3.0.0 1228 2023-01-11T20:01:47Z 2023-01-11T20:01:47Z House H HR 2007-02-28 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-28T15:02:45Z Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act 110 727 S 2007-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-02-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E418-419) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 N W000437 Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] Roger Wicker R MS F. 1 2007-02-28 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2007-03-05 False M001140 Rep. 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Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2008-06-19 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2008-06-24 False H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2008-06-24 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2008-06-24 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-06-25 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2008-06-26 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2008-07-08 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2008-07-16 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2008-07-29 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2008-09-08 False Education Academic performance Conferences Curricula Distance education Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational innovations Educational research Educational technology Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Geographic information systems Geography and mapping Government Operations and Politics Higher education International Affairs International education Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Teacher education Education 00 2007-02-28 Introduced in House 2007-03-16T15:24:19Z Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies.

Requires various grantee and subgrantee activities designed to expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students by improving their teachers' professional development programs offered through institutions of higher education. Includes among such activities state-based conferences to assess geographic literacy and identify improvement strategies.

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