Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act [S.418]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include health education and physical education in the definition of "core academic subjects." Requires each state to determine the most feasible measure for assessing students in health education and physical education, including through adaptive assessments, to measure student knowledge and performance against state standards. Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2020 for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, which
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S.418: Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classrooms and Life Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/09/2015
Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015 [S.416]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or enhance educational programs and related services that enable expectant and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school. Requires state grantees to: (1) designate a Coordinator for Education of Expectant and Parenting Students who is to develop and implement a state plan for educating expectant and parenting
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S.416: Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/09/2015
Schools Utilizing Comprehensive and Community Engagement for Success Act Success Act [S.412]
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[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Schools Utilizing Comprehensive and Community Engagement for Success Act Success Act Amends part A of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to work with public and private state and local entities to provide children and families with services that are integrated with services from specialized instructional support personnel and LEA homeless liaisons to address the academic and nonacademic factors that affect student
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S.412: Schools Utilizing Comprehensive and Community Engagement for Success Act Success Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/09/2015
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act [S.410]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act Directs the Department of the Interior to establish a contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to consider how to improve Indian school facilities. Requires the Department of Education (ED) and Interior to establish a Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to award grants to create or expand pipelines for teachers and administrators of Native American students. Requires
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S.410: Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 114-192. on 11/18/2015
All Students Count Act of 2015 [S.389]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
All Students Count Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require information on the annual state report cards on student achievement at each proficiency level to be disaggregated by the same major racial groups as the decennial census of the population. (Currently, that information is to be disaggregated by race, but the racial groups are not specified.) Requires the proficiency information which is disaggregated by such racial groups and by ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, and status as economically
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S.389: All Students Count Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/05/2015
Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2015 [S.37]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2015 Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require states to adopt student achievement standards that lead to college and career readiness by high school graduation. Requires each state school improvement plan to ensure that the state's public school system enables students to meet those standards by providing them with fair and equitable access to the core resources for learning. Includes among
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S.37: Core Opportunity Resources for Equity and Excellence Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S19-20) on 01/06/2015
TALENT Act To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act [S.363]
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[Children and Youth ]
TALENT Act To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to measure individual academic achievement, including above grade level achievement. Requires states to: (1) recognize local educational agencies (LEAs) that significantly increase the proportion of their students, overall and in specified student subgroups, that score at or above the advanced level of achievement on such assessments; (2) assist their
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S.363: TALENT Act To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/04/2015
All-Year Schools Support Act [S.325]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
All-Year Schools Support Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a multi-year pilot program awarding four grants to states, local educational agencies, or other public or private entities to establish or expand year-round education programs at public elementary or secondary schools. Allows grantees to increase the salaries of teachers participating in the year-round education programs by not to exceed 100%. Requires the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants that: (1)
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S.325: All-Year Schools Support Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/30/2015
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 [S.3168]
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[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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S.3168: Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/12/2016
Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act [S.316]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act Revises subpart 1 (Charter School Programs) of part B (Public Charter Schools) of title V (Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including by subsuming subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) under subpart 1. Replaces the current charter school grant program with a program awarding competitive grants to state entities (state educational
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S.316: Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/29/2015
Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016 [S.3093]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[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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S.3093: Equity in Career and Technical Education Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie Hirono
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/23/2016
After School for America's Children Act [S.308]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
After School for America's Children Act Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). (21st Century Community Learning Centers provide students with before and after school programs to improve their academic performance.) Requires the Centers to provide: (1) students with activities that are targeted to their academic needs and aligned with the instruction they receive during the school day, and (2) students' families with opportunities for active
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S.308: After School for America's Children Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/29/2015
Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act [S.277]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to revise the mission statement for the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education to ensure access to, and opportunities for, adult education and literacy activities. Revises the composition of presidential appointees to the National Board for Education Sciences to include adult educators. Revises the mission statement for the Institute's National Center for Education Research (Research Center) to include improving the literacy and
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S.277: Strengthening Research in Adult Education Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2015
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act [S.246]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Education ]
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of: the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems; barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources; obstacles
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S.246: Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Became Public Law No: 114-244. (txt | Pdf) on 10/14/2016
Educator Preparation Reform Act [S.2419]
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[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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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S.2419: Educator Preparation Reform Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S8795-8796) on 12/17/2015
A PLUS Act Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act [S.2310]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
A PLUS Act Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act This bill allows each state to receive federal elementary and secondary education funds on a consolidated basis and manage the funds to advance the educational policy of the state. States must submit to the Department of Education a declaration of intent no less than every five years. Each declaration must be formulated by a combination of specified state officials or by referendum and must list the programs for which consolidated funding is requested. States may use such funds for any educational
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S.2310: A PLUS Act Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S8164) on 11/19/2015
Strengthening Education through Research Act [S.227]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Strengthening Education through Research Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) to require the Department of Education (ED), in collecting information and data under that Act, to avoid duplicating reporting requirements by using information and data available from existing federal, state, and local sources. TITLE I--EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM (Sec. 102) The bill further amends ESRA to replace the definition of, and references to: (1) a "historically black college or university" with the definition of, and references
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S.227: Strengthening Education through Research Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Received In The House. on 12/18/2015