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State |
Status/Date |
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Summary |
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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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| 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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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | Amends deadline for a district to submit a waiver from requirement to provide free meal to free-/reduced-price lunch-eligible students during summer session; new deadline is no later than 60 days before the last regular meeting of the state board before the commencement of the summer school session. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2555_bill_20120919_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2555
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires a charter school to provide each needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced-price meal during each school day, Among other things, excludes a charter
school that offers only nonclassroom-based instruction or only online instruction from this requirement. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1551-1600/ab_1594_bill_20120906_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1594_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 1594
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | Authorizes a district, charter school, or county office of education operating a school garden to sell produce grown in the school garden, provided the district, charter school, or county office of education complies with applicable federal, state, and local health and safety requirements for the production, processing, and distribution of the produce. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2351-2400/ab_2367_bill_20120921_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2367
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Establishes the Farm-To-School Procurement Act. Directs the state department of education and the department of agriculture and industries coordinate and develop certain farm-to-school procurement processes and procedures; establishes respective duties of each agency. Provides for procedures and recommendations for certain farm product producers to access school-related food programs. Provides for the dissemination of certain information to schools and farm product producers. Specifies that district competitive bidding requirements do not apply to purchases of unprocessed agricultural products of under $100,000.
Title: H.B. 670
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Part A, Section 3: Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to provide the state education department a dataset listing students ages 3-18 who receive federal assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF). Requires the state education department to make the dataset available to all public and nonpublic schools participating in the national school lunch, school breakfast, summer food service, or special milk programs of the availability of such dataset. Requires such schools to access such dataset at least three times a year, and identify child eligible for free meals/milk; such child may receive free meals/milk without further application. Upon notification, a school must notify the child's parent/guardian of such eligibility. Such notification must contain the opportunity to decline receipt of free meals/milk, upon which the child must be removed from the free eligibility list for such program.
Chapter 57: http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A09057&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y#jump_to_Text
Title: A.B. 9057 - Free School Meals/Milk Without Separate Application
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| TX | Adopted 11/2011 | P-12 | Renames nutrition outreach and education programs and clarifies eligibility requirements for both programs. One program is now "Expanding the 3E's Grant Program" (former "Established Nutrition Education Practices for Public Schools Grant Program"); the other is now "Establishing the 3E's Grant Program" (former "Nutrition Education Grant Program"). §§26.42 -26.45, 26.52, 26.53, and 26.55 are adopted as published in the September 2, 2011 Texas Register (pages 6-7 of 134): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0902/0902prop.pdf. Sections 26.40, 26.41 and 26.51 are adopted as published in the November 25, 2011 Texas Register (pages 1-2 of 94): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1125/1125adop.pdf
Title: 4 TAC 26.40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Authorizes a school district or county office of education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local agency that determines CalFresh program eligibility, or its designee, to share information provided on the School Lunch Program application to determine an applicant's CalFresh program eligibility. Provides that the School Lunch Program application is confidential and prohibits the
information used in the application from being disclosed to any governmental agency, including the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Social Security Administration, or used for any purpose other than enrollment in the CalFresh program. Also requires a county that has entered into a memorandum of understanding to determine CalFresh program eligibility for children from the information provided on a School Lunch Program application shared with the county pursuant to the provisions discussed above, and, if the child is eligible, to enroll the child in the CalFresh program, upon receipt of a signed CalFresh program application. Also requires each county to request that the parent or guardian of each child who it determines meets the eligibility requirements for participation in the CalFresh program to provide additional documentation necessary for retention of eligibility in the CalFresh program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0401-0450/ab_402_bill_20111006_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 402
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Relating to Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/hb2800.dir/hb2800.a.html
Title: H.B. 2800
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education (ODE) to provide assistance to school districts, government agencies and community groups to encourage participation in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Afterschool Meal and Snack Program. Allows ODE to award grants to enable participation in USDA programs. Authorizes ODE to contract with public or private entity for purposes of providing technical assistance and administration of the grant program. Adjusts the request for grant allocations from $175,000 to $250,000 and reduces the request for administration funds from $75,000 to $30,000. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to ODE for grants and administration of grant program..
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0480.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 480
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Unless the department of agriculture grants a school district a waiver, requires a district in which at least 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch to provide a summer nutrition program for at least 30 days during the summer. Requires the department to annually notify each district of its responsibility concerning provision of a summer nutrition program for the following summer recess. Requires a district that intends to request a waiver to send written notice of the district's intent to the district's local school health advisory council by November 30, providing an explanation of the district's reason for requesting a waiver. Requires each district to notify the department by January 31 that the district either intends to provide a summer nutrition program or is requesting a waiver. Establishes criteria a district must meet for the department to issue a waiver. Provides a waiver is for a one-year period. Directs the department to report every other year to the legislature on district compliance with these provisions; identifying the funds, other than federal funds, used by school districts and the state in complying with these provisions; and identifying the total amount of any profit made or loss incurred through summer nutrition programs under these provisions. Requires the most recent version of this report to be maintained on the department of agriculture Web site. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00089F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 89
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Requires districts and charter schools to establish free breakfast programs. Allows school breakfast service during instructional time.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0144.pdf
Title: S.B. 144
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | Requires a school district to provide access to free, fresh drinking water during meal times in school food service areas by July 1, 2011, unless the governing board of a school district adopts a resolution stating that it is unable to comply with this requirement and demonstrating the reasons why it is unable to comply due to fiscal constraints or health and safety concerns. Requires that the resolution be publicly noticed on at least 2 consecutive meeting agendas and approved by at least a majority of the governing board. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1413_bill_20100930_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1413
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act to delete provisions requiring the state board to provide to the governor and general assembly a report on participation in the school breakfast program and other school meal programs. Pages 48-49: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB3681lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 125/4
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| DC | Adopted 07/2010 | P-12 | Establishes a Healthy Schools Fund to, among other purposes, (1) provide additional funding for healthy school meals; (2) provide free breakfasts in charter schools; (3) eliminate the reduced-price copayment; (4) provide resources to implement the breakfast-in-the-classroom program; and (5) encourage local foods to be served in schools (public schools and charter schools will receive an additional 5 cents per lunch meal reimbursement when at least one component of a reimbursable lunch meal is comprised entirely of locally grown and unprocessed foods). Permits the office of the state superintendent of education to increase the amounts reimbursable to public schools and charter schools for the aforementioned activities to further improve the quality and nutrition of school meals.
Directs public schools and charter schools to serve healthy and nutritious meals to students, and strongly encourages schools to consider serving vegetarian options each week. Strongly encourages public schools and charters to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program and achieve Gold Award Level certification. Requires all breakfast, lunch, and after-school meals served to students in public schools and charter schools or by organizations participating in the Afterschool Meal Program to meet or exceed specified federal nutritional standards. Additionally requires breakfast and lunch meals to meet or exceed (1) local standards enumerated in the legislation and (2) the serving requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program at the Gold Award Level for vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk, and other foods served in school meals.
Requires public schools to participate in federal meal programs whenever possible. Establishes several additional requirements for public school meals, including that schools (1) solicit input from students, faculty, and parents, through taste tests, comment boxes, surveys, a student nutrition advisory council, or other means, on nutritious meals that appeal to students; (2) promote healthy eating to students, faculty, staff and parents; and (3) provide at least 30 minutes for students to eat lunch. Encourages schools to make cold, filtered water available free to students, through water fountains or other means, when meals are served to students.
Directs the D.C. Public Schools to establish a central kitchen facility to (1) prepare, process, grow, and store nutritious foods for schools and nonprofit organizations; (2) support nutrition education programs; and
(3) provide job-training programs for students and District residents. Requires that charter schools be given reasonable access to this facility. Requires food service providers to provide schools and charter schools with specified information on foods they provide, including the nutritional content and ingredients of each menu item, the location where fruits and vegetables served in schools are grown and processed, and whether growers are engaged in sustainable agriculture practices. Requires that this information be posted in the school's office and on the school Web site, if one exists. Requires public schools and charter schools to inform families that vegetarian options and milk alternatives are available upon request.
Requires all foods provided through public school and charter school vending machines, fundraisers, snacks, after-school meals, or other means, or sold in stores in schools and charter schools, meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program at the Gold Award Level for competitive foods. Provides exceptions. Prohibits third parties (other than school-related organizations and school meal service providers) from selling food and beverages on school property from 90 minutes before the school day begins until 90 minutes after the school day ends. Prohibits foods that do not meet the standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's HealthierUS School Challenge program at the Gold Award Level for competitive foods from being (1) used as incentives, prizes, or awards in public schools or charter schools; or (2) advertised or marketed in public schools and charter schools through posters, signs, book covers, scoreboards, supplies, equipment or other means. Establishes penalties for violations of these provisions related to healthy vending, fundraising and prizes in public schools.
Directs the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission to review school nutrition and the aforementioned requirements of this title at least every 3 years and recommend improvements to the mayor and the council.
Establishes a farm-to-school program. Directs schools and charter schools to serve locally grown, locally processed and unprocessed foods whenever possible. Requires programs such as a local flavor week and a harvest of the month. Requires an annual report and recommendations on farm-to-school initiatives.
Pages 1-9 of 19: http://www.dccouncil.us/images/00001/20100510112429.pdf
Title: L.B. 18-564 - Healthy Foods
Source: www.dccouncil.us
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| DC | Adopted 07/2010 | P-12 | Establishes an environmental programs office in the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization that would establish comprehensive recycling, energy reduction, integrated pest management and lead testing programs. Requires DC public schools to use environmentally friendly cleaning supplies. Directs the District of Columbia Public Schools to submit to the mayor, the council, and the Healthy Schools and
Youth Commission, on or before December 31, 2010, a plan to use sustainable products in serving meals to students. On or before December 31, 2010, directs the Mayor to submit to the council a comprehensive report describing the implementation of recycling, composting, energy-reduction, pest management, air quality and environmentally friendly cleaning supplies programs in public schools. Directs the district department of the environment to create an environmental literacy plan.
Establishes a school gardens program in the office of the state superintendent of education. On or before June 30, 2011, requires the school gardens program to issue a report to the mayor, the council, and the Healthy Schools and Youth Commission about the state of school gardens in the District of Columbia, plans for expanding them, and recommendations for improving the program. Directs the University of the District of Columbia to assist the school gardens program by providing technical expertise, curricula and soil testing for school gardens. Permits the sale and consumption of food grown in school gardens when safe. Provides that one of the purposes of the newly-created Healthy Schools Fund is to make competitive grants available to support school gardens.
Amends the Green Building Act of 2006 to encourage school construction to achieve LEED Gold certification if sufficient funding for the construction or renovation is provided.
Pages 4 and 11-13 of 19: http://www.dccouncil.us/images/00001/20100510112429.pdf
Title: LB 18-564 - School Environments and School Gardens
Source: www.dccouncil.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Permits schools participating in a school breakfast program to offer breakfast to students in their classrooms during the school day. Provides that in each fiscal year in which the general assembly appropriates funds, each district and charter school participating in a school breakfast program must provide a free breakfast to any student eligible under federal requirements for a reduced-price breakfast.
Existing law requires local boards to adopt and enforce standards for the types of food that may be sold on school premises; new provision extends these requirements to beverages sold on school grounds. In adopting standards for food and beverages sold on school premises, requires local boards to consult with a licensed dietitian or school nutrition specialist, and to consult the dietary guidelines jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and to incorporate the guidelines into the standards as possible. Requires local standards to prohibit vending machines in classrooms. Requires local boards to designate staff responsible for ensuring that the district or charter school meets the adopted nutritional standards, and for this staff member to prepare an annual report on the district's or school's compliance with the standards and submit it to the department of education.
Defines an "a la carte" item as any individually priced food or beverage item sold through (1) a school food service program; (2) a vending machine; or (3) a store run by the school, a student association or other school-sponsored organization. (Excludes from the definition of "a la carte" item foods and beverages sold as a school fundraiser or school-sponsored event outside the regular school day, or at an interscholastic athletic event.) Bars schools from permitting the sale of a la carte beverage items during the regular and extended school day (excludes water, milk and juice beverages that meet specified nutritional standards). Sets additional limits on beverage sales during the regular and extended school day.
Provides that when the department of education obtains free computer software that evaluates the nutritional value of foods and performs specified functions, the department must make this software available to all public and charter schools. When this software is available, requires a la carte items to meet nutritional criteria set forth in legislation.
Pages 14-21, 27-28 of 32: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_SB_210_EN_N.pdf
Title: S.B. 210, Part II
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| VT | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Proposes to maximize eligibility and simplify the enrollment process in 3SquaresVT by implementing federal options in the supplemental nutrition assistance program; Requires schools in districts receiving 21st Century Community Learning Center grant funds to provide fiscal sponsorship to organizations operating after-school programs in order to access funding for meals and snacks through the federal nutrition programs.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bills/Passed/H-408.pdf
Title: H.B. 408
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Makes changes concerning the the breakfast incentive program. Adds subsection making grants available to school boards and welfare centers to offer the school breakfast program in non-traditional settings or using non-traditional methods. Specifies that priority will be given to applications from schools on the Early Academic Warning List. Amends elements on which the state board must report to the governor and the general assembly concerning free meals in schools. Specifies information required in the report. Eliminates provision allowing local boards to determine which schools will be required to operate a school breakfast program. Eliminates provision allowing districts to opt out of the school breakfast program; replaces with provision allowing districts to opt out individual schools. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1957lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1957
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education, in conjunction with the department of public health, to develop and make available to each school board guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies. Requires each local board to implement a policy based on these guidelines by January 2011. Requires the establishment of a committee to develop the guidelines. At least every 2 years, requires an in-service training program for school personnel who work with students to be conducted by persons with expertise in anaphylactic reactions and management. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0281lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 281
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Clarifies that districts must continue to operate a summer breakfast and lunch program as long as they have one or more schools (i) in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals and (ii) that have a summer school program.
Pages 53-55 of 63: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1977lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1977 - Summer Food Service
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Creates the Farm Fresh Schools Program to increase access to and promoting the consumption of locally grown fruits and vegetables in schools, and to increase physical activities and programs that promote student wellness. Establishes the Farm Fresh Schools Program Fund. Directs the department of agriculture and state board of education to jointly administer a grant review process and award competitive grants. Provides the first 6 grants awarded pmust be awarded in 6 different counties, including 3 urban counties and 3 rural counties with a significant agricultural economy. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0078lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 78
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Transfers, credits or allocates certain moneys from specified funds and accounts to other specified funds, accounts or agencies to be used for specified purposes; authorizes the State Treasurer to lend moneys to the Department of Revenue in certain circumstance; relates to administering private activity bonds; authorizes certain fees by the Chief Justice; relates to school district breakfast reimbursement; relates to correctional officer certification training; relates to land use decision fees. Chapter 885
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3199.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3199
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Creates new section 3313.719. Directs school districts, community schools, STEM schools and chartered nonpublic schools to adopt written policies to protect students with peanut or other food allergies. Requires that policies be developed in consultation with parents, school nurses and other school employees, school volunteers, students and community members.
Page 1200 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3313.719
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Establishes an interagency farm-to-school coordination task force to promote a healthy diet for schoolchildren and the business of small to mid-sized local farms and ranches. Directs the task force to develop and implement a plan to facilitate the availability of locally grown food products in public schools. Directs the task force to design new education resources, or review or update existing resources, on nutrition and food education that may be used by schools and districts; expand food-focused experiential education programs; help identify funding sources for schools and districts to recover the costs associated with purchasing locally grown food products; and offer advanced skills development training to school food service employees regarding the proper methods of handling, preparing and serving locally grown foods, among other duties. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01027F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1027
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the department of agriculture to develop an outreach program to promote better health and nutrition programs and prevent obesity among children in the state. Directs the department of agriculture to develop a program to award grants to public school campuses for best practices in nutrition education. Also directs the department of agriculture to develop a program to award grants to participants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Head Start program, or other early childhood education programs to operate nutrition education programs for children between the ages of 3 and 5.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB00282F.pdf
Title: S.B. 282
Source:
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules establishing a policy for the management of food allergies and anaphylaxis among students enrolled in schools of school districts and institute charter schools. Requires the State Board to consult with the Department of Public Health and Environment in adopting the statewide policy. Specifies mandatory provisions for the statewide policy.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/7F710B3DE461F78A87257555005F434A?open&file=226_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 226
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Florida Qualified School Construction Bond Allocation Act; requires the Office of Technology and Information Services (under supervision of the state board) to develop a systemwide technology plan, making budget recommendations to the commissioner, providing data collection and management for the system, assisting school districts in securing Internet access and telecommunications services, including those eligible for funding under the Schools and Libraries Program of the federal Universal Service Fund, and coordinating
services with other state, local, and private agencies; requires the Office of Technology and Information Services to develop a method to address the need for a statewide approach to planning and operations of library and information services to achieve a single K-20 education system library information portal and a unified higher education library management system.
Provides for the Virtual instruction program - a program of instruction provided in an interactive learning environment created through technology in which students are separated from their teachers by time or space, or both, and in which a Florida-certified teacher is responsible for at least: (a) 50% of the direct instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 5; or (b) 80% of the direct instruction to students in grades 6 through 12.
Amends the school food service programs statute to require each district school board to implement school breakfast programs that make breakfast meals available to all students in each elementary school; by the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, universal school breakfast programs shall be offered in schools in which 80 % or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Authorizes, for the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the Department of Education to conduct a pilot program to determine the feasibility of managing the Florida Teachers Lead Program through a centralized electronic system.
http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2009-059.pdf
Title: S.B. 1676
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Allows a school food authority to establish, maintain, equip, and operate a food-service facility; requires a board of education of a school district either to allow a district charter school of the school district to transfer the maintenance, supervision, and operation of the district charter school's food-service facility from the school district to a school food authority or to agree to provide food services to the district charter school according to terms that the district charter school requests.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/BB267B13A49BB6F087257553007ECA26?open&file=230_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 230
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Modifies the manner in which school meal prices, including lunch and breakfast, are determined by the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB160_SD2_.HTM
Title: S.B. 160
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Adds children enrolled in state-subsidized early childhood education programs operated by public schools and who are eligible for reduced-cost lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act to the list of qualifying students eligible to receive a free lunch under the child nutrition school lunch protection program.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3E0D0EC009ECA5BA87257537001A2CF2?open&file=033_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 33
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| RI | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Contains nutrition requirements for school food service programs so that students may receive balanced, nutritious meals and snacks at school. RHODE ISLAND 3786
Title: Uncodified
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Adopted 02/2009 | P-12 | Preserves and protects the nutritional integrity of Food and Nutrition Service operations in public schools and districts. Strengthens and clarifies the agreements for providing school food services.
http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalSubDocList.do?deptID=4&deptName=300%20Department%20of%20Education&agencyID=109&agencyName=301%20Colorado%20State%20Board%20of%20Education&ccrDocID=2025&ccrDocName=1%20CCR%20301-3%20FOOD%20AND%20NUTRITION%20SERVICES
Title: 1 CCR 301-3
Source: http://www.sos.state.co.us
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| WY | Adopted 01/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules to require promulgation of rules and regulations governing Food Service Operations in districts and provide financial assistance to districts operating food service programs having deficit balances. Amends rules to promulgate rules mandating an annual report from districts applying for those funds.
http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rules/RULES/7296.pdf
Title: Chapter 4
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us
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| IL | Adopted 11/2008 | P-12 | Requires every public school, at the beginning of each school year, to publicly announce the availability of free lunches and, as applicable, free breakfasts. Provides this public notice may be published in a newspaper of general circulation for the school district, made available on the school district's Web site, provided in a school newsletter, or included with registration materials. Requires the notice to include at least the criteria used to determine eligibility for free meals, the process for applying for a free meal, and the name and telephone number of a contact person for the program. Requires that copies of the notice also be made available upon request to any interested person.
Deletes references to exemptions permitted from healthy food requirements by certain schools during the 2006-2007 school year.
Pages 313-319 of 330: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume32_issue45.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 305.5, .10, .15, .17, APPENDIX A, B
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Amends existing law relating to direct certification for enrollment in the School Lunch and Breakfast Program. Permits the State Department of Education to directly certify children into the school meal program. Authorizes the Department of Health Care Services to exchange the information necessary to verify eligibility. Authorizes the department to perform direct certification and enrollment of children. Authorizes related data review for improving data match effectiveness for certification purposes. Chapter 673
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2300
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | P-12 | Expresses findings of the legislature related to childhood obesity and the significance of free tap water at schools. Prohibits the governing board of a school district from entering into or renewing a contract that restricts the availability of free tap water at a location on the school campus. Authorizes each school district to provide free tap water in school food service areas including areas where reimbursable meals are served or consumed under federal lunch and breakfast program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2704
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| HI | GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence 07/2008 | P-12 | Directs the department of education, in partnership with the department of health, to develop and implement a three-year food waste recycling pilot project in one or more schools. Requires the department of education and the department of health, in developing and implementing the pilot project, to consider using public-private partnerships and encourages the departments to seek public-private sector funding support. Makes an appropriation.
Requires the department of education, with the assistance of the department of health, to submit interim reports on the pilot project to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2009 and 2010, and a final report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2011. Provides the reports must include information and recommendations about the efficacy of and the costs associated with the food waste recycling pilot project. Requires that the final report also include a recommendation on whether the food waste recycling pilot project should be made permanent.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB871_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB0871%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 871
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Requires expansion of the school district breakfast programs to middle and high schools; sets prices for school meals and for provision of the universal free school breakfast; authorizes the Department of Education to develop incentive program to encourage student participation; provides for information to students and parents; clarifies allocation of funds; provides for alternate site locations and alternate breakfast options; provides for breakfast meals.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0623er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0623&Session=2008
Title: H.B. 623
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Creates the child nutrition school lunch protection program and child nutrition school lunch protection program fund to eliminate the reduced price paid by children who are eligible for reduced-cost lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/
Title: S.B. 123
Source:
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Establishes the Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program in the Department of Agriculture to promote the sale of farm products grown in the state to schools, to solicit farmers to sell their products to schools, to develop and regularly update a database of farmers interested in selling their products to schools, to facilitate the purchases from farmers by interested schools, and providing outreach and guidance to farmers concerning the program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0158t.pdf
Title: S.B. 158
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Specifies that each local school board's plan for compliance with nutritional breakfast and lunch programs include specific provisions to encourage purchasing local agriculture.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3341.pdf
Title: S.B. 3341
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to establish Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program and to assist school districts that participate in the United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program in utilizing Oregon food products and produce from school gardens and to promote food- and garden-based educational activities.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/08ss1/measpdf/hb3600.dir/hb3601.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3601A
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | The bill creates the farm-to-school program within the department of agriculture to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown food by schools. The department of agriculture, along with the department of health, the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI), the deartment of general administration and Washington State University, must execute the following, in order of priority: 1. Identify and develop policies and procedures to implement and evaluate the farm-to-school program; 2. Assist food producers, distributors and food brokers to market state grown food to schools; 3. Assist schools in connecting with local producers; 4. Identify and recommend mechanisms that will increase the predictability of sales for producers; 5. Identify and make available existing curricula, programs and publications for educational purposes; 6. Support efforts to advance other farm-to-school connections; and, 7. Seek additional funds. In cooperation with OSPI, the department of agriculture must collect data on the activities conducted under the act and report biennially to the legislature.
The bill also creates the Washington grown fresh fruit and vegetable grant program within OSPI to facilitate consumption of state grown food by school children. The grant program is to be modeled after the fderal fresh fruit and vegetable program (42 USC Sec. 1769(g)); however, schools receiving grants under this federal program are not eligible for state grants. OSPI must solicit applications, conduct a competitive process and make one to two-year grants to urban and rural schools. The superintendent must follow certain factors and criteria when evaluating applications and selecting grantees. Priority is to be given to applicant schhols with grades K-8 that participate in the national school lunch program and have 50% or more of their students eligible for free or reduced price meals. In coordination with the department of agriculture, OSPI is directed to track outcome measures of the grant program.
School districts are authorized to operate school gardens or farms for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables to be used for educational purposes and to be offered to students through district meal and snack programs. Student organizations (such as 4-H) must be given the opportunity to be involved in the operation of the garden or farm. When the gardens/farms are used for educational purposes, students must be afforded the opportunity to learn about conventional and organic growing methods.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/6483-S2.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 6483
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| NY | Signed into law 01/2008 | P-12 | Directs the commissioner of education to review ventilation and air temperature conditions in public school cafeterias in New York City. Requires a report to be made specifying those schools where improvements in infrastructure or other investments of funds would be most effective in removing threats to the health and safety of employees working in the cafeteria and the estimated cost of such improvements. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06487&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6487
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | P-12 | Prohibits a school or school district, through a vending machine or school food service establishment during school hours and up to 1/2 hour before and after school hours, from making available to pupils in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, a food containing artificial trans fat. Prohibits the use of artificial trans fat in the preparation of a food item served to those pupils. Excludes food provided as part of a USDA meal program. Chapter 648
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_490_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 490
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Directs a district to develop a plan to have a summer breakfast or lunch (or both) program for each school (i) in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals and (ii) that has a summer school program. Requires such plans to be implemented in the summer of 2008 and to operate for the duration of the summer school program. Provides that if the district has one or more elementary schools, the program must be operated such that all eligible students receive services. Provides that if a school in which at least 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals is not open during the summer, the school must, on request by a not-for-profit entity, provide information on the number of children in the school who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals.
Allows a school to opt out if reimbursement would not cover costs.
Eliminates provision that encouraged the boards of all districts serving at least 50% free- and reduced-price meals to operate a summer meal program or identify a not-for-profit entity to do so.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB1964lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1964
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Permits local boards to enter into lease purchase or installment purchase contracts for food service equipment.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H705v0.html
Title: H.B. 705
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the food distribution program revolving fund to support the administration and operation of the food distribution program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB13_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Allows charter schools, approved nonpublic schools and residential facilities for children to apply for reimbursement for approved school meals.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/HB0213.html
Title: H.B. 213
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| VT | Veto overridden 06/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the local foods mini-grant program created in Act No. 145 of 2006 as a permanent program to award local grants to help schools develop relationships with local farmers and producers; names it the Rozo McLaughlin Farm-to- School Program; provides funding for equipment, resources, training, and materials that will help to increase use of local foods in the school food service program, farm-to-school education and teacher training, and professional development for food service personnel.
Title: H.B. 91
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Creates and makes an appropriation for the Start Smart Nutrition Program. The program is intended to ensure all students have a nutritious breakfast. The goals are to eliminate the reduced price paid by students in the breakfast program, increase the students receiving breakfast, decrease health care costs, lessen risk of obesity and offer healthier diet to students.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/171CEFE777EF252687257251007B92D8?open&file=059_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 59
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Relates to school breakfast funding. Changes the basis for the state reimbursement of the school breakfast program from the current year to the second preceding year. The current reimbursement amount of $.05 per school breakfast served is retained. Current law allowing the appropriation to be pro-rated if sufficient funds are not appropriated is repealed.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB73.pdf
Title: L.A. 73
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Alters the criteria used to determine whether a school qualifies to participate in the Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb1199e.pdf
Title: H.B. 1199
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a website to facilitate and promote the purchase of Virginia farm products by schools, universities, and other educational institutions under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Education. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB797
Title: S.B. 797
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Passed 02/2007 | P-12 | This joint resolution of the legislature requests the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Education to establish a farm-to-school task force to develop a plan for implementing a Farm-to-School Program in Virginia. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SJ347ER
Title: S.J. 347
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to develop and maintain nutrition guidelines for all food and beverages served on public school campuses. Requires school nutrition guidelines to include sugar and sodium.
Title: A.B. 469
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Extends the reimbursement rate for free and reduced- price meals to specified child development programs. Requires school and such development programs to follow specified state and federal nutrition guidelines and other requirements in order to receive the reimbursement. Requires the education entity seeking the reimbursement to comply with certain meal pattern or meal planning requirements to receive the reimbursement during the 2006-07 school year. Provides a school self-certification of compliance.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1651-1700/sb_1674_bill_20060908_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1674
Source: Child Development Program
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| WV | Adopted 09/2006 | P-12 | Amends rules regarding the pre-K & K-12 program or curriculum requirements; reduces the amount of required teaching time for English Language Arts and Reading in middle school; changes pathway options to high school graduation from 3 to 2; requires a minimum number of Advanced Placement courses be offered or an International Baccalaureate program at the high school level; revises the school Breakfast and Lunch program; revises components of the Five Year School and School System Strategic Plans. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/worddocs/126-042.doc
Title: Title 126, Series 42
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Amends the School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act and the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Makes changes concerning the breakfast incentive program, surveys to identify parental interest in school breakfast programs and barriers to establishing school breakfast programs. Provides for a list of school districts and schools granted an exemption from a regional superintendent of schools. Requires a percentage of students in the National School Lunch Program to be low income. Requires hearings. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=50&GA=94&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=2336&GAID=8&LegID=23031&SpecSess=&Session=
Title: S.B. 2336
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | The department, the Texas Education Agency, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall ensure that applicable information
maintained by each entity is used on at least a quarterly basis to identify children who are categorically eligible for free meals under the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program. In complying with this subsection, the department, agency, and commission shall use information that corresponds to the months of the year in which enrollment in the food stamp program is customarily higher than average.
(b)AAThe department shall determine the feasibility
The department shall determine the feasibility of establishing a process under which school districts verify student eligibility for the national free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program through a direct verification process that uses information maintained under the food stamp and Medicaid programs,
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/data/docmodel/793/billtext/pdf/HB00001F.PDF
Title: H.B. 1 C (Section 1.19)
Source: Texas Legislature
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Creates in the agency of agriculture, food and markets a local foods mini-grant program for the purpose of helping Vermont schools develop relationships with local farmers and producers. Allows a school, district, consortium of schools, or consortium of districts to apply for a grant of up to $15,000 to:
(1) purchase equipment, resources, and materials that will help to increase use of local foods in the school food service program;
(2) purchase items, including local farm products, that will help teachers to use hands-on educational techniques to teach children about nutrition and farm-to-school connections; and
(3) provide professional development and technical assistance to help teachers educate students about nutrition and farm-to-school connections.
Directs that priority be given to schools and districts in the early stages of developing farm-to-school connections and education and that are making progress toward the implementation of the Vermont nutrition and fitness policy guidelines. Directs the secretary of agriculture, food and markets to work with existing programs and organizations to create educational opportunities for farmers to help them increase their markets by selling their products to schools and state government agencies. Directs the commissioner of education to offer expanded regional training sessions for public school food service personnel and child care resource development specialists during 2007. Provides that training must include information about strategies for purchasing, processing, and serving locally grown foods, as well as information about nutrition, obesity prevention, coping with severe food allergies, and food service operations.
Requires the commissioner of education, secretary of agriculture, food and markets, and secretary of human services, on or before January 15, 2007, to jointly make recommendations to the senate and house committees on agriculture, institutions, and education and the house committee on human services on the following:
(1) Strategies the general assembly could adopt or encourage to increase use of locally grown foods in Vermont schools, regulated child care programs, and state agencies.
(2) Whether moving administration of the U.S.D.A. food distribution program (the food commodities program) from the agency of human services to another department or agency such as the department of education or the agency of agriculture, food and markets would improve integration of the program with efforts to include more fresh foods in general and Vermont-grown foods in particular and would result in more frequent delivery of foods in a timely fashion.
(3) Ways to improve the effectiveness of the local foods mini-grant program.
(4) Ways to improve the effectiveness of training for public school food service personnel.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT145.HTM
Title: H.B. 456
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Directs the commissioner of education, with the commissioner of health to annually inform superintendents and principals of appropriate practices regarding students with life-threatening allergies and chronic illnesses; and prepare and distribute policies, training materials, and school guidelines for managing students with life-threatening allergies and chronic illnesses, including family responsibilities, school responsibilities, and student responsibilities. Directs districts to annually:
(A) inform parents of students with life-threatening allergies and life-threatening chronic illnesses of applicable provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other applicable federal statutes, state statutes, federal regulations, and state rules;
(B) inform appropriate school staff of their responsibilities; and
(C) provide necessary training to carry out these responsibilities. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT158.HTM
Title: H.B. 611
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| ME | Adopted 01/2006 | P-12 | The Department of Education is proposing amendments to Ch. 51 - Child Nutrition Programs in Public Schools and Institutions. The rule contains the requirements that supplement federal regulations pertaining to the National School Lunch Program, the After School Snack Program, the School Breakfast Program, and the School Milk Program. The rule requires funds from all food and beverage sales made at anytime on school property to accrue to the benefit of the school's non-profit school food service program; with exceptions.
Proposed amendments would allow, under local school board policy or policy established by Career and Technical/Center Cooperative Boards, a school, approved student organization, or program to benefit from the sale of foods and beverages sold at food sales, in school stores, and in vending machines, and for the sponsors of community events to benefit from the sale of food or beverages sold at the event. Amendments also clarify that a school, approved student organization or program may sell foods or beverages if consistent with the requirement that such sales not include foods of minimal nutritional value. The rule amends the current exception for the sale of foods and beverages by Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers or programs to be consistent with all exceptions in the rule which allow, by school board policy or Career Technical Education Region/Center cooperative board policy, the sale of food which include foods of minimal nutritional value as defined in the rule but limits this exception to the CTE Culinary Arts Program.
Title: CMR 05-071-051
Source: Lexis/Nexis, StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Requires the department to develop and make available guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies. Requires the guidelines to include: (1) Education and training for school personnel on the management of students with life-threatening food allergies, including training related to the administration of medication with a cartridge injector pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-212a of the general statutes, (2) procedures for responding to life-threatening allergic reactions to food, (3) a process for the development of individualized health care and food allergy action plans for every student with a life-threatening food allergy, and (4) protocols to prevent exposure to food allergens.
Requires each local and regional board of education, by July 2006, to implement a plan, based on the department guidelines, for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00104-R00SB-01312-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 1312
Source: www.cga.ct.gov
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| CT | Vetoed 06/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies that K-5 daily physical exercise requirement must include at least 20 minutes of exercise per full school day in addition to any physical education requirements.
Authorizes every local and regional board of education to establish a School Wellness Committee to monitor and implement nutrition and physical activity policies required pursuant to the provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, P.L. 108-265. States that each such committee is to make recommendations to its board of education regarding school wellness issues, including ordering Connecticut grown foods for inclusion in school meals, conducting school fundraisers with either healthy food or nonfood items, establishing a nutrition education curriculum and promoting physical education and exercise. States that committee members may include a school administrator, a physical education teacher, a teacher who does not teach physical education, a school nurse, a local pediatrician, the food service director for the school district, two parents of children enrolled in a school in the school district, a middle school student, a member of the local or regional board of education and a high school student.
Requires school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, and any school sponsored or nonschool sponsored fundraising activities to sell only the following beverages: (1) Water, (2) milk, including, but not limited to, chocolate milk, soy milk, rice milk and other similar dairy or nondairy milk, (3) one hundred per cent fruit juice or vegetable juice or a combination of such juices, (4) beverages that contain only water and fruit juice and have no added natural or artificial sweeteners, and (5) one-half hour after the last lunch period in high schools only, sugar free soft drinks or electrolyte replacement beverages containing no more than forty-two grams of added sweetener per twenty ounce serving, provided such sugar free soft drinks or electrolyte replacement beverages constitute no more than twenty per cent each of the beverage options permitted pursuant to this subsection.
Authorizes a local or regional board of education to permit the sale of other beverages to students at middle schools or high schools provided (1) such sale is in connection with a school sponsored event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such beverages are not sold from a vending machine or school store.
Requires the Department of Education to annually publish a list of recommended prepackaged foods and set nutritional standards for other foods, other than beverages and foods served as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, that may be offered as the only foods on school premises for sale to students. Requires local and regional boards of education to implement such recommendations and permit students on school premises to buy only those foods (1) included in the list of recommended prepackaged foods, (2) meeting the nutritional standards set by the department, or (3) served as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, not later than August 15, 2006, and annually thereafter.
Allows a local or regional board of education to permit the sale to students of foods that are not listed as recommended prepackaged foods or do not meet the nutritional standards set by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, provided (1) such sale is in connection with a school sponsored event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such foods are not sold from a vending machine or school store.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/act/Pa/2005PA-00117-R00SB-01309-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 1309
Source: www.cga.ct.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Requires each district school board to develop a plan to sponsor a summer nutrition program beginning in the summer of 2006. Provides criteria for operating program sites. Authorizes exemption from sponsoring said program and provides procedures therefor. Authorizes school boards to encourage not-for-profit entities to sponsor said program under certain circumstances. Authorizes the superintendent of schools to collaborate with municipal and county governmental agencies and private, not-for-profit leaders in implementing the plan.
Requires the department to provide to each local board by February 15 of each year a list of local organizations that have filed letters of intent to participate in the summer nutrition program in order for the board to be able to determine how many sites are needed to serve the children and where to place each site.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/bills_detail.aspx?Id=15724&iSessionSelectedIndex=1&sBillSubjectText=&sBillNumberText=227&iSponsorSelectedIndex=0&iBillListSelectedIndex=0&sStatueAmendedText=&iBillTypeSelectedIndex=0&iReferredToSelectedIndex=0&iChamberSelectedIndex=2&iBillSearchListPageIndex=0
Title: H.B. 227
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Authorizes the department of education to set school lunch prices of up to 1/2, rather than 1/3, of the cost of preparing the lunches, to allow for cost recovery from lunch sales. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb843_.htm
Title: H.B. 843
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| WA | to governor 05/2005 | P-12 | Subject to funding, requires school districts, by the 2005-06 school year, to begin school breakfast programs in schools in which more
than 40 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced price lunches. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to consult with certain education interests when adopting the criteria for waiving school meal requirements.
Title: H.B. 1771
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | By July 1, 2006, requires the department to develop minimum nutrition standards that at least meet federal guidelines for food and beverages sold or served at elementary and middle/junior high schools during the school day. Requires all elementary and middle/junior high schools to participate in the national school lunch program unless in a school district with fewer than 100 students, in which the district may opt not to participate. Requires food sold or served at elementary and middle/junior high schools or at school events during the school day to meet the departmental nutrition standards, including food sold as a la carte items in the food service program and food and beverages sold in vending machines, snack bars and meal-period kiosks and at school stores. Bars food of minimal nutritional value as defined in federal law from being sold or served during the school day at any elementary or middle/junior high school.
Beginning on July 15, 2006, requires new and renewal contracts for food and/or beverages to expressly prohibit the sale of sugared, carbonated beverages and all other foods of minimal nutritional value on elementary and middle/junior high campuses. Allows the department to approve a carbonated drink that meets or exceeds the department's minimum nutrition standards.
Authorizes parents, students and community members to review food and beverage contracts to ensure that food and drinks sold on elementary and middle/junior high campuses are nutritious, help students learn and model fit living for life.
Allows districts serving students in grades 9-12 to adopt nutrition standards for high schools.
Specifies that this bill does not prohibit a district from developing nutrition standards more stringent than the department's standards, prohibit or limit the sale of food or beverages through student, teacher, or educational groups' fundraising activities when items are intended for sale off school grounds, or prohibit or limit the sale of food or beverage items to adults in a faculty lounge or under other circumstances where the sale or distribution is limited to teachers, administrators or other adults.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2544
Title: H.B. 2544
Source:
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, requires each school to limit access to no more than one day each week to retail fast foods in the cafeteria, whether sold by contract, commercial vendor, or otherwise.
Requires every district to appoint a food service director who is responsible for the management and oversight of the food service program in the district; allows two or more contiguous districts to form a "school food service area," in which a school food service director must be jointly selected by the participating superintendents to oversee the school food service area. Each school food service director must be certified as a "school food service and nutrition specialist" or certified by a Level 2 certificate issued by the American School Food Service Association within three years after this bill goes into effect. Requires school cafeteria managers to annually receive at least two hours of continuing education in applied nutrition and healthy meal planning and preparation.
Defines "competitive food," "school day" and school-day-approved beverage." Defines "school-day-approved beverage" as water, 100% fruit juice, lowfat milk, and any beverage that contains no more than 10 grams of sugar per serving. Requires the state board to specify the minimum nutritional standards for all foods and beverages sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs in vending machines, school stores, canteens, and a la carte cafeteria sales. Requires minimum nutritional standards to be based on the most recent edition of the United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Requires the state board rule to address serving size, sugar, and fat content of the foods and beverages. Permits school districts to impose more stringent standards than the state board standards. Requires all schools to follow the state board minimum standards unless the school has obtained a waiver from the state board. Requires any waiver approved by the state board to be reviewed on an annual basis.
Bars schools from selling competitive foods or beverages from the time of the arrival of the first student at the school building until 30 minutes after the last lunch period. Allows only school-day-approved beverages to be sold in elementary schools during the school day in vending machines, school stores, canteens, or fundraisers that sell beverages by students, teachers, or groups on school grounds.
Establishes fines and other sanctions for any public school that violates the school food nutrition requirements in section 4 of this bill.
Requires each school food service director to annually assess school nutrition in the district and issue a written report to parents, the local school board, and school-based decision making councils. The report must include:
(a) An evaluation of compliance with the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs;
(b) An evaluation of the availability of contracted fast foods or foods sold through commercial vendors;
(c) A review of access to foods and beverages sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs, including vending machines, school stores, canteens, and a la carte cafeteria sales;
(d) A list of foods and beverages that are available to students, including the nutritional value of those foods and beverages; and
(e) Recommendations for improving the school nutrition environment.
Requires the state board to develop an assessment tool that each school district may use to evaluate its physical activity environment. Requires the evaluation to be completed annually and released to the public at the same time as the school food service director's annual nutrition report. Requires every local board to discuss the findings of the nutrition report and physical activity report, seek public comments during a public meeting of the board, and annually hold an advertised public forum to present a plan to improve school nutrition and physical activities in the school district.
Requires each school council of an elementary school to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students. The policy may permit physical activity to be considered part of the instructional day, up to 30 minutes per day, or 150 minutes per week. Each school council must adopt an assessment tool or utilize an existing assessment program to annually determine each child's level of physical activity. Requires the department to make available a list of available resources to carry out the provisions of this subsection, and to report annually to the Legislative Research Commission on how the schools are providing physical activity under these requirements, and on the types of physical activity being provided. The policy developed by the school council must comply with provisions required by federal law, state law, or local board policy.
Bill summary, history and text: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB172.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB172/FN.doc
Title: S.B. 172
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 02/2005 | P-12 | Relates to the Childhood Hunger Relief Act. Provides that every public school must have a free breakfast program. Strongly encourages all districts with at least 50% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch to sponsor a summer food service program by summer 2006. Requires school boards and welfare centers to keep accurate accounts of all moneys expended for free school breakfast programs, free lunch programs and summer food service programs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/93/hb/09300hb0756lv.htm
Title: H.B. 756
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Establishes a 2-year pilot program to make available free fresh and dried fruits and fresh vegetables to pupils in eligible elementary and secondary schools through the state, with certain requirements. Requires a participating school to submit biennial reports. This bill would become operative only if SB 1566 of the 2003-04 Regular Session is enacted and becomes effective on or before January 1, 2005. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2504_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2504_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2504
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Encourages the governing board of a school district participating in the National School Lunch Program to disseminate information regarding the nutritional content of the lunches served as part of the program and to limit the amount of fat and saturated fat in the entrees served as part of that program in compliance with federal recommendations. Requires the State Board of Education to include on its Web site information regarding compliance with those provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2686_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2686_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2686
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Specifies that before school may serve irradiated foods, the district must: (1) Take formal action permitting the use of irradiated foods.
(2) Make all of the following information available in any appropriate form to pupils and their parents:
(A) The purpose of irradiation use on foods.
(B) The effects of irradiation on the nutritional value of foods.
(C) Objective and balanced scientifically peer-reviewed research on the use of irradiation on foods.
(3) Ensure that menu items containing irradiated foods are clearly labeled with the phrase ''treated with irradiation'' or
''treated by irradiation.'' http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1988_bill_20040825_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_1988_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 1988
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2004 | P-12 | Allows a school district to apply to the state commissioner of education to purchase school food items from an association of more than 10 owners of New York state farms, when no other producers or growers have offered to sell to such school. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06024&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6024
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Provides school districts with school serving grades kindergarten through four where 25% of the students qualify for free or reduced price lunches must implement a school lunch program; provides school districts with summer academic, enrichment or remedial program where 50% of the students qualify for free or reduced price lunches must implement a summer food service program that is open to area children unless there is a compelling reason for no program.
Title: S.B. 6411
Source: StateNet
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| SD | Adopted, On November 2004 Ballot 02/2004 | P-12 | Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to authorize the provision of certain services to all children of school age. The Constitution allows the Legislature to authorize the loan of nonsectarian textbooks to children of school age, including those attending sectarian schools. This amendment would also allow the Legislature to authorize participation in food and transportation services for children of school age, including those attending sectarian schools.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2004/bills/HJR1003enr.pdf
Title: HJR 1003/Constitutional Amendment B
Source: South Dakota State Web site
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes Commissioner of Labor to promulgate rules and regulations establishing air temperature, ventilation and filtration standards and cooling requirements for school cafeteria kitchens; provides applicable in cities of one million or more; provides that such standards shall require that all construction performed to meet such standards shall conform to building codes and nationally recognized ventilation construction standards.
Title: S.B. 3445
Source: StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Establishes a joint interim committee composed of the following members: (1) the commissioner of education; (2) the commissioner of public health; (3) the commissioner of agriculture; (4) three members of the senate, appointed by the lieutenant governor; (5) three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; (6) one physician who provides health services to
school-aged children, appointed by the governor; (7) one member who has expertise in nutrition, appointed by the governor; (8) one member who is a parent of a school-aged child, appointed by the governor; (9) one member who is a superintendent of schools or a school principal, appointed by the governor; (10) a school food service director, appointed by the governor; and (11) a representative of a statewide, voluntary
membership organization representing school district boards of trustees who is an elected public school trustee, appointed by the governor. (b) To the extent that funds are available, the interim committee shall hold hearings throughout the state to: (1) determine the nutritional content and quality of foods and beverages served to public school children, including food service meals, a la carte foods, and competitive foods and food provided in vending machines; (2) evaluate the short-term and long-term financial, psychological, and physiological impact of obesity in public school children; (3) assess the academic, emotional, and health value of a universal breakfast and lunch program by evaluating school children from school districts that provide each child a free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch; and (4) evaluate school contracts relating to competitive food products and vending machines, including the following issues related to competitive food products and vending machines: (A) economic and other impacts of potential conflicts of interest; (B) the length of contracts; (C) advertising and marketing of competitive food products; (D) revenues realized by schools and school districts from the sale of competitive food products; (E) officials in charge of receiving and disbursing revenue and the accounting of that revenue; and (F) the extent to which competitive foods impact each school district's food service program. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB00474F.HTM
Title: S.B. 474
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Requires that a school district participate in the federal school breakfast program, and that a district may vote every two years on whether to exempts itself from participation in federal school meals programs.
Title: H.B. 54
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates a Child Health Advisory Committee; coordinates statewide efforts to combat childhood obesity; provides for standards and policy recommendations of foods sold individually in school cafeterias but outside the regulated National School Lunch Program and competitive foods offered at schools typically through vending machines, student stores, school fund-raisers, food carts or food concessions; prohibits elementary school students in-school access to food and drink vending machines beginning with the 2003-04 school year; requires the state department of education to adopt regulations to ensure that nutrition and physical activity standards are implemented to provide students with the skills, opportunities, and encouragement to adopt healthy lifestyles; beginning with the 2004-05 school year, school districts must convene a school nutrition and physical activity advisory committee to create, implement and monitor school nutrition and physical education policies and standards. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1583.pdf
Title: H.B. 1583
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| PA | Signed into law 12/2002 | P-12 | Amends the Public Eating and Drinking Place Code. Provides for health and safety inspections of school cafeterias and for training related to school cafeterias. Makes editorial changes.
Title: H.B. 2350
Source: StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Requires public and nonpublic school to have an employee trained in the performance of the Heimlich maneuver present during periods of food service to students.
Title: H.B. 384
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Creates new section mandating that districts report to the department by February 1, 2004 on their participation in federal summer food service program. See bill section 272, page 643, line 23 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate from the school or school district, as well as the number of students who are tested on multiple assessment measures to determine student achievement levels, and the percentage of students who are so tested annually. Requires the board to develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. Permits department to conduct school site visits of accredited schools and districts on as-needed basis. Addresses conditions of employment of Superintendent staff. Addresses procedures in open enrollment law. Renders provision of school breakfast programs optional rather than mandatory. Modifies section addressing parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation. Regulates the provision of textbooks to students in accredited nonpublic schools. Modifies requirements for school bus drivers' licenses. Establishes a conservation education program board and the duties of said board. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02515/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2515
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Repeals the termination date of the Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program; requires the Department of Education to evaluate the Program each year. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1409t.rtf
Title: H.B. 1409
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Authorizes access to school meal programs to volunteers, public agencies, political subdivisions or associations that serve public entities while using school facilities and other State, local or federal child nutrition programs.
Title: S.B. 6425
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2001 | P-12 | Authorizes every public school to post a summary of nutrition and physical activity laws and regulations and the school district policies. Requires the Department of Education to develop the summary. Requires the sale of all foods on school grounds of certain schools to be approved by the person or persons so designated. Permits sale of foods at elementary schools only as full meals during breakfast and lunch periods.
Title: S.B. 19
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Establishes the school breakfast incentive and marketing program; makes an appropriation.
Title: H.B. 2211
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Provides start-up costs for school districts to establish school breakfast programs.
Title: H.B. 353
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene an advisory task force to explore ways to inform parents about the healthfulness and basic nutritional value of all food served in public schools, including genetically engineered foods. Requires the task force to hold at least 2 public meetings before adopting a report and providing any recommendations to the State Board of Education and the Legislature on or before 01/01/2002.
Title: S.B. 1514
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Department of Education to award grants on a competitive basis, based upon criteria developed by the State Department of Education, to governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that are eligible for federal funding for the Summer Food Service Program or to provide after school snacks pursuant to the Child and Adult Care Food Program, or both.
Title: A.B. 2631
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2000 | P-12 | Requires all public schools to make a breakfast program available to students attending the school.
Title: S.B. 2387
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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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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