Table: What Are the Ultimate Sanctions for Failing Schools?

What Are the Ultimate Sanctions for Failing Schools?

STATE	Rcolor safeeconstitution
color safe	What are the state's strongest sanctions for dealing with failing schools?			What other sanctions can the state impose on failing schools?
color safe	Closure	Takeover	Reconstitution	Replace principal or teachers	Students may enroll elsewhere
Alabama	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Alaska	no	no	no	no	no
Arizona	no	no	no	no	no
Arkansas	no	no	no	no	no
California	no	no	no	no	no
Colorado	no	no	no	no	no
Connecticut	no	no	no	no	no
Delaware	no	no	no	yes	no
Florida	no	no	no*	no*	no*
Georgia	no	no	no	no	no
Hawaii	no	no	no	no	no
Idaho	no	no	no	no	no
Illinois	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Indiana	yes	no	no	no	no
Iowa	no	no	no	no	no
Kansas	yes	no	no	yes	no
Kentucky	no	no	no	no	yes
Louisiana	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Maine	no	no	no	no	no
Maryland	no	yes	yes	no	no
Massachusetts	no	no	no	no	no
Michigan	yes	no	no	yes	no
Minnesota	no	no	no	no	no
Mississippi	no	no	no	no	no
Missouri	no	no	no	no	no
Montana	no	no	no	no	no
Nebraska	no	no	no	no	no
Nevada	no	yes	no	yes	no
New Hampshire	no	no	no	no	no
New Jersey	no	no	no	no	no
New Mexico	yes	yes	yes	no	no
New York	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
North Carolina	no	yes	no	yes	yes
North Dakota	no	no	no	no	no
Ohio	no	no	no	no	no
Oklahoma	yes	yes	no	no	yes
Oregon	no	no	no	no	no
Pennsylvania	no	no	no	no	no
Rhode Island	no	no	yes	no	no
South Carolina	no	yes	no	yes	no
South Dakota	no	no	no	no	no
Tennessee	no	no	no	no	no
Texas	yes	yes	yes	no	yes
Utah	no	no	no	no	no
Vermont	yes	yes	no	no	no
Virginia	no	no	no	no	no
Washington	no	no	no	no	no
West Virginia	no	no	no	no	yes
Wisconsin	no	no	no	no	no
Wyoming	no	no	no	no	no
U.S.	11	10	7	10	7

* Florida's state board of education may recommend that a district take such action, and may withdraw the district's lottery funds if it does not.
n/a indicates not applicable.
SOURCE: Education Week

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