3.0.0 2122 2023-01-11T20:21:13Z 2023-01-11T20:21:13Z Senate S S 2007-10-01 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-10-01T21:44:53Z 2007-10-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-10-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-10-01 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-10-01 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-10-01 True Education Class size Continuing education Data banks Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational research Educational statistics Educational tests Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Labor and Employment Licenses Private schools Rating of teachers Recruiting of employees School districts Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Social Welfare Special education Student enrollment Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Education 00 2007-10-01 Introduced in Senate 2009-12-23T14:22:12Z Facilitating Outstanding Classrooms Using Size reduction Act (FOCUS Act) - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award formula grants to states for allocation to their local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) reduce class size, particularly in the early elementary grades, by using highly qualified teachers; and (2) create a continuum of small classes from kindergarten through third grade for all their students.

Permits LEAs to use such funds to recruit highly qualified teachers, test new teachers, and provide professional development that enables teachers to teach effectively in their content areas.

Requires 80% of an LEA's allocation to be based on its proportion of the state's low-income students, with the remainder based on its proportion of the state's enrolled students.

Requires LEAs that receive allocations to provide written notice to the parent of each child who is taught for two or more consecutive weeks by a substitute teacher or a teacher who is not highly qualified.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for an independent evaluation of this Act's effectiveness in reducing class size and improving teaching in small classrooms; and (2) develop and maintain, through the National Center for Education Statistics, a database that accurately calculates class size for every school, school district, and state.

Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the National Center for Education Research, in the Institute of Education Sciences, to develop and maintain a web-based National Clearinghouse on Class Size to inform the public regarding class size reduction research, resources, and best practices.

]]> Facilitating Outstanding Classrooms Using Size reduction Act (FOCUS Act) Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of highly qualified teachers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Facilitating Outstanding Classrooms Using Size reduction Act (FOCUS Act) Short Titles as Introduced Facilitating Outstanding Classrooms Using Size reduction Act (FOCUS Act) Introduced in Senate 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2122is/xml/BILLS-110s2122is.xml 2007-10-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.