From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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 AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA Accountability Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--School Improvement Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--High Stakes/Competency At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education Attendance Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Career/Technical Education Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Finance Finance--Facilities Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Governance Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health High School High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Exit Exams High School--Graduation Requirements Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Middle School No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Students--Military Reading/Literacy Remediation (K-12) Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Military State Policymaking State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities 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--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Technology Technology--Funding Issues 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)