The following alphabetical listing by subject has been developed to help parents navigate the DPI website and quickly locate the information they want about children's learning and schools.
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AIDS/HIV: programs at DPI
resources 
alternative education
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Art and design: WI Model Academic Standards
assessment; WI Student Assessment System information for parents
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Attendance: part-time attendance of students
compulsory school; questions and answers 
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bilingual/ESL education
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Blind: programs for
WI Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Calendars: Conferences and meetings (WI Education Calendar)
Observance days for WI public schools
School district calendars
Testing dates
Career: career and technical education team
development
planning guide
resources
technology education and young women 
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charter schools
Child care: parenting resources
resources printed in Spanish 
WI Child Care Information Center
Choice: school choice, Milwaukee
College: admissions and planning UW System
Wisconsin Mentor
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Complaints: pupil nondiscrimination; guide to filing
special education, IDEA/Ch. 115
Concerns/complaints - DPI Contacts for Various Issues
County Teachers' Colleges - Historical information (Normal schools)
Costs: comparative school costs
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dance: WI Model Academic Standards 
Data: by school or district; using WINSS
for Wisconsin schools and students; WI School Performance Report
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Deaf: education
WI School for the Deaf
Demographics see Basic Facts About Wisconsin's Elementary and Secondary Schools
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discrimination against students (see nondiscrimination)
drama (see theatre)
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early childhood education
employment of students; child labor
(also see career and work-based education)
English/Language Arts: education
WI Model Academic Standards
English as a Second Language; bilingual/ESL
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equalization aid
Equity: pupil nondiscrimination
equivalency diploma
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ESEA (see NCLB)
Expulsion: My Child's Been Expelled Now What? (Spanish) (Hmong) 
expulsion and educational services to Wisconsin
students
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facilities, school (see school buildings)
facts; school basic facts
family centers; in schools
Family literacy: EvenStart Family Literacy program WI Literacy Education and Reading Network Source (WiLEARNS)
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fees; school fees; questions and answers
finance; school finance index
Financial aid: for Wisconsin students
career exploration; for students
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Foreign language: education WI Model Academic Standards
four-year-old kindergarten; see kindergarten homepage
free and reduced price meals; income eligibility Future Educators Associations
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gay and lesbian students (see equity)
Gear UP program link
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gifted and talented; questions and answers
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Graduation: students with disabilities
standards
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harassment; preventing student harassment
health and physical education
High school: (see also alternative education and youth options)
graduation standards
graduation and students with disabilities
planning
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HIV/AIDS: program at DPI
resources 
home-based private education
homebound education; questions and answers 
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Homeless (resources for)
Home-schooling: (see home-based private education)
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incarcerated youth; educating
income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced price meals
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Indian; American Indian Studies
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international education
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job shadowing
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Kindergarten: frequently-asked questions
information index
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legislation; education-related
Library services: for youth Badgerlink Sites for Kids
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Licensing
License Look-up - PK-12 Educators
Licensing of Teachers
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Literacy: EvenStart Family Literacy program WI Literacy Education and Reading Network Source (WiLEARNS)
Lunches; school: (see free and reduced price meals OR nutrition)
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Mathematics: education WI Model Academic Standards
migrant education
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Milwaukee parental choice; school choice
Minority students: DPI programs for
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Music: education
WI Model Academic Standards 
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Native American: American Indian Studies
news; education news
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No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Nondiscrimination: pupils Wisconsin nondiscrimination law brochure 
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Nutrition: and academic performance
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open enrollment; public school
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parenting links
parent-school partnerships
parental choice; Milwaukee
parents' rights (also see special education index)
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partnerships with families, schools, communities
(also see WINSS/family, school,community partnerships)
physical education; support for (also see health education)
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preschool; see kindergarten homepage
private schools
public schools; directory and websites
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Reading: education
resources
tests; WI Reading Comprehension Test
WI Literacy Education and Reading Network
Source (WiLEARNS)
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reorganization of public school districts
revenue limits
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Rights: parents of special education students
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Safe schools: resources for
SAGE program; Student Achievement Guarantee in Education
scholarships; for students
school-age parent program
School buildings: survey use of; community education
school choice program, Milwaukee
school finance
School year: by district start of
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Schools: directory, private directory, public
Science: education
WI Model Academic Standards
SEAchange newsletter
service-learning
Social studies: education WI Model Academic Standards
Spanish language materials: An Introduction to Special Education 
Information for Parents on Student Expulsion (157.5KB) 
Special Education Rights for Parents and Children 
Spanish materials with child care connections 
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Special education Index of topics
Standards: A Parent's Guide to Standards and Assessment 
High School Graduation Standards WI Model Academic Standards
statistics; school facts (also see data)
student demographics; see Basic Facts About Wisconsin's Elementary and Secondary Schools
successful schools; characteristics of also see WINSS; WI Network for Successful Schools
Supplemental Educational Services
Surveys: WI Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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Talent: Talent Incentive Program Talent Search Program
Talented and Gifted; questions and answers
Teacher Education, Professional Development and Licensing Topic Index
Teacher Licensing
Teacher Preparation Programs
Teacher World (Urban)
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Technical colleges
technology education and young women 
Testing: A Parent's Guide to Standards and Assessment 
results; see WI School Performance Report
scores; see WINSS, data analysis
WI Student Assessment System; information for parents
theatre; WI Model Academic Standards 
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Title 1 program: general information
school improvement
WI Literacy Education and Reading Network
Source (WiLEARNS)
transition (special education)
transportation of students
tuition; for open enrollment
tuition waiver form 
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Violence: prevention
prevention resources
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virtual education
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Visually impaired: programs for
WI Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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WINSS; WI Information Network for Successful Schools
WI Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative
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women; young women and technology education 
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work-based learning
working students; child labor
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year-round education
young children
young women; and technology education 
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youth apprenticeships (also see workbased learning)
Youth Options Program
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Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Youth Service-Learning
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