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 WV WY Accountability Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Career/Technical Education Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Economic/Workforce Development Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--District Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Mental Health High School High School--College Readiness High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Exit Exams High School--Graduation Requirements Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-3 P-3 Child Care P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Finance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Preschool P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Postsecondary Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Private Schools 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--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Special Education Special Education--Finance Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Military Standards State Longitudinal Data Systems Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Technology Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware XX (Not Categorized)