NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

Addresses

Congress Should Spend More To Reform Public Education: Representative Owens, H9768 [12DE]

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1), S6305 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395, S6456 [19JN], H2185 [15MY], H2421, H2516, H2519, H2520, H2522, H2524, H2525, H2533, H2535, H2536 [22MY], H2577, H2580, H2581, H2582, H2586, H2588, H2596, H2603, H2605, H2611, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2620, H2622, H2623 [23MY]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422, S13478 [18DE], H10430 [19DE]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1, provisions, S7417 [10JY], H4130 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Managing Mobility, H2415 [22MY]

Miles Park Finds Answers, H2414 [22MY]

Mobile Students Score Lower on State Test, H2414 [22MY]

Right Answer, Wrong Score—Test Flaws Take Toll, E863-E866 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 1): consideration (see H. Res. 143), H2279 [16MY]

———consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 315), H10054 [12DE]

———corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 289), H10066 [13DE]

Conference reports

Provisions (H.R. 1), H9773-H10052 [12DE]

Letters

Conference report: James R. Ruhland and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H10100 [13DE]

———several Governors, S13342 [17DE]

Effect of student transiency on academic performance: GAO, H2412 [22MY]

Parental consent to enroll children in bilingual education or special language programs: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2398 [22MY]

Provide safer schools and a better educational environment: Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H2613 [23MY]

State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality: several organizations, H2619 [23MY]

Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding: James E. Shanley, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, E912 [23MY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 1), H2627, H2630 [23MY], H4121, H4129 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, H2618-H2620 [23MY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H2606, H2607 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, H2535, H2536 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: establish national mentoring program, H2402 [22MY]

———High Performance Schools Program funding, H10088 [13DE]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs, H2309 [17MY]

———make grants to recruit, train, and hire school-based resource staff, H2302 [17MY]

———national testing standards, H2548 [22MY]

———pilot program to establish performance agreements with school districts to consolidate certain Federal funds and to allow flexibility in the use of such funds, H2537-H2542 [22MY]

———reporting by States on assessment of low performing schools, H2605 [23MY]

———Star Schools Program funding, H2409 [22MY]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, H2403, H2404, H2412, H2416, H2417 [22MY]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, H2312 [17MY]

Education: adjust Osborne Mentoring Program to allow both adults and high school students to participate as mentors, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———allow parents access to certain information about their children, H2587, H2588 [23MY]

———allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, H2398 [22MY], H2576, H2577-H2579 [23MY], H10096 [13DE]

———assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards, H2606 [23MY]

———bilingual programs for immigrants, H2405 [22MY], E1012 [5JN]

———effect of student transiency on academic performance, H2412, H2417 [22MY]

———empower teachers and improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, H2397 [22MY]

———encourage education savings accounts in States that have qualified tuition programs, H2581, H2582 [23MY]

———encourage school personnel to participate in technology education, H2623 [23MY]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology, H2399 [22MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests, H2603-H2605 [23MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, H2304 [17MY], H2406 [22MY], H10090 [13DE], E863 [21MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H2407, H2408 [22MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2598-H2603 [23MY]

———establish mentoring programs for teachers working in low performing schools, H2615, H2616 [23MY]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students, H2306 [17MY]

———funding, H2623-H2627 [23MY]

———High Performance Schools Program funding, H2309 [17MY]

———improve character education programs, H2616, H2617 [23MY], H3140 [13JN]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2402 [22MY]

———improve science and math teaching, H2305 [17MY], H2409 [22MY]

———improve teacher quality, H2406 [22MY]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education, H10086, H10091, H10096 [13DE]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, H2396, H2403 [22MY], H2574, H2580, H2581 [23MY]

———inclusion of alternative explanations to the theory of evolution in science education, E2365 [20DE]

———inclusion of U.S. territories in national education policy, H3210 [19JN]

———promote emotional and social development of pre-school age children, H2534, H2535 [22MY]

———provide grants to expand public school choice and assist charter schools with start-up costs and incentives for States to provide per pupil facilities funding programs, H2301 [17MY]

———provide safer schools and a better educational environment, H2612-H2615 [23MY]

———reduce high school dropout rate of Hispanic students, H10087 [13DE]

———reductions in school class size, H2305, H2308 [17MY], H2407, H2408 [22MY]

———require a comparison between achievement levels and State annual achievement objectives of certain student subgroups, H2533-H2535 [22MY]

———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program, H2398 [22MY]

———school choice for students in rural areas, H2408 [22MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, H2305, H2308, H2309, H2312 [17MY], H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, H2520, H2521 [22MY], H2642 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2589-H2596 [23MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds, H2308 [17MY], H2418 [22MY]

———Impact Aid Program funding, H2620-H2622 [23MY]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, H2308, H2309 [17MY], H2419 [22MY]

———treatment of local educational agencies that include multiple counties relative to calculation of Title I grants, H10101, H10105 [13DE]

Enact (H.R. 1), H2154 [15MY], H2188 [16MY], H2310-H2313 [17MY], H2396-H2542, H2548 [22MY], H2574, H2576, H2577-H2645 [23MY], H3004 [12JN], H3080, H3140 [13JN], H3210 [19JN], H3791-H3797 [28JN], H4121-H4130 [18JY], H6252, H6256-H6258 [3OC], H9764-H9771 [12DE], E863 [21MY], E929, E930 [24MY], E976, E977 [25MY], E989, E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E1025 [6JN], E1083 [13JN], E1143 [19JN], E2210 [5DE]

———amendment process, H2090 [10MY]

———conference report, H10092-H10113, H10143 [13DE], E2292 [14DE], E2327, E2329, E2333 [19DE], E2345, E2352, E2365, E2377 [20DE]

———consideration (H. Res. 143), H2298-H2310 [17MY]

———consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10082-H10092 [13DE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), H10113 [13DE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), concur with Senate amendment, H10430 [19DE]

———motion to go to conference, H4121-H4129 [18JY]

———motion to instruct conferees, H4130 [18JY]

———motion to recommit, H2630, H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, H2396 [22MY]

Federal aid programs: ease the ability of disadvantaged communities to apply for grants under the 21st Century Learning Centers Program, H2620 [23MY]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, H2404 [22MY], H10091 [13DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, H2583-H2586 [23MY]

———funding, H2306 [17MY], H2403 [22MY], H4124-H4127, H4130 [18JY], H10086, H10097, H10105, H10109-H10111 [13DE], E1083 [13JN]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, H2398 [22MY], H2642 [23MY], H10091 [13DE], E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E2352 [20DE]

Native Americans: Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions funding, H2533, H2534 [22MY]

Puerto Rico: education funding, H10106 [13DE]

Schools: mental health services grants, H2518, H2519 [22MY]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools, H2519 [22MY]

Taxation: allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses, E2292 [14DE]

———allow tax credits for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 368), H2417 [22MY]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 369), H2417 [22MY]

Teachers: encourage national board certification by increasing subsidies to pay fee, heightening awareness of process, and providing tax incentives, H2405 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Education: Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S13337, S13339 [17DE]

Enact (H.R. 1), S6304, S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395-S6398, S6443 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S12307 [3DE]

———conference report, S13322-S13349 [17DE], S13365-S13422 [18DE], S13934 [20DE]

———conference report, unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [13DE]

———corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422 [18DE]

———insert S. 1 language in lieu, S6304 [14JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, S12307 [3DE], S13337, S13344 [17DE], S13366-S13382, S13388, S13396, S13417 [18DE]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, S13388, S13396 [18DE]

Native Americans: improve education for Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives, S13384 [18DE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use, S6398 [19JN], S6515 [20JN]

Reports

Elementary School Children—Many Change Schools Frequently, Harming Their Education: GAO, H2413 [22MY]

Evaluation of the Florida A-Plus Accountability and School Choice Program: Jay P. Greene, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, H2636-H2640 [23MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 107-336), H10054 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 107-69), H2279 [16MY]

Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-334), H10054 [12DE]

———Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 107-63), H2147 [14MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 289, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1, provisions, S13422 [18DE], H10113 [13DE]

H. Res. 143, consideration of H.R. 1, provisions, H2298 [17MY]

H. Res. 315, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, provisions, H10082 [13DE]

H.R. 1, provisions, S6672-S6831 [22JN]

Tributes

Jeffords, Senator, S6305 [14JN]