§ 1 Department; supervision of commissioner
§ 11/2 Applicability of Sec. 2 of chapter 70 to this chapter
§ 1E Board of elementary and secondary education; composition; disqualification; tenure; vacancies; chairman; expenses; meetings; student advisory and regional councils
§ 1F Commissioner of elementary and secondary education; appointment; duties; salary
§ 1G Advisory councils to board; membership; duties
§ 1I Elimination of racial imbalance; assistance in formulation of plans; effect of non-compliance; denial of state aid; transportation costs; equal education improvement fund; guidelines
§ 1J Judicial review of board’s recommendations or revised plans; jurisdiction
§ 1R School library and nonprint media services; funding
§ 15B Library center for visually-handicapped children
§ 16 Teachers’ retirement board; establishment; duties; membership
§ 17 Member’s reimbursement for expenses
§ 18 Executive director; salary; additional employees
§ 18A Purchase of annuities or other investments
§ 52 Essential skills discretionary grant program; basic skills remediation programs; dropout prevention programs
§ 55 REACH awards
§ 55A Office of school and district accountability
§ 57 Instructional materials grant program
§ 58 Leadership academy; training for school principals and supervisory personnel
§ 60 Reimbursement of costs to cities and towns
§ 63 Carnegie school grant program; establishment
§ 64 Carnegie school grant program; definitions
§ 65 Carnegie school grant awards; application; approval; deposit of funds
§ 66 International education programs; school recognition; grants; partnership programs; exchanges of professional personnel and students

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