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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play 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--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) 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 Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates 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 High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools DC Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Community Schools Incentive, Title IV Bill 19-648 Requires the mayor to establish and administer the multiyear Community Schools Incentive Initiative to award multiyear grants to incentivize... More... WV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Education Innovation Zones WV ADC s 126-75-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Background: Legislation authorizing the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) to designate Education Innovation Zones in schools, groups o... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Family Resource Centers & School-Based Health Clinics S.B. 458 (Sec. 8) Directs the education commissioner to establish at least 10 new family resource centers and at least 20 new or expanded school-base... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Early Childhood and Youth Councils H.B. 4165 Revises the purpose of the Early Learning Council to ensuring that children enter school ready to learn, determines responsibilities, member... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Full-service School Zones H.F. 26 Allows a school board to establish full-service school zones and provide transportation for students in these zones. Provides that zones may... More... KY Adopted 03/2011 P-12 Students with Chronic Health Conditions H.R. 187 Encourages the state department of education, the Kentucky Board of Nursing, the Kentucky Education Association, and the Kentucky School Boa... More... WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Misc. Provisions S.B. 437 Requires boards annually to prepare budgets for each school in the district. Requires boards to collaborate with nonprofits and government a... More... CO Issued 03/2010 P-12 Governor's Early Childhood Leadership Commission Exec. Order B 2010-002 The Commission is to ensure and advance a comprehensive service delivery system for children from birth to age eight using data to improve d... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 "Help Me Grow" Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3701.611 and 289.20 Establishes the "Help Me Grow" advisory council, to serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. Est... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Service Coordination Workgroup H.B. 1 - Section 751.20 Establishes the Service Coordination Workgroup, consisting of a representative of 10 state offices/agencies, including the departments of ed... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Council on Children and Families S.B. 1646 Creates the Council on Children and Families to coordinate the state's health, education and human services systems to ensure that children ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Interagency Task Force for Children with Special Needs S.B. 1824 Defines "children with special needs" as children younger than 22 diagnosed with a chronic illness, intellectual or other developmental disa... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Board for the Coordination of Programs Serving Vulnerable Individuals H.B. 1289 - Section 1 Creates the board for the coordination of programs serving vulnerable individuals to coordinate the delivery of services to vulnerable indiv... More... GA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Grant Programs GAC 96-1-.01, .04, .05, .07 Establishes guidelines for the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment grant program, the Abstinence Until Marriage grant program, the... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 County/Local Board Collaboration S.B. 92 Modifies provisions regarding local governmental entity and school district cooperation in education matters. Allows a representative of cou... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Commission on Children and Youth H.B. 4456 Creates the Commission on Children and Youth Act. Provides for membership, appointments, goals, recommendations, and reports. Provides that ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Integrated Services for At Risk Students S.B. 701 Provides for integrated case management through the use of No Wrong Door; relates to disadvantaged children and their families; relates to s... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Family Resource and Youth Services Centers S.B. 192 Provides that family resource and youth services centers must provide services to enhance a student's ability to succeed in school. Provides... More... NY Vetoed 12/2007 P-12 Postsec. College-Linked Senior Living Community S.B. 2139 Directs the department of health to approve the establishment of a college-linked senior living community that has a formal, jointly defined... More... IL Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants 23 IAC 555.10 thru .160, and Appendix A Creates new Part of rules, "Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants." Subpart A, "School Mental Health Support Grants," (pages 136-141 of... More... LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Truancy and Assessment and Service Centers S.B. 187 Gives permanent status to truancy and assessment and service centers (which were initially established through a pilot program). Deletes lan... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Withholding Funding When Goals Not Met H.B. 1609 Codifies provisions concerning program performance goals, objectives, and measures and provides the commissioner of education authority to w... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Self-Injury Prevention H.B. 1046 Requires the State Superintendent of Schools, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to establish and promote in... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Teen Early Intervention Mental Health and Substance Abuse Specialist Program S.B. 1147 Defines "teens at risk" as public school students in grades 7-12 who have been identified as expressing or exhibiting indications of depres... More... ID Issued 04/2006 P-12 Executive Office for Families and Children Executive Order 2006-09 Establishes the Executive Office for Families and Children. Provides that the duties of the council include: A. Coordinating all boards, ... More... ID Issued 04/2006 P-12 Governor's Coordinating Council for Families and Children Executive Order 2006-15 Continues the "Governor's Coordinating Council for Families and Children" within the governor's office. Provides that the objectives for th... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council S.J.R. 184 Encourages the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish the Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council; establishes membersh... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Integrated Children and Family Programs for At Risk Youth S.B. 882 Establishes an advisory council to the children's cabinet to make recommendations to the children's cabinet on methods for meeting the polic... More... TN Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Family Resource Centers S.B. 2115 Sets the purpose of each family resource center: to maximize the potential learning capacity of the child by ensuring that school environmen... More... MD (H) THIRD READING PASSED (131-0) 04/2005 P-12 Children in State-Supervised Care - Transfer of Educational Records S.B. 426 Requiring a placement agency responsible for a child in State-supervised care, or the agency's designee, to provide notice to a public schoo... More... MD (S) THIRD READING PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS (44-2) 04/2005 P-12 Department of Juvenile Services Educational Programs - Private Residential Rehabilitative Institutions H.B. 1148 Requiring private residential rehabilitative institutions to develop and implement a specified educational program; requiring a specified ed... More... MD (S) THIRD READING PASSED (46-0) 04/2005 P-12 Children in State-Supervised Care - Transfer of Educational Records H.B. 1259 Requiring a placement agency responsible for a child in State-supervised care, or the agency's designee, to provide notice to a public schoo... More... MD Vetoed 04/2005 P-12 Department of Juvenile Services Educational Programs - Private Residential Rehabilitative Institutions S.B. 503 Requiring private residential rehabilitative institutions to develop and implement a specified educational program; requiring a specified ed... More... MT Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 SCHOOL DISTRICT TUITION LAWS H.B. 83 AN ACT REVISING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TUITION LAWS; REQUIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO PAY TUITION FOR CHILDREN WHO ATTEND ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council S.B. 1188 Authorizes the state lead agency for early intervention to contract with local lead agencies for the implementation of local early intervent... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Special Education: Mental Health Services S.B. 1895 Relates to referral of a pupil suspected of needing mental health services to a community health service by a local education agency, provid... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Early Intervention Program for At Risk Children H.B. 956 Authorizes the creation of an early intervention pilot program in certain parishes, to address the underlying causes of behavioral problems ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Juvenile Service Center Truancy and Assessment H.B. 1527 Authorizes any parish in the state, not just pre-existing pilot program parishes, to create truancy and assessment and service centers. Loui... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Special Education H.B. 258 Specifies that children with exceptionalities enrolled in state-operated facilities and receiving special education services provided by the... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 School Employees H.B. 1163 Permits city, parish, or other local public or nonpublic school systems to contract with local law enforcement agencies to provide for schoo... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Family Resource Centers H.B. 1091 Provides for family resource centers to remove nonacademic barriers to academic success; authorizes use of national school lunch funds for t... More... GA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Child Abuse Records S.B. 201 Relates to child abuse and deprivation records; permits the Department of Human Resources to share access to child abuse records and release... More... OR Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Community Learning Centers S.B. 158 Includes community learning centers as part of services to children and families system. http://pub.das.state.or.us/LEG_BILLS/PDFs/ESB158.p... More... TX Became law without governor's signature 05/2003 P-12 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs S.B. 491 Requires the Texas Education Agency, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Department ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Children's Mental Health H.B. 1784 Improves coordination of services for children's mental health; improves field-level cross-program collaboration and efficiency, the early p... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Youth Council Act S.B. 425 Creates a youth council within the children, youth and families department; enacts the Youth Council Act; youth membership shall be provided... More... TN Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Child Immunization Records S.B. 1938 Includes third party payors or carriers regulated by department of commerce and insurance and self- insured entities as entities authorized ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Interlocal Cooperation Agreements S.B. 133 Includes any county or independent school district in the definition of "public agency" as related to interlocal cooperation agreements. htt... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Family and Youth Services Program H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 66, which allows any school to create a family and youth resources program to provide an intermediary for students and families... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Comprehensive Community Police and Management H.B. 1714 Relates to the State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; relates to the comprehensive assessment an... More... AZ Issued 01/2003 P-12 Governor's Children's Cabinet Executive Order 2003-04 Establishes a Children's Cabinet to focus attention and resources on problems facing the state's children by collaborating and promoting coo... More... MI Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Reallocation of tobacco settlement revenue Proposal 02-4 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to reallocate tobacco settlement revenue on a permanent annual basis funding to certain entities, ... More... NY Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Coordinated Services S.B. 7516 Establishes a coordinated children's services initiative for children with emotional and/or behavioral disorders, within the council on chil... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Pilot Cooperative Special Education Program H.B. 2702 Establishes three-year pilot project for cooperative programs for low incidence pupils. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in estab... More... CT Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Colocation of Family Resource Centers and School-Based Health Clinics H.B. 5179 Mandates that the Commissioner of Education and Public Health create plan for the colocation where possible of family resource centers and s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Special Needs Children and the State School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1386 Renames State Coordinating Countil for Residential Placement of Handicapped Children as State Coordinating Council for Children. Adds Maryl... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Interagency Task Force S.B. 290 Requires the Director of the Division of Special Education to coordinate an interagency task force to review services and funding sources av... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Community Learning Centers H.B. 2082 Directs the Departments of Education, Human Services, the State Commission on Children and Families and the Criminal Justice Commission to s... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Interagency Shared Information System S.B. 400 Modifies the Interagency Shared Information System; defines participating State agency or organization for system; directs the Employment De... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Social Workers H.B. 2380 Provides licensed social workers to serve the needs of children enrolled in public schools in Arkansas.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Repeals Governor's Partnership Council H.B. 1633 Repeals the Governor's Partnership Council and the Intervention and Prevention Grant Program for Arkansas School Children.... More... NY Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Payments to Medical Centers for Serving Preschool Students with Handicaps S.B. 6735 Authorizes medical assistance payments to certain clinics or diagnostic and treatment centers for services they render to preschool children... More... OK Vetoed 06/2000 P-12 Partnership for School Readiness S.B. 1597 Creates the Partnership for School Readiness Act to facilitate community collaboration of efforts and services that will prepare children to... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council H.B. 418 Establishes an Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council; provides for the membership and organization of the Council; defin... More... OK Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Prevention of Violence H.B. 2168 States legislative intent to address school violence through prevention. Authorizes districts to contract with nonprofit agencies or commun... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Projects for Youth H.B. 2807 Authorizes blended funding projects for youth; defines youth eligibility for the projects; directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Office of Comprehensive Services H.B. 1510 Creates the Office of Comprehensive Services for At-risk Youth and Families, under the lead of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources; ... More... NY Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Extends Maximum Duration of School Health Services Projects A.B. 6758 Extends to 23 years the maximum duration of certain projects to provide improved and expanded school health services for pre-school and scho... More... IA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 2353 Relates to an allocation of state aid for purposes of school-based youth services program; extends appropriations from 1998 to 2002.... More... TX Died 08/1997 P-12 S.B. 1535 Communities in Schools Creates the State Board of Communities in Schools and the operation and expansion of a statewide Communities in Schools program.... More... NV Died 07/1997 P-12 A.B. 635 Makes an appropriation to the Clark County School District for the establishment of a full-service school center.... More... CO Died 02/1997 P-12 H.B. 1215 Extracurricular Activities Concerns authorization of school districts to establish corporations to provide extracurricular activities; authorizes a school district or ... More... MD Active 06/1996 P-12 Family Support Centers Prevention and early intervention services for young parents and their children from birth to age 3. Centers located in neighborhoods with h... More... UT Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 135 Collaboration Between School Districts (Effective: 03/15/96) Relates to public schools: encouraging collaboration between school districts, local health departments, and private m... More... MS Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 S.B. 2507 - After School Programs Establishes a Support Our Students (S.O.S.) Program within the State Department of Education for the purpose of awarding grants to neighborh... More... UT Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 H.B. 243 - Education Collaboration With Human Services Provides for the coordination of educational services with human service programs subject to licensure; requires the program to provide sati... More... KY Signed into law 04/1994 P-12 S.B. 53 Family Resource and Youth Service Centers Adds two additional Departments of Education representatives and one additional parent to the Interagency Task Force on Family Resource and ... More... International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic 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--Special Populations 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 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems 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 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and 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Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Climate/Culture School 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Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers 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--Paraprofessionals 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--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes Teaching Quality--Working Conditions Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Research/Evaluation Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Urban--Change/Improvements Urban--Governance Whole-School Reform Models Whole Child