TEACHER, INC.:
A Private-Practice Option for Educators
| Table 2: Authority of Public Schools to Contract for Instruction | |||||
| State | School boards have broad powers | School boards have enumerated powers | Specific Statutory Authority | Unclear | |
| Permits Contracts for instruction generally | Permits Contracts for instruction in certain circumstances | ||||
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| Arizona* | |
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| Arkansas | |
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| California* | |
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| Colorado | |
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| Connecticut | |
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| Delaware | |
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| Georgia | |
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| Idaho | |
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| Illinois | |
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| Indiana | |
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| Iowa | |
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| Kansas | |
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| Kentucky | |
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| Louisiana | |
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| Maine | |
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| Maryland | |
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| Michigan | |
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| Minnesota* | |
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| Mississippi | |
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| Nebraska | |
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| Nevada | |
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| New Hampshire | |
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| New Jersey | |
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| New York | |
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| North Carolina | |
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| Ohio | |
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| Oklahoma | |
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| Oregon | |
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| Pennsylvania | |
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| Rhode Island | |
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| Tennessee | |
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| Utah | |
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| Vermont | |
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| Washington | |
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| Virginia | |
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* States with charter-schoool legislation implicitly enabling charter schools to contract for instruction
Source: American Association of Educators in Private Practice
