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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Educational Reform Act of 2005 - Extends authorizations of appropriations under: (1) the Head Start Act (HSA); and (2) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA). </p> <p>Revises HSA provisions for: (1) Indian and migrant and seasonal programs; (2) expanded access to Early Head Start and Head Start; (3) part-day to full-day programs; (4) school readiness standards; (5) staff training, development, and salaries; and (6) tribal college or university partnership. </p> <p>Revises CCDBGA requirements for staff training and child care quality improvement activities.</p> <p>Revises ESEA requirements for: (1) public school choice, supplemental educational services, and teacher quality; (2) adequate yearly progress determinations; and (3) technical assistance.</p> <p>Revises the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide for: (1) extending and increasing authorizations of appropriations for TRIO and GEARUP programs; (2) no reduction of student aid eligibility based on updates to tax tables; (3) demonstration grants to help low-income students enroll in summer courses to complete their college degrees; and (4) tuition-free college for mathematics, science, and special education teachers, through additional amounts of student loan forgiveness. Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding increasing the maximum Pell Grant under HEA.</p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make Hope and Lifetime Learning credits refundable.</p>]]></text>
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