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 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 Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Adult Basic Education Assessment At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Career/Technical Education Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Vouchers Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Economic/Workforce Development Equity Finance Finance--District Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Taxes/Revenues Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Grades 1-3 Parent/Family Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Participation--Access Private Schools Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Year School Climate/Culture School Safety School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Military State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Supports--Remediation Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Technology WV WY XX (Not Categorized)