3.0.0 727 2023-01-11T19:47:03Z 2023-01-11T19:47:03Z Senate S S 2007-03-01 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-01T18:44:34Z Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act 110 1228 HR 2007-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2007-03-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-03-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2493-2494) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-03-01 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-03-01 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-03-01 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2007-03-01 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-03-01 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-03-01 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2007-03-01 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-03-01 True W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2007-03-05 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-03-09 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-03-09 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-03-12 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-03-12 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-03-13 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2007-04-10 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2007-04-26 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-05-11 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-07-12 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2007-10-03 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2007-10-03 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2008-02-13 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2008-03-03 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-04-29 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 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 2007-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-16T15:24:27Z 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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