From the ECS State Policy Database - Highlighted Policies

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Status/Date State Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Signed into law 09/2012 CA P-12 Charter School Establishment, Renewal, and Revocation S.B. 1290 From bill summary: Mandates that measurable pupil outcomes required in a petition to establish a standard or countywide charter school include outcomes that address increases in pupil academic achievement both schoolwide and for all groups of pupils served by ... More... Signed into law 03/2010 OR P-12 Choice H.B. 3688A Prohibits a public charter school, a district school board or a public or private provider of educational services from offering money or other consideration to a student, parent or legal guardian of a student or another entity for benefit of a student, parent... More... Signed into law 06/2009 TX P-12, Community College, Postsec. Charter Schools Run by Two-Years H.B. 1423 Allows public junior colleges (two-year institutions) to be granted charters to operate open-enrollment charter schools, including on the junior college campus. Specifies criteria junior college must meet to be granted a charter, including that the charter's e... More... Adopted 03/2009 OH P-12 Innovative Education Pilot Programs OAC 3301-46-01 Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit an application for exemption from state policies in order to implement a proposed innovative education pilot program. A... More... Signed into law 06/2008 OK P-12 Amends Charter Schools Act S.B. 2100 Relates to the State Charter Schools Act; allows charter schools to provide prekindergarten programs to four-year-olds; allows a charter school previously sponsored by the Board of Education of a school district which continues operation in such district to re... More... Signed into law 04/2008 WI P-12 Virtual Charter Schools S.B. 396 The bill requires that anyone who teaches in a public school or charter school must hold a teaching license issued by the department of public instruction (DPI). Teachers in virtual charter schools (defined as a charter school offering an online learning progr... More... Signed into law 03/2008 UT P-12 Charter School Enrollment Cap S.B. 2 - Section 1 Amends language establishing caps on the number of students who may be served by charter schools in the state. Provides that, beginning with the 2009-2010 school year, the State Charter School Board and local school boards may authorize a combined maximum stud... More... Signed into law 06/2007 NV P-12 Empowerment Schools S.B. 238 Authorizes the boards of trustees of school districts to establish a program of empowerment schools for the public schools of the school district. Authorizes public schools to develop empowerment plans. Prescribes the process for the approval of empowerment pl... More... Signed into law 03/2007 ID P-12 Professional-Technical Regional Public Charter Schools S.B. 1088 Allows for the creation of "professional-technical regional public charter schools." Provides that a professional-technical regional public charter school must meet the standards and qualifications established by the division of professional-technical educatio... More... Signed into law 03/2006 NM P-12 Chartering Authorities S.B. 600 From Fiscal Note: Provides for two chartering authorities – the local school district and the state. The bill allows charter schools to elect their chartering authority between a school district or the PEC as well as allowing charter schools to change their ch... More... Signed into law 07/2005 OR P-12 Process of Renewal for Charters H.B. 3174 Requires that initial charters be in effect for a period of not more than five years and are to be renewed upon the authorization of the sponsor. The first renewal of a charter are for the same time period as the initial charter. Subsequent renewals of a char... More... Signed into law 06/2003 OH P-12 Appropriations Bill H.B. 95 Funding Formula: Eliminates the requirement that the General Assembly recalculate the base funding amount every six years. Eliminates school districts ability to calculate their student enrollment on a three year rolling basis. Requires the Department to de... More... Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. 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Retention Mentoring/Tutoring Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool Parent/Family Partnerships--University/School 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Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Reading/Literacy Remediation (K-12) Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Year School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Social/Emotional Learning and Non-Cognitive Skills Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Standards Standards--Common Core State Standards State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and 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Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Technology Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban