DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Articles and editorials

Matter of Money . . ., H1740 [30AP]

Students Quiz Ukrainian Teachers, S11723 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: commend students who participated in the U.S. Senate Youth Program (see S. Res. 208), S732 [13FE]

———make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 4774), H2661 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 4639), H2018 [1MY]

———establish a grant program to enable institutions of higher education to improve schools of education (see S. 3163), S11079 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2766), S7164 [22JY] (see H.R. 5320), H6059 [4SE]

Disasters: provide grants to local educational agencies for disaster relief (see H.R. 5676), H8022 [16OC]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset relative to qualified tuition programs (see H.R. 5054), H4325 [27JN]

Education: clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (see S. 2421), S3560 [30AP] (see H.R. 4637), H2018 [1MY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see S. 3080), S10118 [8OC]

———provide grants for school renovations (see S. 2698), S6250 [27JN]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (see S. 2653), S5851 [20JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: adjust method of determining eligibility for Impact Aid Program funds for heavily impacted local educational agencies (see S. 3087), S10223 [9OC]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see S. 3171), S11214 [15NO]

———amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4787), H2734 [21MY]

———include advanced scientific education programs in elementary schools (see H.R. 4581), H1619 [24AP]

Families and domestic relations: provide assistance to families of teachers or school employees killed by violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 5254), H5994 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4080), H1089 [20MR]

Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), consideration (see H. Res. 334), H35 [23JA]

———technical amendments (see S. 2932), S8565 [12SE]

Historic buildings and sites: promote preservation of historic school structures (see H.R. 4045), H1088 [20MR]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 2083), S2485 [10AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure full funding and allow States to reform special education programs to increase parental choice and reduce paperwork (see S. 2883), S7900 [1AU]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers (see H.R. 5591), H7737 [9OC]

Local government: establish a competitive demonstration grant program to provide funds for local educational agencies to experiment with ways to alleviate the substitute teacher shortage (see H.R. 3688), H201 [6FE]

Schools: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 5487), H6776 [26SE]

———prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6955 [2OC]

Proposals

Complete congressional action on H.R. 5320, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6780 [30SE], H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Boyer Graduate School of Education: support efforts to obtain accreditation, E854 [20MY]

Carlsbad, CA: Valley Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1757 [4OC]

Colleges and universities: eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (H.R. 4639), E683 [2MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), H6965 [2OC], H6986, H6987, H6990 [3OC], E1726 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Downey, CA: St. Matthias High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1991 [12NO]

Education: funding, H899 [13MR], H1053, H1054, H1062, H1069 [20MR], H1740 [30AP], H2916 [22MY], H6388 [19SE], H6756-H6762, H6764-H6768 [26SE], H6965, H6973 [2OC], H6986, H6996 [3OC]

———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, E725 [7MY]

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education: support initiatives, H1743 [30AP]

Eisenhower Regional Consortia for Mathematics and Science Education: support initiatives, H1743 [30AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program to include children of the freely associated states in the calculation of basic support payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 4787), E882 [22MY]

———include advanced scientific education programs in elementary schools (H.R. 4581), H1668 [25AP], E620 [24AP]

Encinitas, CA: La Costa Canyon High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1757 [4OC]

Families and domestic relations: provide assistance to families of teachers or school employees killed by violence while performing school duties (H.R. 5254), E1432 [29JY]

French, Christine: Dept. of Education Christa McAuliffe Fellowship recipient, E247 [4MR]

Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H43-H48 [24JA], E30 [25JA], E71 [5FE], E101 [6FE]

———establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), consideration (H. Res. 334), H41-H43 [24JA]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 1620), E488 [10AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reduce paperwork for special education teachers (H.R. 5591), E1807 [9OC]

Lakewood, CA: St. Joseph High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1991 [12NO]

Los Alamitos, CA: Oak Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1132 [21JN]

Missouri: Dept. of Education Robert Byrd Honors Scholarship award recipients, E1517 [5SE]

Moorpark, CA: Chaparral Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E912 [24MY]

Oceanside, CA: Madison Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1757 [4OC]

Schools: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (H.R. 5487), E1700 [30SE]

Segobiano, Gina: National Association of Elementary School Principals Illinois National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, E1513 [5SE]

Sims, David: Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition Award recipent, E1144 [25JN]

Toledo, OH: Notre Dame Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1820 [11OC]

———Ottawa Hills High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1820 [11OC]

Wright, Hannah: Presidential Scholar Award recipent, E1147 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Baltimore, MD: Beth Tfiloh Community School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Charlestown, MD: Charlestown Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Children and youth: commend students who participated in the U.S. Senate Youth Program (S. Res. 208), S745 [13FE], S1376 [28FE]

Civitas International (organization): tribute to Civic Education Exchange Program, S11722 [20NO]

———tribute to the Civic Education Exchange Program, S11208 [15NO]

Colleges and universities: establish a grant program to enable institutions of higher education to improve schools of education (S. 3163), S11083 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1536), indefinitely postponed, S49 [23JA]

———making appropriations (S. 2766), S9814 [2OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2766), unanimous-consent request, S9814 [2OC], S9894 [3OC], S9938, S9940 [4OC]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S10518-S10521 [16OC]

Education: afterschool programs funding, S4555 [20MY]

———clarify the definition of the terms different campus and different population to expand eligibility for TRIO Programs (S. 2421), S3568 [30AP]

———emergency summer school funding, S4997-S5004 [5JN], S5192 [6JN]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (S. 3080), S10123 [8OC]

———funding, S3484 [29AP], S5341-S5343 [11JN], S9779, S9814 [2OC], S9938 [4OC]

———provide grants for school renovations (S. 2698), S6260 [27JN]

———reduce paperwork for special education teachers and make mediation mandatory for all legal disputes relative to individualized education programs (S. 2653), S5853 [20JN]

———require use of variable interest rates to consolidate student loans to fund shortfall in Pell Grant Program, S3484, S3496-S3498 [29AP], S3515, S3539, S3555 [30AP], S3582, S3587 [1MY], S3792, S3793 [2MY], S4104-S4106 [9MY], S4341, S4342 [15MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (S. 3171), S11215 [15NO]

Foreign Language Assistance Program: funding, S3012 [22AP]

Fort Washington, MD: Fort Foote Elementary recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Gaithersburg, MD: Darnestown Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Higher Education Act: technical amendments (S. 2932), S8570 [12SE]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (S. 2083), S2486 [10AP], S2718 [16AP]

Ijamsville, MD: Windsor Knolls Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: ensure full funding and allow States to reform special education programs to increase parental choice and reduce paperwork (S. 2883), S7949 [1AU]

Laurel, MD: Phillips School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Leidinger, William: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Management, S673 [12FE]

Martin, Jack: nomination to be Chief Financial Officer of the Dept. of Education, S151 [25JA]

National Security Education Program: National Flagship Language Initiative funding, S3012 [22AP]

Ocean City, MD: Ocean City Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Owensboro, KY: Daviess County High School recipient of Dept. of Education Preparing America's Future Award, S1204 [26FE], S1348 [28FE]

Pasadena, MD: Bodkin Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1981 [15MR], S11045-S11047 [14NO]

Rockville, MD: Thomas S. Wootton High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Severna Park, MD: Benfield Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Silver Spring, MD: St. Bernadette School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Torrez, Joseph: New Mexico National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, S10351 [10OC]

Wheaton, MD: Our Lady of Good Counsel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of S. 1762, Establish Fixed Interest Rates for Student and Parent Borrowers and Extend Current Law Relative to Special Allowances for Lenders: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 334) (H. Rept. 107-354), H35 [23JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2766) (S. Rept. 107-216), S7164 [22JY]

Nomination of Sally Stroup To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate), S1935 [14MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6960 [2OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 334, consideration of S. 1762, establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders, H41 [24JA]

S. 1762, establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders, H43 [24JA]

S. Res. 208, commend students who participated in the U.S. Senate Youth Program, S745 [13FE], S1376 [28FE]