BETTER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACT

Addresses

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

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 1), S6395, S6456 [19JN]

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

Enact (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, provisions, S7417 [10JY], H4130 [18JY]

Articles and editorials

Dorchester School Gains Acceptance, S5815 [5JN]

From Teachers to Drill Sergeants, S6117 [12JN]

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

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

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

Pappas Valedictory? Sole Graduate May Be Last for School, S6277 [14JN]

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]

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

Enact (H.R. 1): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 315), H10054 [12DE]

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

Cloture motions

Enact (S. 1): motion to proceed, S3975 [26AP], S4061 [1MY]

Conference reports

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

Letters

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]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Richard Spring, Webberville School District, Manchester, MI, S4199 [3MY]

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]

Provisions: 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]

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]

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

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]

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

Enact (H.R. 1), H4121, H4129 [18JY]

Enact (S. 1), S3974 [26AP]

Poems

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

Press releases

Provisions: several organizations, S4203 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H2525-H2532 [22MY]

Education: improve quality and raise student achievement by strengthening accountability, H2404 [22MY]

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

Enact (H.R. 1), H3210 [19JN], H3791-H3797 [28JN], H4121-H4130 [18JY], H6252, H6256-H6258 [3OC], H9764-H9771 [12DE], E1143 [19JN], E2210 [5DE]

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

———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]

Enact (S. 1), H1609 [26AP]

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

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: 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 academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours, S4973-S4977 [16MY]

———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]

———suicide prevention activities funding, S5953 [7JN]

Congress: establish joint committee to investigate causes of, and solutions for, increasing energy prices, S4871 [14MY]

Dept. of Education: award grants to develop, implement, and strengthen U.S. history education programs, S4808-S4812 [10MY]

———Blue Ribbon Schools award program funding, S5954 [7JN]

———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]

———national testing standards, S4127 [2MY]

———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]

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

Education: allow freedom in science education relative to teaching of evolution and creationism, S6147, S6150-S6153 [13JN]

———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]

———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]

———creation of matching grant program for new school construction, S6103-S6110 [12JN]

———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 community technology centers, S4437 [7MY], S4494-S4496, S4497 [8MY], S4525, S4526 [9MY]

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

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

———establish technology academies in public schools, S6021 [11JN]

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

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

———increase Pell Grant Program awards to individuals that pursue a program of study in math, science, or engineering, S6301-S6303 [14JN]

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

———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]

———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]

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

———provide assistance to States to improve certain low performing schools through School Assistance Teams, S4199, S4200 [3MY]

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

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

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

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

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

———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]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: 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]

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

———Impact Aid Program funding, S5864 [6JN]

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

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

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

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

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

Enact (H.R. 1), 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]

Enact (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]

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

———motion to proceed, unanimous-consent agreement, S4166 [2MY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S4187, S4188, S4230, S4231 [3MY], S4406 [4MY], S4473 [8MY], S4797, S4802 [10MY], S4997 [16MY]

———unanimous-consent request, S3797 [24AP], S3974 [26AP], S4232 [3MY], S4996 [16MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, S6154 [13JN]

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

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]

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, S6199-S6201, S6205-S6207 [13JN], S6240-S6249, S6268, S6269 [14JN]

———funding, S3821 [24AP], S4198, S4205, S4206-S4215, S4224, S4226 [3MY], S4384 [4MY], S4437 [7MY], S4784 [10MY], S4917-S4919 [15MY], S5026 [17MY], S12307 [3DE]

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

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]

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

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

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]

Phoenix, AZ: Thomas J. Pappas School funding, S6276, S6277 [14JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (S. 27), transmit to House of Representatives, S4922, S4923, S4930, S4931 [15MY]

Puerto Rico: education funding, S6185 [13JN]

Schools: allow same-gender public schools and classrooms as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered to both sexes, S5943-S5945 [7JN]

———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 environmental health and energy efficiency of schools, S5949-S5951 [7JN], S6196-S6198 [13JN]

———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]

Surgeon General: national policy on suicide prevention, S5953 [7JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools, S4074 [1MY], S6277-S6279 [14JN]

———issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools, S4971, S4972 [16MY]

———make certain rate cuts conditional on funding being available for certain amendments to S. 1, provisions, S5228 [21MY]

———provide a credit to public elementary and secondary school teachers for teaching expenses, professional development expenses, and student education loans, S4470 [8MY], S6294 [14JN]

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

Reports filed

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

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

Statements

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

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

Tables

Elementary and Secondary Education Act budget requests vs. appropriations, S4387 [4MY]

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

State allocation of Title I grants under Dodd amendment to S. 1, provisions, S4217 [3MY]

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

Texts of

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

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]