From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2012

The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. Status/Date Level Summary AK Accountability Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--School Improvement Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--High Stakes/Competency At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education Attendance Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Career/Technical Education Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Curriculum Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Science Economic/Workforce Development Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Suicide Prevention High School High School--College Readiness High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Exit Exams Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Leadership Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Preschool Parent/Family Postsecondary Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Students--Military Scheduling/School Calendar School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Populations--Military Standards State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions Student Supports--Remediation Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX US UT VA VT WA WI WV WY XX (Not Categorized)