ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

Addresses

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

Amendments

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (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]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422, S13478 [18DE], H10430 [19DE]

Programs and activities: extend (S. 1), S4050 [30AP], S4121, S4122 [1MY], S4184 [2MY], S4206, S4207, S4215, S4217, S4272, S4365, S4366, S4367, S4368, S4369, S4370, S4371 [3MY], S4376, S4385, S4389, S4393, S4401, S4402, S4403 [4MY], S4425, S4427, S4428, S4436, S4437, S4440 [7MY], S4471, S4475, S4484, S4488, S4489, S4490, S4492, S4493, S4497, S4516, S4518, S4519, S4520, S4521 [8MY], S4526, S4538, S4541, S4617, S4618, S4619, S4620, S4621, S4623, S4624, S4625, S4626, S4627, S4628, S4629, S4630, S4631, S4635, S4636, S4637, S4638, S4639, S4640, S4641, S4642, S4643, S4644, S4645, S4646, S4647, S4664, S4666, S4667, S4668, S4669, S4670, S4671, S4672, S4673, S4674, S4675, S4695, S4696, S4697, S4711, S4712, S4713, S4716, S4717, S4718, S4720, S4721, S4722, S4723, S4724, S4726, S4727, S4729, S4730, S4731, S4732, S4733, S4734, S4735, S4736, S4738, S4739, S4740, S4741, S4744, S4745, S4746, S4747, S4748, S4750, S4751, S4752, S4753, S4754, S4755, S4756, S4757, S4758, S4759, S4760, S4761, S4763, S4764, S4766, S4768, S4769, S4771 [9MY], S4798, S4799, S4808 [10MY], S4858, S4864, S4865, S4870, S4871, S4872, S4875, S4878, S4896 [14MY], S4914, S4916, S4917, S4919, S4920, S4921, S4922 [15MY], S4971, S4972, S4978, S4981, S4985, S4998, S5021 [16MY], S5351 [21MY], S5818, S5819, S5820, S5821 [5JN], S5849, S5850, S5856, S5859, S5862, S5863, S5865, S5866, S5867, S5878, S5905 [6JN], S5915, S5916, S5917, S5922, S5925, S5926, S5943, S5948, S5951, S5952, S5953, S5987 [7JN], S6027, S6033, S6034, S6036, S6047 [11JN], S6088, S6091, S6098, S6099, S6103, S6104, S6110, S6113, S6119, S6141 [12JN], S6153, S6155, S6169, S6172, S6173, S6179, S6180, S6181, S6183, S6185, S6188, S6195, S6198, S6201, S6202, S6203, S6204, S6206, S6207, S6234, S6235 [13JN], S6269, S6274, S6279, S6280, S6281, S6282, S6283, S6284, S6285, S6286, S6305, S6351 [14JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S7417 [10JY]

———H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H4130 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Answer the Wake-Up Call From Our Children, E573 [5AP]

Dorchester School Gains Acceptance, S5815 [5JN]

Economy Puts Schools in Tough Position, H8398 [27NO]

From Teachers to Drill Sergeants, S6117 [12JN]

How the U.S. Tax Code Worsens the Education Gap, S6028 [11JN]

Iowa Is Laboratory for Federal Role in Building Schools, S11305 [1NO]

Justices Back Bible Group—Access to School Facilities Widened, S6252 [14JN]

Managing Mobility, H2415 [22MY]

Miles Park Finds Answers, H2414 [22MY]

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

Mountain of Tests Slowly Crushing School Quality, S4796 [10MY]

Prince George's Test Scores Show Best Gains Ever—34% of County Schools Meet U.S. Benchmark, S4464 [8MY]

Schools Find Wrong Answers to Test Pressure, S4795 [10MY]

Schools Lack Funds, Study Warns, H8398 [27NO]

Solid Research, Solid Teaching, S6195 [13JN]

Statewide Focus on School Improvement Produces a Year of Improving Test Scores, S6117 [12JN]

Wired Schools—A Technology Revolution Is About To Sweep America's Classrooms, S6111 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: establish a program to identify and mentor college eligible high school students and their parents or legal guardians (see H.R. 772), H505 [28FE]

Community service: permit local educational agencies to use funds made available under the innovative education program to support certain community service programs (see H.R. 1557), H1555 [24AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 1868), H2280 [16MY]

Education: amend to ensure fairness (see H.R. 3349), H8420 [27NO]

———assist State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile professional development teams (see S. 337), S1394 [14FE]

———authorize grant program to enhance parental involvement in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1855), H2183 [15MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 143), H2279 [16MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 315), H10054 [12DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 289), H10066 [13DE]

———eliminate the funding limitation applicable to grants for special alternative instructional programs (see H.R. 637), H394 [14FE]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 1536), H1499 [4AP]

———establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (see S. 476), S1971 [7MR]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 101), H27 [3JA]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see S. 195), S636 [29JA] (see H.R. 1225), H1188 [27MR]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (see S. 620), S2894 [26MR] (see H.R. 1508), H1497 [4AP]

———improve and refocus civic education (see S. 413), S1699 [28FE] (see H.R. 611), H393 [14FE]

———improve foreign language instruction (see S. 541), S2388 [15MR]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (see S. 474), S1971 [7MR]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (see H.R. 340), H163 [31JA]

———improve student and teacher performance and access to education in the Lower Mississippi Delta region (see S. 617), S2894 [26MR]

———improve teacher quality (see S. 101), S100 [22JA] (see S. 438), S1747 [1MR]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see S. 316), S1270 [13FE]

———promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice (see S. 98), S100 [22JA]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (see S. 334, 339), S1394 [14FE] (see S. 475), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1096), H1010 [20MR]

———provide for a smaller learning communities grant program (see H.R. 2571), H4352 [19JY]

———provide for teacher technology training (see S. 164), S527 [24JA] (see S. 473), S1971 [7MR] (see H.R. 1703), H1923 [3MY]

———provide grants for master teacher programs (see S. 297), S1218 [8FE]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (see S. 471), S1897 [6MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (see S. 311), S1270 [13FE]

———provide grants to establish programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities (see H.R. 756), H442 [27FE]

———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 (see S. 669), S3215 [30MR]

———provide grants to local agencies to assist schools in obtaining computer software for multilingual education (see H.R. 1217), H1187 [27MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and expand loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 1843), H2183 [15MY]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (see H.R. 1119), H1011 [20MR]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (see S. 40), S98 [22JA]

———provide signing and mastery bonuses and mentoring programs for math and science teachers (see S. 648), S3152 [29MR]

———provide teachers and other school professionals with the tools to undertake reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (see H.R. 1844), H2183 [15MY]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 46), H26 [3JA]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (see S. 253), S1062 [6FE] (see H.R. 692), H397 [14FE]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see H.R. 1036), H928 [14MR]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (see S. 372), S1463 [15FE] (see H.R. 972), H827 [8MR]

———support teacher corps programs (see S. 444), S1747 [1MR]

Gun-Free Schools Act: modify certain provisions (see S. 649), S3152 [29MR]

Hawaii: improve Native Hawaiian education programs (see S. 86), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 1250), H1189 [27MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1500), H1497 [4AP]

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 714), H398 [14FE]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 327), S1394 [14FE] (see H.R. 1570), H1555 [24AP]

Local government: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 1716), H1923 [3MY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to the calculation of payments for small local educational agencies (see H.R. 1133), H1012 [20MR]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 309), S1270 [13FE]

Native Americans: improve education for Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives (see S. 211), S706 [30JA]

Poverty: strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (see S. 158), S456 [23JA]

Programs and activities: extend (see S. 1), S3052 [28MR]

Reauthorize and improve (see S. 303), S1270 [13FE] (see H.R. 345), H164 [31JA] (see H.R. 1614), H1658 [26AP]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (see S. 437), S1747 [1MR]

Schools: authorize grants and expand tax incentives to States for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 771), H505 [28FE]

———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (see S. 79), S99 [22JA]

———provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 728), H440 [27FE]

———provide school construction funding to local educational agencies that have made improvements in teacher quality and student achievement (see H.R. 341), H164 [31JA]

———require States receiving Federal funds to expel students who are convicted of a violent crime (see H.R. 194), H62 [6JA]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain educational programs (see S. 231), S915 [31JA] (see H.R. 719), H398 [14FE]

Teachers: establish scholarships for inviting new scholars to participate in renewing education and mentor teacher programs (see S. 323), S1394 [14FE]

Technology: permit use of professional development funds to provide incentives to educators who achieve relevant information technology certifications (see H.R. 2793), H5336 [2AU]

Cloture motions

Programs and activities: extend (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]

Conference reports

No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1), H9773-H10052 [12DE]

Letters

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: Jan Resseger and Dave Brown, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, S4202 [3MY]

———Jim Hodges and Bob Taft, National Governors' Association, S4203 [3MY]

———several organizations, S4202 [3MY]

Clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education: several educational organizations, S5855 [6JN]

Community technology centers funding: George R. Boggs, American Association of Community Colleges, S4495 [8MY]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S4495 [8MY]

———Jason M. Mahler, Computer and Communications Industry Association, S4496 [8MY]

———Nancy C. Kranich, American Library Association, S4495 [8MY]

———Raul Yzaguirre, National Council of La Raza, S4495 [8MY]

Dept. of Education funding for State testing and assessment programs: Bob Holden, Governor of Missouri, S5919 [7JN]

———Tom Vilsack, Democratic Governors' Association, S5919, S5929 [7JN]

Diagnosis of problems at individual schools and partnerships with community groups to mitigate outside-of-school concerns: Daniel W. Merenda, Partners in Education (organization), S6299 [14JN]

———Robert K. Goodwin, Points of Light Foundation, S6299 [14JN]

———William E. Milliken, Communities in Schools (organization), S6299 [14JN]

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

Emergency School Repair Program funding: Robert P. Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools (organization), S11305 [1NO]

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act: Nancy C. Kranich, American Library Association, S1401 [14FE]

Legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools: Gerald N. Tirozzi, National Association of Secondary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, S4472 [8MY]

———Vincent L. Ferrandino, National Association of Elementary School Principals, S4473 [8MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: James R. Ruhland and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H10100 [13DE]

———several Governors, S13342 [17DE]

Remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds: Fight Crime Invest in KIDS (organization), S6158 [13JN]

———Kenneth L. Gladish, YMCA, S6159 [13JN]

Rural education development initiative reauthorization and improvement: Bruce Hunter, Association of Educational Service Agencies, S1074, S1076 [6FE]

———Jordan Cross, American Association of School Administrators, S1074, S1075 [6FE]

———Mary Conk, National Rural Education Association, S1073, S1075 [6FE]

School class size reduction: Kristi Rennebohm Franz, S4465 [8MY]

School personnel authority to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4225 [3MY]

School renovation grants: Kristor W. Cowan, New York, NY, Board of Education, S4991 [16MY]

———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, S4990 [16MY]

———Michael D. Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, S4990 [16MY]

———Robert P. Canavan, Rebuild America's Schools Coalition, S4990 [16MY]

———Wilson Davis, Jr., Jane Babcock, and Kate Baldwin, Keokuk, IA, Community School District, S4990 [16MY]

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

Teacher technology training: E.J. Black, Computer & Communications Industry Association, S6177 [13JN]

———Edward D. Lazowska and Patricia M. Wasley, University of Washington, S6178 [13JN]

———Irene K. Spero, SchoolTone Alliance, S6178 [13JN]

———Jack Krumholtz, Microsoft Corp., S6178 [13JN]

———Jill A. Lesser, AOL Time Warner Inc., S6177 [13JN]

———Kim Jones, Sun Microsystems, Inc., S6178 [13JN]

———Robert W. Holleyman, Business Software Alliance, S6177 [13JN]

———Terry Bergeson, Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, S6177 [13JN]

Lists

Examples of discrimination against the Boy Scouts, S6256 [14JN]

Supporters of Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, removing the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts, S6157 [13JN]

Memorandums

Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights Enforcement of Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in State and Local Programs Receiving Federal Funds: Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

State or Local Educational Agencies or Schools That Deny Equal Access to the Boy Scouts Relative to Policy on Homosexuality: American Center for Law & Justice, S4867 [14MY]

———Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

Motions

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2627, H2630 [23MY], H4121, H4129 [18JY]

Programs and activities: extend (S. 1), S3974 [26AP]

Poems

``Fence or an Ambulance,'' Joseph Malins, S4386 [4MY]

Press releases

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: several organizations, S4203 [3MY]

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]

Dept. of Education: 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]

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

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H1102 [22MR], H1178 [27MR], H1672 [1MY], 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], E437 [22MR], E475 [28MR], E559 [5AP], E863 [21MY], E929, E930 [24MY], E976, E977 [25MY], E989, E992 [26MY], E1012 [5JN], E1025 [6JN], E1083 [13JN], E1143 [19JN], E2210 [5DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), amendment process, H2090 [10MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H10092-H10113, H10143 [13DE], E2292 [14DE], E2327, E2329, E2333 [19DE], E2345, E2352, E2365, E2377 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2298-H2310 [17MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 315), H10082-H10092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), H10113 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289)—concur with Senate amendment, H10430 [19DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H4121-H4129 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H4130 [18JY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H2630, H2633, H2634 [23MY]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, H2396 [22MY]

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

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

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 1536), E547 [5AP]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, H2304 [17MY]

———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]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (H.R. 1508), E572 [5AP]

———funding, H8397 [27NO], H10433, H10435-H10437, H10440, H10441 [19DE]

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

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2402, H2404 [22MY]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, raising teaching standards, rewarding success, and providing better information to parents (H.R. 340), E96 [1FE]

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

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

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, H2522, H2524 [22MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative, H6640 [11OC]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (H.R. 1096), E406 [20MR]

———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 grants to State and local educational agencies to pay one-half of salaries of teachers who use approved sabbatical leave for a course of study to improve their classroom teaching (H.R. 1119), E395 [20MR]

———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]

———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, H2642 [23MY]

Federal aid programs: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating funds, H2308 [17MY], H2418 [22MY]

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

Hawaii: improve Native Hawaiian education programs (H.R. 1250), H1178 [27MR]

Impact Aid Program: funding, H2620-H2622 [23MY], E1868 [12OC]

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

Local government: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies, H4365 [20JY]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 1716), H1937 [8MY], E719 [3MY], E733 [4MY]

———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]

Programs and activities: extend, H2064 [9MY]

———extend (S. 1), H1609 [26AP]

Puerto Rico: education funding, H10106 [13DE]

Reauthorize and improve (H.R. 345), H138-H144 [31JA], E97 [1FE]

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

Remarks in Senate

Better Education for Students and Teachers Act: appropriation of funds authorized for elementary and secondary education, S6186-S6194 [13JN]

BIA: education funding, S6289 [14JN]

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, S4866 [14MY], S6249-S6268 [14JN]

———require State or local educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6269-S6275 [14JN]

Children and youth: improve access to books and other reading materials and resources, S4195 [3MY]

———provide assistance to local education agencies to reduce and prevent underage drinking, S4385, S4386 [4MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S4808 [10MY]

———establish national mentoring program, S6170, S6171 [13JN]

———establish national principal recruitment program, S5864 [6JN]

———improve State assessment completion bonus program, S4875-S4877 [14MY], S5812-S5814, S5816-S5819 [5JN], S5847-S5849 [6JN]

———State testing and assessment programs funding, S4216, S4226-S4229, S4231 [3MY], S5918-S5922 [7JN]

———support access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes, S4919 [15MY]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program funding, S13337, S13339 [17DE]

Economy: provide for excellence in economic education, S4984, S4985 [16MY]

Education: allow States to use certain funds to retain and improve the quality of school principals, S6173-S6176 [13JN]

———allow States to use independent firms to analyze success of testing by school districts, S4916, S4917 [15MY]

———amend rural education initiative eligibility requirements relative to population density of school districts, S5821 [5JN]

———assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures to increase the quality of education, S4492, S4496 [8MY]

———assist State and local educational agencies in establishing teacher recruitment centers, teacher internship programs, and mobile professional development teams (S. 337), S1422 [14FE]

———authorize recruitment and retention incentive programs, student loan forgiveness, and professional development programs for teachers in rural areas, S6289 [14JN]

———campaign to promote access of armed services recruiters to students and student directories, S6181-S6183 [13JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S3966-S3969 [26AP], S6304, S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN], S6369 [18JN], S6395-S6398, S6443 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S12307 [3DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S13322-S13349 [17DE], S13365-S13422 [18DE], S13934 [20DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13092 [13DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 289), S13422 [18DE]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), insert S. 1 language in lieu, S6304 [14JN]

———early childhood educator professional development programs funding, S6184 [13JN]

———encourage States to require expelled or suspended students to perform community service, S4921 [15MY]

———encourage the diagnosis of problems at individual schools and partnerships with community groups to mitigate outside-of-school concerns, S6298 [14JN]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S4075-S4077 [1MY], S4527-S4534 [9MY], S4794-S4803 [10MY], S4868-S4870 [14MY]

———establish a demonstration project to increase salaries and benefits for teachers who enter into contracts to serve as master teachers, S4493, S4494, S4496 [8MY]

———establish a National Teacher Corps and a National Principal Corps (S. 476), S1986 [7MR]

———establish community technology centers, S4494-S4496, S4497 [8MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, S6062-S6078, S6081-S6091 [12JN]

———establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (S. 195), S643 [29JA]

———establish summer academic enrichment programs for students not meeting State performance standards, S6048-S6050 [11JN]

———evaluate school progress through standardized school report cards, S6021 [11JN]

———expand access to counseling and mental health services for elementary and secondary school students (S. 620), S2904 [26MR]

———expand alternative education options for certain disruptive students, S6174-S6176 [13JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, S4879 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S5027 [17MY], S6303 [14JN]

———funding, S5258 [21MY], S13789 [20DE]

———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, S6286 [14JN]

———improve and refocus civic education (S. 413), S1704, S1705 [28FE]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S4022-S4024 [30AP], S4389, S4390 [4MY], S4462 [8MY]

———improve foreign language instruction (S. 541), S2392 [15MR], S2723 [22MR]

———improve initial teaching experiences and offer alternative routes to certification (S. 474), S1985 [7MR]

———improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, S3819 [24AP], S4070, S4072, S4077-S4081, S4085, S4087, S4090 [1MY], S4142 [2MY], S6086 [12JN]

———improve student and teacher performance and access to education in the Lower Mississippi Delta region (S. 617), S2901 [26MR]

———improve teacher quality, S4902 [15MY]

———improve teacher quality (S. 101), S369 [22JA]

———improve teacher quality (S. 438), S1778 [1MR]

———improve the reading and literacy skills of children, S4194-S4198 [3MY], S4541-S4544 [9MY], S4979, S4983 [16MY]

———improve the reading skills of children by use of reading readiness screening, S6194 [13JN]

———include smaller learning community programs as an educational option, S6287 [14JN]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools, S4471-S4473 [8MY], S4536-S4540 [9MY]

———legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools (S. 316), S1338-S1340 [13FE]

———make funding increases contingent on improvement of student achievement, S4376 [4MY], S4440 [7MY], S4461, S4462, S4474, S4479 [8MY]

———math and science partnerships funding, S5850-S5854 [6JN], S13785 [20DE]

———permit States to waive certain testing requirements, S6113-S6119 [12JN], S6148-S6150, S6153 [13JN]

———priority for school construction assistance relative to BIA schools, Dept. of Defense schools, and Impact Aid schools, S6104-S6109 [12JN]

———priority for school construction assistance to BIA schools, Dept. of Defense schools, and Impact Aid schools, S11341-S11344 [1NO]

———promote parental involvement and parental empowerment in public education through greater competition and choice, S4070-S4074 [1MY]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 339), S1424 [14FE]

———provide for a rural education development initiative (S. 475), S1985 [7MR]

———provide for teacher technology training, S5863 [6JN], S6111, S6112 [12JN], S6177-S6179 [13JN]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 164), S531 [24JA]

———provide for teacher technology training (S. 473), S1984 [7MR]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools, S4926-S4930 [15MY], S4986-S4998 [16MY]

———provide grants for the renovation of schools (S. 471), S1910 [6MR]

———provide grants to develop initiatives and disseminate information about character education (S. 311), S1328-S1331 [13FE]

———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, S6094-S6098 [12JN]

———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 (S. 669), S3219 [30MR]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers, S4145 [2MY], S4803-S4807 [10MY]

———provide incentives to encourage and assist individuals with demonstrable skills in high-need areas to become certified teachers (S. 40), S315 [22JA]

———provide out-of-school educational opportunities to students attending failing school systems, S5878 [6JN]

———reauthorize and improve the rural education development initiative (S. 253), S1073-S1076 [6FE]

———reductions in school class size, S4437 [7MY], S4462-S4469, S4474, S4476-S4487, S4496 [8MY], S4539 [9MY], S4902-S4914 [15MY]

———remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts relative to flexibility in the use of Federal funds, S6157-S6168, S6179, S6180 [13JN]

———require parental consent for the collection of certain market research in schools, S6303 [14JN]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State, S5867-S5874, S5876-S5881 [6JN], S5908-S5916 [7JN], S6100-S6102 [12JN]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S4085 [1MY]

———school modernization and infrastructure improvements funding, S4474 [8MY]

———school resources officer program funding, S6288 [14JN]

———special alternative instructional programs funding, S4189, S4191 [3MY], S4389 [4MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms, S5923-S5925 [7JN]

———strengthen early childhood parent education programs, S6024-S6027, S6045 [11JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children, S4982, S4983 [16MY], S5859-S5862 [6JN]

———strengthen involvement of parents in the education of their children (S. 372), S1511 [15FE]

———support teacher corps programs (S. 444), S1784 [1MR]

Federal aid programs: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating funds, S4861-S4864 [14MY]

GAO: study of State education testing and assessment programs costs, S5849, S5850, S5856 [6JN]

Gun-Free Schools Act: modify certain provisions (S. 649), S3160-S3162 [29MR]

Hawaii: removal of prerequisite for grants requiring organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians be recognized by the Governor of Hawaii, S4978 [16MY]

Immigration: ensure that immigrant students and their families receive services to successfully participate in schools and communities, S4985, S4986 [16MY]

Impact Aid Program: funding, S4569 [9MY], S5864 [6JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended, S6241-S6248 [14JN]

———authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior, S4224 [3MY], S6199-S6201, S6205-S6207 [13JN], S6240-S6249, S6268, S6269 [14JN]

———funding, S3821 [24AP], S4205, S4206-S4215, S4224, S4226 [3MY], S4917-S4919 [15MY]

Languages: enhance limited English proficiency programs, S4798-S4803 [10MY], S4858-S4861, S4874 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S13388, S13396 [18DE]

Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools, S4979-S4981, S4983 [16MY]

———provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (S. 327), S1399 [14FE]

Local government: assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S4086 [1MY], S4217-S4232 [3MY]

———percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students, S6027-S6033, S6037-S6046 [11JN]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used, S4998 [16MY]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 309), S1326 [13FE]

Mental health: designate pupil services personnel as eligible recipients of certain professional development funds, S6119 [12JN]

National Writing Project: funding, S6286, S6303 [14JN]

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

———improve education for Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives (S. 211), S716 [30JA]

NIH: study the effect on children and youth of exposure to violent entertainment relative to development and educational achievement, S4914-S4916 [15MY]

Poverty: strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students (S. 158), S433, S483-S485 [23JA]

Programs and activities: extend, S7415 [10JY]

———extend (S. 1), S3774-S3777 [23AP], S3801, S3805-S3807, S3808, S3811-S3815, S3817-S3825 [24AP], S3874, S3876, S3913 [25AP], S3934, S3935 [26AP], S4167 [2MY], S4187-S4232 [3MY], S4375-S4377, S4383-S4394 [4MY], S4433-S4440, S4442 [7MY], S4461-S4498 [8MY], S4525-S4544 [9MY], S4794-S4812 [10MY], S4853, S4858-S4880 [14MY], S4901-S4932, S4965-S4967 [15MY], S4970-S4999 [16MY], S5025-S5028 [17MY], S5809-S5821 [5JN], S5846-S5881 [6JN], S5907, S5954 [7JN], S5999 [8JN], S6020-S6050 [11JN], S6061-S6078, S6081-S6120 [12JN], S6147-S6208 [13JN], S6239-S6305, S6306-S6312, S6357-S6361, S6366 [14JN]

———extend (S. 1), motion to proceed, S3974 [26AP], S4019-S4034 [30AP], S4056-S4066, S4070-S4091 [1MY], S4125-S4135, S4138-S4158, S4161-S4166 [2MY]

———extend (S. 1), motion to proceed—unanimous-consent agreement, S4166 [2MY]

———extend (S. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S4187, S4188, S4230, S4231 [3MY], S4406 [4MY], S4473 [8MY], S4797, S4802 [10MY], S4997 [16MY]

———extend (S. 1), unanimous-consent request, S3797 [24AP], S3974 [26AP], S4232 [3MY], S4996 [16MY]

Puerto Rico: education funding, S6185 [13JN]

Reauthorize and improve (S. 303), S1207 [8FE], S1271-S1273, S1311-S1314 [13FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: revise and extend (S. 437), S1772 [1MR]

Schools: amend Impact Aid Program relative to financial assistance for certain affected school activities, S11323, S11324 [1NO]

———clarify that only youth groups listed in the U.S. Code as patriotic societies be allowed equal access to public school facilities, S6267, S6268 [14JN]

———ensure safety through prevention and intervention programs, S4475 [8MY], S4872-S4875 [14MY], S4931 [15MY], S13934 [20DE]

———establish telephone hotlines to provide confidential reporting of individuals suspected of imminent school violence, S4870, S4877, S4878, S4880 [14MY]

———expulsion of students for possession of guns or illegal drugs (S. 79), S332, S335, S423 [22JA]

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain educational programs, S6036 [11JN]

———ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain educational programs (S. 231), S921 [31JA]

States: clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education, S5854-S5859, S5875, S5876 [6JN]

———condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Title I programs, S5926-S5942, S5945-S5947 [7JN]

———require education plans sent to Dept. of Education be signed by both the Governor and the chief State education official, S4490 [8MY]

Taxation: make certain rate cuts conditional on funding being available for certain amendments to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S5228 [21MY]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans, S6294 [14JN]

———provide for a refundable education opportunity tax credit, S4437 [7MY]

Teachers: improve allocation of funds to boost teacher quality in schools with disadvantaged students, S6155-S6157 [13JN]

Title I grants: funding, S11308, S11310-S11315 [1NO], S12051 [27NO]

———increase funding through reductions in school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S11300-S11308, S11310, S11314 [1NO]

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, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 315) (H. Rept. 107-336), H10054 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 143) (H. Rept. 107-69), H2279 [16MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: 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]

Programs and Activities Extension: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1) (S. Rept. 107-7), S3052 [28MR]

Statements

Require States To Equalize Education Funding Throughout the State: Representative Fattah, S6102 [12JN]

Rural Education Development Initiative Reauthorization and Improvement: National Education Association, S1074, S1075 [6FE]

Student Standardized Tests: Jonathan Kozol, S4077 [1MY]

Summaries

Gun-Free Schools Refinement Act (S. 649), S3161 [29MR]

Tables

Budget requests vs. appropriations, S4387 [4MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants State distribution, S11314 [1NO]

Estimated cost of Federal testing mandate for reading and mathematics, S6114 [12JN]

State allocation of Title I grants under Dodd amendment to S. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S4217 [3MY]

State educational testing revenue sharing, S6117 [12JN], S6148 [13JN]

State-by-State loss of Impact Aid funds, H4366 [20JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 289, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, S13422 [18DE], H10113 [13DE]

H. Res. 143, consideration of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H2298 [17MY]

H. Res. 315, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act, H10082 [13DE]

H.R. 1, Better Education for Students and Teachers Act, S6672-S6831 [22JN]

S. 79, Safe Schools Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 101, Quality Teachers for All Act, S370-S372 [22JA]

S. 158, School Improvement Accountability Act, S485-S494 [23JA]

S. 164, Technology for Teachers Act, S531 [24JA]

S. 211, Native American Education Improvement Act, S716-S735 [30JA]

S. 231, Seniors as Volunteers in Our Schools Act, S922 [31JA]

S. 303, Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act, S1273-S1311 [13FE]

S. 309, Title I Integrity Act, S1327 [13FE]

S. 311, Strong Character for Strong Schools Act, S1329 [13FE]

S. 316, Teacher Liability Protection Act, S1338 [13FE]

S. 327, Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Act, S1400 [14FE]

S. 337, Teacher Recruitment, Development, and Retention Act, S1423 [14FE]

S. 339, Rural Education Development Initiative for the 21st Century Act, S1424 [14FE]

S. 372, Parent Act, S1512-S1514 [15FE]

S. 437, Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, S1772-S1778 [1MR]

S. 438, Teacher Quality Act, S1778-S1780 [1MR]

S. 617, Lower Mississippi Delta Education Access and Improvement Act, S2901 [26MR]