Education Of The Disadvantaged
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Save Education Jobs Act [HB-542]
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[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
To authorize the establishment of an Education Jobs Fund to retain and create education jobs in communities most impacted by COVID-19, and for other purposes.
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Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2021 [S.96]
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[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
A bill to provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
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Strengthening America’s Health Care Readiness Act [S.54]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
A bill to address health workforce shortages and disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic through additional funding for the National Health Service Corps and the Nurse Corps, and to establish a National Health Service Corps Emergency Service demonstration project.
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Rural STEM Education Research Act [HB-210]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
To coordinate Federal research and development efforts focused on STEM education and workforce development in rural areas, including the development and application of new technologies to support and improve rural STEM education, and for other purposes.
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STEM Opportunities Act [HB-204]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to carry out programs and activities to ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool, and for other purposes.
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Consider Teachers Act [HB-3926]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients, and for other purposes.
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Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act [HB-3767]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program to require the Administration for Children and Families to conduct a study that analyzes the impact of demonstration projects under the program, specifically with respect to the employment and earnings of program participants.
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A resolution designating November 2020 as "National College Application Month". [SR-791]
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This resolution designates November 2020 as National College Application Month.
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Educating for Democracy Act of 2020 [S.4928]
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[Grants ]
Authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states, qualified nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and qualified researchers to support and expand access to civics and history education. It also requires the National Assessment of Educational Progress in civics and history to be administered every two years to certain grade levels.
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Keeping All Students Safe Act [S.4924]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
A bill to prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 17th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 1 through May 7, 2016. [SR-449]
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 17th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 1 through May 7, 2016. Congratulates the students, families, teachers, administrators, and staff of public charter schools across the United States for: (1) making ongoing contributions to public education, (2) making impressive strides in closing the academic achievement gap in U.S. schools,
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 16th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 3 through May 9, 2015. [SR-171]
[Education ]
A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 16th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 3 through May 9, 2015. Congratulates the students, families, teachers, administrators, and staff of public charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to public education, for making impressive strides in closing the academic achievement gap in U.S.
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BEST Act Better Educator Support and Training Act [S.882]
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[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
BEST Act Better Educator Support and Training Act Revises, and reauthorizes appropriations through FY2021 under, part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Redesignates title II (Developing and Supporting Effective Educators for Disadvantaged Students) and its revised part A (Educator Equity, Professional Development, and Recruitment Fund) program. Amends subpart 1 of part A to require
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Expanding School Choice Act [S.72]
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[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expanding School Choice Act Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to allocate school improvement grant funds among their local educational agencies (LEAs) on the basis of the number of children aged 5 through 17 whose family income lies below the federal poverty level and who are enrolled in the public and state-accredited private schools within each LEA's geographic jurisdiction.
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Next Generation High Schools Act [S.696]
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[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Next Generation High Schools Act Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or charter schools that partner with at least one institution of higher education, at least one community-based partner, and a qualified intermediary to provide high school students with challenging, engaging, and relevant academic and career-related learning opportunities that are aligned with rigorous, challenging academic content that prepares them to transition to postsecondary education and careers. Sets the grant
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American Dream Accounts Act [S.687]
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[Student Loans ]
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[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
American Dream Accounts Act Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities so each can establish and administer American Dream Accounts for a group of at least 30 low-income public school students who, at the time the entities apply for a grant, are attending a grade no higher than ninth grade. Lists as eligible entities: (1) state educational agencies; (2) local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that operate as their own LEA; (3) charter management organizations or charter school authorizers;
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Keep Kids in School Act [S.672]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
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Keep Kids in School Act Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require state school improvement plans to contain assurances that the state will work with other education stakeholders to reduce suspensions and expulsions in public preschool programs and public elementary and secondary schools. Requires the school improvement plans of local educational agencies (LEAs) to include: a description of the actions the LEA will take to reduce suspensions and expulsions
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Continuum of Learning Act of 2015 [S.643]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Continuum of Learning Act of 2015 Continuum of Learning Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to coordinate school improvement and professional development activities with early childhood development and education programs. Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA to require states to create or revise early learning guidelines for preschool age children and early learning standards for children in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the guidelines and standards to be
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Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 [S.622]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize states to reserve school improvement funds to: award a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to establish a Statewide Family Engagement Center that provides comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity building to local educational agencies (LEAs), organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other organizations that carry out
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Investing in Innovation for Education Act of 2015 [S.605]
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[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
Investing in Innovation for Education Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), educational service agencies, and nonprofit organizations to support the school innovation efforts of public schools and LEAs. Requires at least 25% of the grant funds to be awarded for projects in rural areas. Requires each grant applicant to demonstrate that it has partnered with at least one private, nonprofit, community-based, or governmental
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