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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--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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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--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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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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| 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--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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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--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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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--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental 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--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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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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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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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--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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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--Mental Health |
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Makes certain provisions authorizing referral, through a prescribed process, of a pupil suspected of needing mental health services to a community mental
health service inoperative as of July 1, 2011, would repeal them as of January 1, 2012.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_114_bill_20110630_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 114 - Referral to Mental Health Services
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Changes the term "school psychological service provider" to "school psychologist" in state law regarding to school psychological services. Requires the Commissioner of Education to revise the rules to align the code of ethics and practice standards with those set by the National Association of School Psychologists and the American Psychological Association. Provides that upon initial issuance of a certificate and in the first year of employment, a school psychologist is required to participate in at least two hours per week of individual or group supervision with a certified school psychologist or licensed psychologist. Authorizes a school to be reimbursed for services provided by a school psychologist to students who are Medicaid recipients.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC386.asp
Title: S.P. 327
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires a local board of education to allocate funding in an amount equal to the per pupil state and local funds received by the LEA to state licensed residential mental health facilities on a prorated daily basis for the student's length of stay, provided certain criteria have been met.
http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/107/pub/pc0426.pdf
Title: S.B. 1707
Source: http://state.tn.us/
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best practice-based early mental health intervention and suicide prevention programs for implementation in public K-12 schools. Permits districts to select program(s) for implementation in the district. Requires that programs on the list include components for training counselors, teachers, nurses, administrators, and other staff, as well as law enforcement officers and social workers who regularly interact with students, to (1) recognize students at risk of committing suicide, including students who are or may be the victims of or who engage in bullying; (2) recognize students displaying specified early warning signs and a possible need for early mental health intervention; and (3) intervene with students described in (1) and (2) by providing notice and referral to a parent so appropriate action, such as seeking mental health services, may be taken by a parent. Directs the department of public health and Texas Education Agency to consider certain programs in developing the list of programs.
Authorizes local boards to adopt a policy concerning early mental health intervention and suicide prevention that (1) establishes a procedure for notifying parents that their child is recommended for early mental health intervention or that their child is identified as at risk of committing suicide; (2) establishes that the district may develop a reporting mechanism and may designate one or more liaison officers to identify students in need of early mental health intervention or suicide prevention; and (3) sets out available counseling alternatives for a parent to consider when their child is identified as possibly being in need of early mental health intervention or suicide prevention.
Prohibits medical screening of a student as part of the identification process without prior parental permission. Requires that district policies be included in the student handbook and the district improvement plan. Permits the department of health to accept donations for purposes of this act, but prohibits the department of health from accepting anonymous donations. Directs the department of health, by January 2013, to report to the legislation on the development of the list of programs and the implementation in districts of selected programs by those districts that choose to implement programs. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01386F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist in shaping public policy to improve student outcomes and educational opportunities for students with serious emotional and behavioral disorders in regular and special K-12 education.
Expands the composition of the Task Force to Study Strategies for Solving the Current Teacher Shortage in Mississippi by adding the commissioner of higher education and the executive director of the state Board of Community and junior Colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1177SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1177
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and harassment preventionto develop, recommend, and implement
strategies to improve school climate and create respectful learning environments in all public schools in Washington . Terminates the work group on January 1, 2016. Requires the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board to compile and analyze policies and procedures adopted by community and technical colleges or four-year institutions of higher education, as appropriate, regarding harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to work with state agency and community partners to develop pilot projects to assist schools in implementing youth suicide prevention activities. Includes mental health and suicide prevention education in the essential academic learning requirements in health and fitness. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202011/1163-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1163
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Requires that mental illness symptoms identification and mental health issues be incorporated into teacher preparation systems.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB2004_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2004
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Relates to suicide prevention training for school personnel; provides that health finance commission is to study the topic of teen suicide, including the root causes and prevention, during the 2010 legislative interim. Public Law 29
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/PDF/SE/SE0226.1.pdf
Title: S.B. 226
Source: http://www.in.gov/
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| NY | Vetoed 08/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Enacts the Minority Mental Health Act. Establishes the Division of Minority Mental Health within the Office of Mental Health. Provides the division is responsible for assuring that mental health programs and services are culturally and linguistically appropriate to meet the needs of racial and ethnic minorities. Directs the division to assist professional schools and state agencies to develop comprehensive programs to improve the supply of minority mental health personnel by promoting minority mental health clinical training and curriculum improvement, and disseminating minority mental health career information to high school and college students. Establishes the Minority Mental Health Council. Establishes duties of the council. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05055&sh=t
Title: A.B. 5055
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Prohibits universal mental health testing or psychiatric or socio-emotional screening of juveniles unless consented to by a parent or guardian, ordered by the court, done on an emergency basis in connection with a disaster or epidemic, or as required by the Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program. Prohibits a local education agency (LEA) from using a parent's refusal of medication or screening as grounds for not allowing the child to participate in classes or school-related activities or as a basis for child abuse, child neglect, educational abuse, or medical neglect. Limits LEA staff who can perform an evaluation and requires the LEA to inform each parent of his or her rights under the provisions of the bill.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0850.pdf
Title: S.B. 850
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Requires the State Department of Developmental Services to establish a pilot project to provide methods, instruments, and systems of care between regional centers and school districts for the early identification and assessment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from birth to age 5. Requires the department to file a related report. Requires the department to apply to the Children and Families Commission for funding for the program and conditions the program on obtaining those funds.
Title: S.B. 1475
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2008 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each independent college or university to submit a plan to the Department of Higher Education to identify procedures specifically designed to heighten awareness by all faculty and staff regarding potentially at-risk students and other persons on campus through effective educational strategies; provides for procedures to recognize and respond to students and other persons who may be at risk of harm to themselves or others.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/
Title: S.B. 467
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Adds mental health education and awareness to the list of topics that shall be covered in family life education curricula.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0417
Title: S.B. 640
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Provides that, subject to appropriations, the state board of education must provide grants to the School Psychology Internship Consortium for aid in providing training programs and facilitating interns to improve the educational and mental health services of children in the state. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB1363lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1363
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Adopted 07/2007 | P-12 | Creates new Part of rules, "Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants." Subpart A, "School Mental Health Support Grants," (pages 136-141 of 201 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue30.pdf) includes the following sections:
555.10 Purpose and Applicability
555.20 Eligible Applicants
555.30 Program Specifications
555.40 Application Procedure
555.50 Criteria for the Review of Initial Proposals
555.60 Allocation of Funds
Provides that programs will support students' mental health by:
(a) enhancing the recipients' capacity to identify and meet students' needs for early, coordinated mental health intervention services in "natural" settings;
(b) contributing to the development of a mental health support system for students that is integrated with community mental health agencies and other agencies and
systems that serve children; and
(c) reducing the stigma associated with mental health and mental illness within the school community.
Provides that eligible applicants for both "School Mental Health Support Grants" and "Grants for Implementation of Social and Emotional Learning Standards" (below) include school districts, public university laboratory schools, charter schools and area vocational centers. Provides that it is expected that 20% of the available funds will be allocated to the Chicago Public Schools and that approximately 25% of grant recipients will be districts that either operate only one school or enroll no more than 1,000 students.
Subpart B, "Grants for Implementation of Social and Emotional Learning Standards," (pages 141-147 of 201 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue30.pdf) includes the following sections:
555.110 Purpose and Applicability
555.120 Eligible Applicants
555.130 Program Specifications – Planning and Training Grants
555.135 Program Specifications – Implementation Grants
555.140 Application Procedure
555.150 Criteria for the Review of Planning and Training Grant Proposals
555.155 Criteria for the Review of Implementation Grant Proposals
555.160 Allocation of Funds
555.APPENDIX A Social and Emotional Learning Standards
Provides that the goal of each planning and training grant project is the development of a three-year plan for implementation of the state social and emotional learning (SEL) standards. Provides each participating school must establish an implementation team responsible for:
(1) Participation in training and technical assistance activities made available by the state-designated regionally based training entity
(2) Conducting at least two family education sessions on the social and emotional learning standards
(3) Identifying gaps in available resources and services related to social and emotional learning
(4) Preparing a plan setting forth a specific, three-year sequence of steps for moving toward the comprehensive integration of the social and emotional learning standards into the participating schools' educational programs, school environment, and other mental health supports.
Title: 23 IAC 555.10 thru .160, and Appendix A
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Requires the State Superintendent of Schools, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to establish and promote in schools in the State a public awareness campaign related to self-injury by cutting; provides for the components of the campaign; authorizes the State Superintendent to use specified resources to carry out the provisions of the Act.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb1046t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1046
Source: Maryland
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Encourages the use of a certain number of in-service training days. Such training shall place an emphasis on understanding the warning signs of early on-set mental illness in children and adolescents and may be conducted by school counseling personnel (psychologists, social workers, guidance counselors, health faculty), by mental health clinicians or by approved personnel from mental health advocacy organizations using curricula approved by the department of education and the department of mental health and developmental disabilities.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0247.pdf
Title: H.B. 933
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Defines "teens at risk" as public school students in grades 7-12 who have been identified as expressing or exhibiting indications of depression, suicidal inclination, emotional trauma, substance abuse or other behaviors or symptoms that indicate the existence of, or that may lead to, the development of mental illness or substance abuse. Authorizes the department of health and welfare, the state department of education, the department of juvenile corrections, counties, courts and local school districts to collaborate in planning and developing mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and recovery support services and individual service plans for teens at risk.
Creates new section creating a 3-year pilot teen early intervention mental health and substance abuse specialist program. Provides that teen early intervention specialists are to work with individual at-risk teens to offer group counseling, recovery support, suicide prevention and other mental health and substance abuse counseling services to teens as needed, regardless of mental health diagnosis. Provides that districts wishing to have a teen early intervention mental health and substance abuse specialist placed in the district may apply may apply to the department of health and welfare for such placement.
For 3-year period beginning at the start of the 2008 school year, directs the department of health and welfare to work with districts where teen early intervention specialists have been placed to gather data on the effectiveness of this program. Session Law Chapter 309
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1147.html
Title: S.B. 1147
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| MN | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Ensures a student's ability to participate in league-sponsored activities after completing licensed treatment programs for alcohol or substance abuse, mental illness or emotional disturbance.
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/bin/unoff_eng.php?session=ls85&version=latest&session_number=0&session_year=2007&number=sfb1499
Title: S.B. 1499
Source: http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Prohibits school personnel from conducting a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation or mental health screening, test, evaluation, or assessment of a student, except if required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; prohibits school personnel from making certain medical recommendations for a student, including the use of psychotropic medications, or requiring that a student take or continue to take a psychotropic medication as a condition for attending school; prohibits school personnel from making a child abuse or neglect report to authorities based solely or primarily on the basis that a parent or guardian refuses to consent to: (i) a psychiatric, psychological, or behavioral treatment for a child, including the administration of a psychotropic medication to a child; or (ii) a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation of a child, unless a failure to take action would present a serious, imminent risk to the child's safety or the safety of others; prohibits a court or the Division of Child and Family Services from removing a child from parental custody based on a parent's refusal to consent to the administration of psychotropic medications or a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation or treatment of a child. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillenr/hb0202.htm
Title: H.B. 202
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Allows funds to be appropriated for developmental preschool mental health or social-emotional development services and training. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0034.pdf
Title: S.B. 34
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the children's mental health advisory board to promulgate and monitor the implementation of a children's mental health plan. Requires the incorporation of social and emotional development of children into elementary and secondary school educational standards and programs.
Title: S.B. 6672
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Vetoed 08/2006 | P-12 | Directs the office of mental health to establish two centers of excellence in culturally competent mental health to investigate and disseminate the best practices for the delivery of culturally competent mental health services to underserved populations affected by cultural and linguistic barriers.
Title: A.B. 9593
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Requires local public school boards to adopt policies prohibiting teachers from:
(1) Recommending that a student be administered a pyschotropic drug.
(2) Specifying or identifying any specific mental health diagnosis for a student.
(3) Using a parent's refusal to consent to the administration of a psychotropic drug to a student or to a student's psychiatric evaluation, screening, or exam as grounds for prohibiting the student from attending any class or participating in any school-related activity or as the sole basis of accusations of child abuse or neglect against the parent.
Provides that a district-employed registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or an appropriately credentialed mental health professional or teacher may recommend that a student be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner; that a teacher or other certified employee may suggest a student be assessed or
evaluated by qualified district employees; and that a school or district employee may discuss any aspect of a student's behavior or academic progress with the student's parent or any other school/district employee. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406367
Title: H.B. 234
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Encourages schools to provide age-appropriate instruction programs regarding warning signs and risk factors of suicide and depression and the protective factors that help prevent suicide; provides professional development for school personnel; provides that failure to comply with parent communication guidelines does not create a cause of action or constitute a breach of duty in any civil action; relates to the Chase Edwards Law. Provides for parental notification if a school district institutes a suicide prevention plan. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0324.pdf
Title: H.B. 4375
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Prohibits public schools from denying students access to programs or services because a student's parent has refused to place the student on psychotropic medications, get a psychiatric evaluation or seek psychiatric or psychological treatment. Defines what communications are allowed, who can do evaluations and parental protections against being reported to office of child services because they disagree with psychotropic medications. Provisions allow behavioral, psychological or psychiatric screening by those qualified to do so, with parental consent.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=SB0048Z&session=24
Title: S.B. 48
Source: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Relates to mental health screening of pupils; provides that a school district or charter school must have the written, signed consent of the pupil's parent or guardian before it conducts a mental health screening on any pupil.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/sb1324s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1324
Source: Arizona Legislature
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Allows public school teachers to receive professional development credit by attending an in-service program on juvenile mental health
issues, including awareness and prevention of youth suicide.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/07205A4A5D8B24FB872570930058AFFE?Open&file=1098_rer.pdf
Title: H.B. 1098
Source: CO Legislative Web Site
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires individual and group health insurance policies to continue coverage for dependent children up to 24 years of age who are unable to maintain enrollment in college due to mental or physical illness if they would otherwise terminate coverage due to a requirement that dependent children of a specified age be enrolled in college to maintain eligibility; provides that an insurer may require written documentation from a health care provider and the student's school. Public Law No. 532
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/chapdocs/PUBLIC532.doc
Title: S.B. 777; LD 2014
Source: Maine Legislature
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| MA | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Relates to the special education needs of children with autism spectrum disorder.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht01pdf/ht01123.pdf
Title: H.B. 1123
Source: Massachusetts Legislture
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the same titles as those persons employed by school districts who perform the same services.
Title: H.B. 1302
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12
Postsec. | Encourages the Regents of the University of California to convene, to the extent that sufficient annual funds are provided for this purpose, a panel of experts, consisting of representatives from specified entities to develop guidelines and recommendations for the identification and treatment of childhood mental disorders and related issues.
Title: A.B. 2068
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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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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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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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--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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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--African American |
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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 |
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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--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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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 Brain Development |
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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 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 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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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Parent/Family--Research |
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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 Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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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--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions |
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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--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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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--International |
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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--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 |
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| Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) |
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| Proficiency-Based Approaches |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Attitudes |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Purposes of Public Education |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult 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--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Climate/Culture |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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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--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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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--District Size |
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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--Libraries |
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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--School Size |
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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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| Special Education |
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| Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
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| Special Education--Finance |
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| Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) |
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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--Immigrant 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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| Standards--Implementation |
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| State Comparisons/Statistics |
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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--Politics |
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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 Achievement--State Trends |
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| Student Supports |
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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 |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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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--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 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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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes |
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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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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--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Internet Safety |
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| Technology--Research/Evaluation |
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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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| Urban--Change/Improvements |
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| Urban--Governance |
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| Whole-School Reform Models |
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| Whole Child |
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