ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

Articles and editorials

Too Many Tests Mean Diminished Education, S9026 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Education: extend the same level of increased flexibility to all rural local educational agencies under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 4833), H5793 [14JY]

———making supplemental appropriations (see S. 2617), S7750 [7JY]

Education: authorize local educational agencies in rural areas to obtain a limited waiver of certain requirements relative to the employment of highly qualified teachers (see S. 2164), S2223 [4MR] (see H.R. 3781), H396 [6FE]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4765), H5195 [6JY]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see S. 2794), S9130 [13SE]

———include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted and finance incentive grants (see H.R. 5092), H7233 [15SE]

Government regulations: improve accountability provisions (see H.R. 5200), H7944 [30SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (see H.R. 3975), H1116 [16MR] (see H.R. 4063), H1739 [30MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve (see S. 2345), S4301 [22AP] (see H.R. 4434), H3438 (see H.R. 4434), H3538 (see H.R. 4464), H3439 (see H.R. 4464), H3539 [20MY]

Poverty: ensure consistent funding of programs for disadvantaged children (see S. 2365), S4692 [29AP]

Schools: amend Impact Aid program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (see H.R. 3795), H514 [11FE]

———direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 4994), H6704 [22JY]

———provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 4252), H2490 [30AP]

States: ensure that the total amount of certain funds awarded to a State for fiscal year 2004 is not less than the total awarded in fiscal year 2003 (see H.R. 4314), H2727 [6MY]

Teachers: amend relative to qualifications (see H.R. 4002), H1322 [18MR]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: authorizing (H.R. 2107), H10021 [19NO]

Education: include hold-harmless provisions for local educational agencies that no longer meet the minimum eligibility criteria for targeted and finance incentive grants (H.R. 5092), E1646 [15SE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorize States, in the event of inadequate Federal funding, to waive certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (H.R. 3975), H1096 [16MR]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, H422 [10FE], H1430 [24MR]

———impact of requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments relative to special education students, H835 [4MR]

———implementation, H3059, H3062 [17MY], H3499 [20MY], E884, E885 [17MY]

———improve (H.R. 4464), E961 [21MY]

———suspend certain amendments that are not fully funded (H.R. 2366), H2820 [12MY]

Poverty threshold calculation: amend provisions used to determine school district eligibility for certain Title I funds, H6852 [8SE]

Schools: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 4994), E1702 [24SE], E1722 [29SE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Education: making supplemental appropriations (S. 2617), S7754 [7JY]

Education: authorize local educational agencies in rural areas to obtain a limited waiver of certain requirements relative to the employment of highly qualified teachers (S. 2164), S2226 [4MR]

———improve elementary and secondary education (S. 2794), S9133 [13SE]

———permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 956), S9025 [9SE]

No Child Left Behind Act: funding, S519 [3FE]

———implementation, S5507-S5509, S5514 [17MY]

———improve (S. 2345), S4331 [22AP]

Texts of

S. 2164, Assisting America's Rural Schools Act, S2226 [4MR]

S. 2345, No Child Left Behind Reform Act, S4331 [22AP]

S. 2617, No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act, S7754 [7JY]

S. 2794, No Child Left Behind Improvement Act, S9134-S9137 [13SE]