
H.B. 1012
Provides that a school corporation or any other entity that is related in any way to, or created by, the school corporation or the governing body, including a building corporation may sell a vacant or unused school building after the school building is made av...
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2013 | P-12 | Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013
H.B. 369
Amends existing law so that the term "public body" includes the governing board of a charter school authorized by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. Ensures that the term "governing authority" also will not include the governing board of a charte...
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| NM | Vetoed 04/2013 | P-12 | Public Education Commission as Independent
H.B. 392
From bill analysis: Proposed amending sections of the public education department act, and the charter schools act to establish the public education commission (PEC) as a separate, independent entity from the public education department (PED). Removes the PEC'...
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Authorization
H.B. 1528
Designates the department of education as the primary charter authorizer in the state of Arkansas.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2013/2013R/Bills/HB1528.pdf...
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2013 | P-12 | Charter School Applications from Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees
S.B. 151
From bill summary: Establishes procedures and criteria for the approval of a charter school application by the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees. Provides that a charter school application may not be denied due to certain impacts to a public...
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| NM | Passed 02/2013 | P-12 | Feasibility Study of a Bi-State Charter School for a Navajo Nation Chapter
H.M. 43
Resolves that the Indian education division of the public education department and the Indian affairs department create a work group to study the feasibility of a bi-state charter school in the Red Lake chapter of the Navajo Nation and develop a report with fi...
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2013 | P-12 | Multi-District Charter School Applications
S.B. 1131
Provides that charter school applications that are initiated by one or more local school boards are not subject to review by the Board of Education.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+SB1131ER+pdf...
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| IL | Signed into law 01/2013 | P-12 | Respective Powers of State Charter School Commission and State Board, Superintendent
H.B. 5825
Provides that the State Charter School Commission is established as an independent commission (instead of state agency). Provides that the commission is under the state board for administrative purposes only and requires the state board to provide administrati...
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Class Size |
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| Counseling/Guidance |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Computer Science |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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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--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--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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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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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Teaching Across Disciplines |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--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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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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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 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 English Language Learners (ELL) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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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 Public/Private Partnerships |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| P-3 Technology |
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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--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary 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 Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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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--Low-Income |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| 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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| Remediation (K-12) |
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| Rural |
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| Scale-Up/Replication |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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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/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--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Social/Emotional Learning and Non-Cognitive Skills |
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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--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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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Incentives |
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| Students--K-12 Exchange Students |
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| Students--Mobility |
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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--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--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--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher 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--Computer Skills |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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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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