ECS
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
LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Student Assessment and Statewide Standards
H.B. 707
Relates to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Provides greater clarity to th...

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AZSigned into law 08/2008P-12Assessment Task Force
H.B. 2211
Creates a seven-member Task Force on the Arizona Assessment of Achievements Test with members drawn from diverse urban and rural areas who a...

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CAProposed Rule COMMENT DEADLINE: 05/07/2007 Rule Adoption 12/2007P-12HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAMINATION
Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 1200, 1202, 1204, 1204.5, 1205, 1207, 1207.1,1207.2, 1207.5, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1211.5, 1215, 1215.5, 1216, 1217, 1218, 1219,1225
Introduces a fee for local educational agencies (LEA) that order excessive test materials, requires LEAs to submit unlisted accommodations a...

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CAVetoed 10/2007P-12Exit exams
S.B. 123
Requires a school district or state special school to grant a diploma to a pupil with a disability who is scheduled to graduate in a specifi...

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CAVetoed 10/2007P-12Assessments, Exit Exams
A.B. 144
Requires the Department of Education to provide the mathematics portion of the high school exit examination to the Franklin-McKinley School ...

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MNSigned into law 05/2007P-12State Assessment System
H.F. 2245 [High School Assessment]
Amends state's high school assessment system. Phases out MCA II's and phases in Graduation Required Assessment for Diploma (GRAD) exam. Esta...

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VASigned into law 03/2007P-12Standards, Assessment, Professional Development & Code of Conduct Updates
S.B. 795
Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United ...

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AKAdopted 12/2006P-12Passing Scores
4 AAC 06.739, .755
Amend rules to the Department of Education and Early Development,dealing with 10th grade standards based assessments. Repeals and readopts n...

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MISigned into law 05/2005P-12Provisions in original MEAP authorizing statute relating to administration of state assessment program
H.B. 4142
AN ACT to amend 1970 PA 38, entitled "An act to provide for assessment and remedial assistance programs of students in reading, mathematics ...

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NVAdopted 05/2005P-12High School Proficiency Examinations
NAC 389.027, .051, .056, .058, .061, .071
Amends provisions governing high school proficiency examinations. NEVADA REG 3705 (SN)...

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OKSigned into law 05/2005P-12Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force
S.B. 982, Section 4
Section 4 creates the Achieving Classroom Excellence Task Force. The purpose of the task force is to study the testing requirements for eigh...

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MISigned into law 12/2004P-12Education Assessment Program
H.B. 6230
Amends the State School Aid Act of 1979; provides that the Michigan Education Assessment Program tests shall be administered during the last...

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MISigned into law 10/2004P-12Timing of High School MEAP Tests
H.B. 6231
Revises the School Code; provides that the Michigan Education Assessment Program tests be administered to pupils during the last 90 days, ot...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12High School Remediation Funding Flexibility Program
A.B. 2647
Establishes the High School Remediation Funding Flexibility Program for the purpose of providing funding flexibility for remediation instruc...

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NYVetoed 09/2004Postsec.Student Admission Minimum Standardized Test Score
A.B. 7143
Precludes the use of a minimum standardized test cut-off score for student admission to or rejection by the State University of New York and...

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ILSigned into law 08/2004P-12Prairie State Achievement Exam
S.B. 2769
Amends the School Code. Provides that no student shall receive a regular diploma without taking the Prairie State Achievement Exam. Provides...

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LAVetoed 07/2004P-12Certificates of Attendance
H.B. 740
Provides for the awarding of certificates of attendance by the board of elementary and secondary education to any public high school student...

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TXRule Adoption 07/2004P-12Texas Success Initiative
19 TAC 1.4.C.4.54
Amends rules concerning exemption from the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative. Exempts high school students who achieve certain st...

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DESigned into law 05/2004P-12High School Diploma Issuance
S.B. 285
Requires the Department of Education to award diplomas based on current rules and regulations for students who graduate in 2004; allows the ...

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FLSigned by Governor 05/2004P-12
Postsec.
Accelerated High School Graduation, High Stakes Testing, Reading Deficiencies
S.B. 364
Revises course requirements in college & career preparatory accelerated high school graduation program; amends requirements for grade point ...

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ALAdopted 03/2004P-12Alternate Requirements for Students Failing Exit Test
AAC 290-3-1-.02
Allows high schools to confer the High School Diploma on students with disabilities who have failed a subject area test of the Graduation Ex...

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ALEmergency Rule Adoption 03/2004P-12Student Assessment Required for High School Diploma
AAC 290-4-2-.02
Allows students with disabilities who fail one portion of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam and meet certain other criteria to receive...

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MSRule Adoption 03/2004P-12Graduation Requirements and Exit Examinations
THF-1
Revises rules regarding graduation requirements and exit examinations. MISSISSIPPI REG 9026 (SN)...

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WASigned into law 03/2004P-12State Assessment Standards
H.B. 2195
1) The high school assessment system shall include but need not be limited to the Washington assessment of student learning, opportunities f...

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TXRule Adoption 11/2003P-12Program Services and Educational Programs
37 TAC 3.91.B.91.41, 91.43
Amends rules relating to basic education. Clarifies that commission youth are administered state educational assessments required to complet...

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CASigned into law 10/2003P-12Special Education High School Exit Examination
S.B. 964
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a request for a proposal for an independent consultant to assess options and pr...

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TXAdopted 09/2003P-12Performance Standards
19TAC §101.23 & 101.33
Requires the state board to determine the level of performance considered to be satisfactory on the assessment instruments. Sets the "commen...

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TXRule Adoption 09/2003P-12Development and Administration of Tests
19 TAC 101.23, .33
§101.23. Performance Standards. (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, Subchapter B, the State Boa...

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ILSigned into law 08/2003P-12Student Assessment
H.B. 2352
Makes provisions regarding state goals and assessments. Provides for student testing and limits maximum time allowed for all state testing i...

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MARule Adoption 07/2003P-12Standards for Competency Determination on MCAS
603 CMR 30.03
Students in the graduating class of 2003 shall meet or exceed the Needs Improvement threshold scaled score of 220 on both the English Langua...

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CTSigned into law 06/2003P-12Student Assessment
S.B. 1093 § 1
Revises statutes to allow student scores on grade 10 mastery exams to be added to the student's permanent record and transcipt for a student...

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FLSigned into law 06/2003P-12High School Graduation
H.B. 23
Provides learning opportunities for out-of-state and out-of- country transfer students and students needing additional instruction to meet h...

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NCSigned into law 06/2003P-12School Competency Test
H.B. 801
Modifies the state competency testing program to ensure that high school students who do not pass the competency test are given an opportuni...

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NVSigned into law 06/2003P-12High School Exit Examination Component
S.B. 1 (Omnibus Bill)
Addresses the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency exam. A passing score on this exam is required for Nevada students to obta...

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TXto governor 06/2003P-12Personal Graduation Plans
S.B. 1108 (Section 28.0212)
Requires the principal or other staff to identify each student who (1) hasn't performed well on assessments; (2) is not likely to receive a ...

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MNSigned into law 05/2003P-12Profile of Learning, High School Graduation Requirements, NCLB-Compliant Testing System, State Standards
H.F. 302 (multiple provisions)
Effective the 2003-04 school year and later, bars the state education commissioner from implementing the profile of learning portion of the ...

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MNSigned into law 05/2003P-12
Postsec.
Commissioner Recommendation Required on Provisions of State High School Tests
H.F. 302 (multiple provisions)
Effective the day after enactment, requires the commissioner to provide written recommendations to the committees of the legislature having ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2003P-12Reciprocity Agreements
H.B. 591
To facilitate the transfer of military personnel and their dependents to and from the public schools of this state, the agency is required t...

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WAEmergency Rule Adoption 04/2003P-12Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)
WAC 180-51-063
Establishes emergency rules to indicate notation on the high school transcript regarding the secondary Washington assessment of student lear...

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AKAdopted 12/2002P-12High School Graduation Examinations
4 AAC 06.755
Requires every sophomore to take the high school graduation exam. Juniors who have failed must be retested at least once each school year o...

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MISigned into law 12/2002P-12Protocol for Notification of Suspected Irregularities in MEAP Testing or Preparation
H.B. 5049
Requires the department of treasury or any other state agency which suspects irregularities in the administration of or the preparation of p...

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ALAdopted 10/2002P-12Student Assessment Required for Alabama High School
AAC 290-4-2-.02
Establishes rules amending the current rule by delaying implementation of the social studies subject- area test of the Alabama High School G...

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CASigned into law 09/2002P-12Longitudinal Achievement Data
S.B. 1453
Requires the State Department of Education to contract for the development or proposals that will provide for the retention and analysis of ...

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CAVetoed 09/2002P-12Exit Exam Prep Class
A.B. 1794
Authorizes a school district that offers adult education to offer a program, course, or class of supplemental instruction in preparation for...

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CAVetoed 09/2002P-12Data on Exam Failure Rates
S.B. 1408
Requires the governing board of each school district that grants a diploma of graduation from high school annually to compile the number of ...

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CASigned into law 09/2002P-12Changes/Clarifications in the exit exam system
S.B. 1476
Provides that language arts, with respect to the high school exit exam, refers to English language arts. Requires a school principal, to sub...

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CAVetoed 09/2002P-12Alternate assessments for exit examination for individuals with disabilities
A.B. 2600
Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the advisory committee established by this bill to develop guidelines regarding the me...

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UTSigned into law 07/2002P-12Status of 10th Grade Competency Test
H.B. 5007E
Modifies the State System of Public Education by extending for one year the pilot status of the tenth grade basic skills competency test....

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FLSigned into law 06/2002P-12Education Code Re-Write: Assessment Cutoff Scores, Accommodations
S.B. 20E
Grandfathers in the scores of 10th-graders who took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in spring 2001. Requires that when stat...

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TNSigned into law 05/2002P-12Exit Exam
H.B. 2897
Makes the single exit exam prior to high school graduation optional instead of mandatory; requires results be shared with legislative oversi...

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OHSigned into law 11/2001P-12Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) Provision
S.B. 1
Delays the requirement for students to pass all five tests to receive a high school diploma from the class of 2001 to the class of 2007. Pr...

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CASigned into law 09/2001P-12High School Exit Exam
A.B. 1609
Specifies that 2000-01 school year is the only year in which ninth-graders may take the high school exit examination. Creates new section re...

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AKSigned into law 06/2001P-122 Year Transition for the High School Grad. Requirement
S.B. 133
Relates to a 2 year transition for implementation of the public high school competency examination; establishes an essential skills examinat...

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DESigned into law 06/2001P-12Changes in the States Assessment System
S.B. 106
This piece of legislation makes adjustments in the states High Stakes assessment system. These changes include looking at measures other th...

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NVSigned into law 06/2001P-12Assessments, National Board Certification, Professional Development
S.B. 3A
Relates to achievement and proficiency examinations administered in public schools; revises provisions governing the increase of salary for ...

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WASigned into law 06/2001P-12Delays Assessments
S.B. 5686
Delays assessments timelines in areas other than reading and math....

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INSigned into law 05/2001P-12Accountability System
S.B. 165
Eliminates language that defined "expected [school] performance level" by student attendance rates, remediation rates, assessment scores and...

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NVSigned into law 05/2001P-12Informational Pamphlet on the High School Proficiency Examiniation
A.B. 318
Requires the department to develop an informational pamphlet concerning the high school proficiency examination; requires boards of each sch...

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COSigned into law 03/2001P-12CSAP Test Results
H.B. 1196
Allows local school districts to review the writing portion of a student's Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) test in order to help ...

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DESigned into law 05/2000P-12Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act
S.B. 260
Creates the Professional Development and Educator Accountability Act. Beginning in 2002, at least 20% of educator's performance evaluation w...

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MNSigned into law 05/2000P-12Profiles of Learning
S.F. 3286
Amends the Profile of Learning. Highlights: Allows districts to phase in the number of content standards required of students for graduatio...

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OKSigned into law 05/2000P-12Assessment
S.B. 491
Modifies the Oklahoma School Testing Program by administering a norm-referenced test in the third-grade beginning with the 2000-2001 school ...

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MOSigned by governor 07/1999P-12Rewards/Sanctions to Encourage State Test Performance
H.B. 889
Local boards of education shall adopt written policies regarding student participation in state assessments, to be given annually to every s...

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MOSigned by governor 07/1999P-12High-Stakes Assessments
H.B. 889
Any student scoring at the lowest proficiency level in any subject at any grade level on the statewide assessment instrument shall be requir...

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FLSigned into law 05/1999P-12A+ Plan - Exit Exam for High School Diploma
H.B. 751 (Omnibus Bill)
Students must pass grade 10 assessment test (instead of high school minimum competency test required previously) -- earning passing scores i...

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MSSigned into law 03/1999P-12Student Promotion and Accreditation Standards
S.B. 2156
Authorizes student assessment standards for student promotion and graduation in the public schools; defines standards for the implementation...

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+ 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
+ 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 Expenditures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies
+ Postsecondary Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate
+ Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--International
+ 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 Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
+ Special Populations--Migrant Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
+ Standards--Implementation
+ State Comparisons/Statistics
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Ballot Questions
+ State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses
+ State Policymaking--Politics
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Achievement--State Trends
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Student Surveys
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Incentives
+ Students--K-12 Exchange Students
+ Students--Mobility
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. 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