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From the ECS State Policy Database

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

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

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Business Involvement
+ Choice of Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Health
+ Health--Mental Health
+ High School
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Credit Recovery
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ Postsecondary Affordability
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Low-Income
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Proficiency-Based Approaches
+ 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--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Whole Child