3.0.0 2340 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z Senate S S 2004-04-22 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-22T20:57:51Z 2004-04-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4319-4327) IntroReferral 2004-04-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4317-4319, S4327-4328) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-04-22 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2004-04-22 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2004-07-09 False Education Academic performance Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Bilingualism Child development College costs College graduates College teachers Community and school Community colleges Computer literacy Computer networks Computer software Computers Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Curricula Data banks Department of Education Disabled Distance education Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational planning Educational psychology Educational research Educational statistics Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Ethics Families Federal aid to education Fringe benefits Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Higher education Housing and Community Development Housing subsidies Internet Labor and Employment Law Leadership Learning Licenses Mathematics Mentoring Minorities Minority education Parent-school relationships Preschool education Rating of teachers Reading Recruiting of employees Retired military personnel Rural education Scholarships School administration School districts School personnel Science, Technology, Communications Scientific education Secondary education Self-help devices for the disabled Social Welfare Special education Standards Student loan funds Student records Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Teachers Teaching Teaching materials Technical education Technology assessment Urban affairs Urban education Education 00 2004-04-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-04T19:25:21Z Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II provisions for teacher quality enhancement, including: (1) part A, teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships; and (2) part B, preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology. Establishes a title II part C program of centers of excellence for teachers.

Revises II-A State grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include provisions relating to: (1) exemplary teachers and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) professional development; (3) parental involvement; (4) high-need schools and local educational agencies; and (5) scientifically-based research. Revises accountability and evaluation.

Revises II-B to require equitable distribution of grant and contract awards. Includes among permissible uses of funds teacher preparation in: (1) use and application of universally designed technologies and of assistive technology devices and services; and (2) maximizing access for students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum through use of such technology.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible institutions to establish centers for excellence, under II-C, to ensure that current and future teachers are highly qualified.

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