3.0.0 280 2023-01-11T13:20:29Z 2023-01-11T13:20:29Z Senate S S 2011-02-03 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-03T20:52:30Z 2011-02-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-02-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S549) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-03 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. 2011-02-03 True Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Language arts Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-02-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-10T15:16:07Z 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.

Reauthorizes the Reading First and Early Reading First programs through FY2017.

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

]]> No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act Display Title No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act Introduced in Senate 2011-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s280is/xml/BILLS-112s280is.xml 2011-02-03 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.