3.0.0 4045 2023-01-11T20:16:49Z 2023-01-11T20:16:49Z House H HR 2007-11-01 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2008-01-15T15:18:37Z Referred to 2007-11-01T14:02:40Z 2008-01-15 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2007-11-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000362 Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Jason Altmire D PA 4 N D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2007-11-01 True Education Alaska Black colleges College costs Economics and Public Finance Educational innovations Educational technology Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Hawaiians Higher education Hispanic Americans Indian education Indigenous peoples Information services Mentoring Minorities Minority education Native Americans Scholarships School administration Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Teacher education Education 00 2007-11-01 Introduced in House 2008-01-31T19:30:45Z Improving Teacher Diversity Act - Amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to certain minority-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs), or partnerships between such IHEs and other IHEs, to establish centers of excellence for teacher education.

Requires the use of such grants to ensure that current and future teachers are highly qualified by: (1) reforming teacher preparation programs so that teachers are able to understand scientifically-based research and use advanced technology effectively in the classroom; (2) providing preservice clinical experience and mentoring to prospective teachers, and increased interaction between IHE faculty and new and experienced elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators; (3) implementing initiatives to promote the retention of highly qualified teachers and principals; (4) awarding need-based scholarships for students in teacher preparation programs; (5) disseminating information on effective teacher preparation practices; and (6) conducting certain other activities authorized under title II.

]]> Improving Teacher Diversity Act Official Title as Introduced To award competitive grants to minority serving institutions to establish centers of excellence for teacher education. Introduced in House IH Display Title Improving Teacher Diversity Act Short Titles as Introduced Improving Teacher Diversity Act Introduced in House 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4045ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4045ih.xml 2008-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.