3.0.0 562 2023-01-11T19:58:22Z 2023-01-11T19:58:22Z Senate S S 2007-02-13 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-13T18:23:41Z 2007-02-27 Senate Star Print ordered on S. 562. Floor 2007-02-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-02-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1904-1905) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-02-27 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-11-07 False Education Academic performance Administrative procedure Civics education Department of Education Disabled Economic theory Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational tests Elementary and secondary education English language Federal aid to education Federal-state relations Geography and mapping Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education History Housing and Community Development Law Policy sciences Reading Rural education Secondary education Social sciences Special education Teacher education Teachers Education 00 2007-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-05T16:14:08Z No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise requirements relating to annual yearly progress (AYP) of students and schools, statewide and local accountability systems, special education, limited English proficiency students, funding levels and academic assessment deferrals, highly qualified teachers, and reading activities.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to modify an AYP timeline.

Allows states to use: (1) additional types of statewide models and systems for measuring all students' progress; and (2) alternative assessments, designated by their individualized education program plan teams, for students with disabilities.

Gives states an option to include as limited English proficiency students, until they complete secondary school, those formerly in such subgroup who have subsequently acquired English proficiency.

Permits use of local assessments in measuring AYP.

Increases the levels of ESEA funding which must be reached before states are not allowed certain deferrals of academic assessments.

Revises requirements relating to AYP by group and subgroup.

Adds options for deeming teachers of multiple academic subjects as highly qualified, and for general social studies certification.

Authorizes use of reading activities subgrants for individual or small-group instruction, as well as for class-wide instruction.

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