Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform
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<p>Report Card on American Education:
Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress and Reform
© 2015 American Legislative Exchange Council
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Dr. Matthew Ladner
Lindsay Russell, director, Task Force on Education and Workforce
Development
Daniel Turner, legislative analyst, Task Force on Education and
Workforce Development
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Table of Contents
About the Author
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Acknowledgements
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Foreword: Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin
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CHAPTER 1 : Education Reform: A Year in Review ....................................................................................... 1
Silver State Lawmakers Strike K-12 Reform Gold
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Vergara vs. California Decision: Potential Watershed
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Georgia and Texas Become the 16th and 17th States to Adopt “A” through “F” School Letter Grades
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Multiple States Introduce Education Savings Account Legislation
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Nevada, Florida, Mississippi a