Academic Performance And Assessments
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Degrees Not Debt Act [HB-5756]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Degrees Not Debt Act
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Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 [HB-5738]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Stronger Together Program, through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award competitive grants for the development or implementation of plans to improve diversity or eliminate socioeconomic or racial isolation in public schools and publicly funded early education programs. The grants are available to local educational agencies, a consortium of such agencies, educational service agencies, or other regional
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Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act [HB-566]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
Technology-Enabled Education Innovation Partnership Act Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive, renewable grants to eligible partnerships to design, implement, refine, and scale technology-enabled education innovation programs. Defines an "eligible partnership" as a partnership composed of at least one state or local educational agency (LEA) and at least one institution of higher education or nonprofit research organization working with the state or LEA as a research and evaluation partner. Requires at least 75% of the students
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Stepping Up to STEM Education Act [HB-565]
[Education ]
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[Science ]
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[Grants ]
Stepping Up to STEM Education Act Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education within the Department of Education to pursue breakthrough research and development in educational technology and to facilitate the effective use of that technology to improve student achievement. Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science (STEM) networks or similar organizations of STEM stakeholders
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Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016 [HB-5641]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016 This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state and local educational agencies to conduct an annual equity gap assessment for career and technical education programs of study and create plans on how to reduce the gap. The "equity gap" consists of the gaps in participation and performance between students based on gender, race, and certain special populations. The bill requires states to provide professional development and technical assistance to
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Assessing Appropriate School Start Times Act [HB-561]
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[Children and Youth ]
Assessing Appropriate School Start Times Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to study the impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance.
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Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act [HB-5587]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, divides career and technical education (CTE) students into CTE concentrators and CTE participants, and revises requirements for within-state funding allocations. The bill also revises requirements for core indicators of performance, including state adjusted levels of performance, to differentiate those for CTE concentrators who graduate from high school and for CTE concentrators
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College Preparation Tax Credit Act of 2016 [HB-5381]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
College Preparation Tax Credit Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified college preparation expenses. An individual may use the credit for up to three years for qualified college preparation expenses that include: the fees required for taking any Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exam, the SAT, the ACT, or any SAT subject test; expenses related to preparation for the exams; fees and expenses related to applications for admission to pursue a postsecondary
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Local Control of Education Act [HB-524]
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Local Control of Education Act Local Control of Education Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the federal government from directly or indirectly mandating, directing, controlling, incentivizing, or conditioning federal support on a state's, local educational agency's (LEA's), or school's adoption of: the Common Core State Standards, any other academic standards common to a number of states, or any statewide or nationally recognized content standards; or any assessment, instructional content, or curriculum
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act [HB-5170]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
[Education ]
Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Department of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed between ages 16 and 24, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences and adverse
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In the Red Act of 2016 [HB-5106]
[Budget and Spending ]
In the Red Act of 2016
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Student Success Act [HB-5]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Libraries ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Children and Youth ]
Student Success Act (Sec. 6) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs under titles I-IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by this Act. (Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that states and local educational agencies (LEAs) retain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curricula, programs of instruction, and assessments. TITLE I--AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Subtitle A--In General (Sec. 101) Replaces title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the ESEA with
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SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act [HB-4901]
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[Grants ]
SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. (Sec. 3) The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools. (Sec. 4) The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship
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HBCU Innovation Fund Act [HB-4857]
[Education ]
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[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
HBCU Innovation Fund Act This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a competitive grant program for historically black colleges and universities to plan, develop, and implement innovations that enable disadvantaged students to enroll in, persist through, and graduate from college.
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Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act [HB-452]
[Education ]
Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the requirement that students be tested against state academic content and achievement standards in mathematics and reading or language arts in each of grades three through eight. Requires, instead, that those tests be administered at least once during: (1) grades 3 through 5, (2) grades 6 through 9, and
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Education for All Act of 2016 [HB-4481]
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[International ]
[National Security ]
[Community Development ]
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[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Education for All Act of 2016 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national security interest to promote universal basic education in developing countries; and (2) an educated citizenry contributes to economic growth, strengthened democratic institutions, the empowerment of women and girls, and decreased extremism. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to state that it is U.S. policy to work with foreign countries and international and civil society organizations to achieve sustainable quality universal basic
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Families of Flint Act [HB-4479]
[Water ]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Human Services ]
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[Food ]
[Environmental ]
Families of Flint Act This bill provides support for Flint, Michigan in addressing lead in the city's drinking water and related issues. The bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by establishing a 10-year grant program to ensure that Flint's drinking water does not contain: (1) lead levels that threaten public health or the environment, or (2) other drinking water contaminants and pathogens that threaten public health. The bill also establishes specified grant programs for assisting Flint that are established within the Department of Labor, the
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Educator Preparation Reform Act [HB-4471]
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Educator Preparation Reform Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to add as purposes of teacher quality partnership grants: (1) recruiting profession ready individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, as teachers, principals, and other educators; and (2) meeting the staffing needs of high-need local education agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education. An eligible partnership that receives a partnership grant shall
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Student Visa Security Improvement Act [HB-4089]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Immigration ]
Student Visa Security Improvement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: require DHS employees to review the applications, conduct in-person interviews where appropriate, and conduct on-site reviews of applications and supporting documentation with respect to student and exchange program visa applicants prior to final visa adjudication, with emphasis on determining whether an applicant is inadmissible for terrorist-related activities; require an institution or exchange visitor
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SMART Act Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely Act [HB-408]
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[Grants ]
SMART Act Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely Act Amends subpart 1 (Accountability) of part A of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise the program allotting grants to states to develop and administer state academic content and achievement standards and assessments of student progress toward those standards. Requires each state to use such grant to: develop and administer such assessments and further align them with the state's academic content standards, ensure that students with limited English proficiency
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