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School Starter Checklist Rankings: The State-by-State Burden of Private School Regulations

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Title: School Starter Checklist Rankings: The State-by-State Burden of Private School Regulations
Language: English
Authors: EdChoice
Source: EdChoice. 2025.
Availability: EdChoice. 111 Monument Circle Suite 2650, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Tel: 317-681-0745; e-mail: info@edchoice.org; Web site: http://www.edchoice.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 69
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Private Schools, State Regulation, Accreditation (Institutions), Curriculum, Testing, Teacher Certification, School Safety, School Schedules, Nonprofit Organizations, Recordkeeping, Private School Teachers, Health, Certification, Elementary Secondary Education
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: In summer 2024, EdChoice published "The School Starter Checklist," a compendium of regulations on private schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Even a cursory glance at it will show that states take different approaches to regulating private schooling. To determine the regulatory burden that each state (and Washington, D.C.) places on private schools, the authors used "The School Starter Checklist" as a reference document and then classified regulations across eight areas. They were: (1) Regulation, Accreditation, Approval, and Licensure; (2) Nonprofit Requirements; (3) School Day and Year; (4) Curriculum; (5) Record Keeping; (6) Testing; (7) Teacher Certification; and (8) Health and Safety. The report evaluates all 50 states and the District of Columbia across the eight metrics. It devotes one or more pages to each state's regulations and quotes from the "School Starter Checklist" to provide evidence for each classification.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED672453
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In summer 2024, EdChoice published "The School Starter Checklist," a compendium of regulations on private schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Even a cursory glance at it will show that states take different approaches to regulating private schooling. To determine the regulatory burden that each state (and Washington, D.C.) places on private schools, the authors used "The School Starter Checklist" as a reference document and then classified regulations across eight areas. They were: (1) Regulation, Accreditation, Approval, and Licensure; (2) Nonprofit Requirements; (3) School Day and Year; (4) Curriculum; (5) Record Keeping; (6) Testing; (7) Teacher Certification; and (8) Health and Safety. The report evaluates all 50 states and the District of Columbia across the eight metrics. It devotes one or more pages to each state's regulations and quotes from the "School Starter Checklist" to provide evidence for each classification.