SCHOOLS

Amendments

Appropriations: making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), H4870 [10MY]

———making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), consideration (H. Res. 387), H4779 [10MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S7979 [19JN], H4336, H4353, H4354, H4358, H4360, H4361, H4362, H4363, H4364, H4365, H4366, H4369 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (H. Res. 348), H4312 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 813), H13872 [14NO]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, S7998 [19JN], H12814 [6NO]

Articles and editorials

America Has Lost a Generation of Black Boys, E822 [23AP]

Case for Discrimination, H4310 [2MY]

Civic Education To Be Celebrated in ASD Schools June 5—A Call to the Allentown Community. Join Us, E1372 [21JN]

Community Action Agencies Welcome Head Start Renewal, S14386 [14NO]

Economy Thrives, but Schools Go Begging, E1814 [6SE]

For Want of a Dentist, S2506 [1MR]

Increasing Diversity in Higher Ed Faculty Remains a Challenge, E1431 [28JN]

Learning To Play—Gifted Students Get New Mountain To Scale, E542 [14MR]

Learning To Play—Will Sydney Make the Band?, E541 [14MR]

Legacy of Little Rock—Fifty Years Ago, He and 8 Others Became the Faces of Integration. Now He Is a Sign of Its Success, E2049 [2OC]

Little Rock Reminder—Nine Pioneers Showed Why School Integration Matters, E2048 [2OC]

Little Rock School Board Has First Black Majority, E272 [6FE]

Minority's Motion To Recommit Should Not Be Curtailed, H13869 [14NO]

Olathe Boy Places Second in National Geography Bee, E1173 [25MY]

One Fine Fine-Arts Program—Schools' Dedication Pays Off in a National Award for Programs and Immeasurable Benefits for Students, E1083 [17MY]

O'Neil Tops in the Nation, S1778 [8FE]

Room 206—Then and Now, E1445 [28JN]

Teacher at the Head of the Class, S14842 [6DE]

Texas Parents, Teachers Unhappy With Standardized Testing (excerpt), H8118 [18JY]

Three-Peat Not on Georgraphy Whiz's Map—Indian Trail Student Placed Fourth in National Geographic Bee Last Year, E1173 [25MY]

What's Next for Diversity?, E1667 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions

Adopt a School Library Month: designate (see S. Res. 134), S4161 [29MR]

Agriculture: provide coordination and direction for commodity programs and ensure the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables to schools and service institutions (see S. 1031), S4160 [29MR]

Appropriations: making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (see H.R. 2207), H4627 [8MY]

———making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), consideration (see H. Res. 387), H4751 [9MY]

Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (see S. Res. 277), S9774 [23JY] (see H. Res. 345), H4209 [30AP]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 1707), H3183 [27MR]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: reauthorize (see S. 693), S2273 [27FE]

BIA: provide for the issuance of bonds to provide funding for the construction of schools (see S. 2367), S14488 [15NO] (see H.R. 4243), H14082 [15NO]

Boston, MA: tribute to celebration of the legacy of the Little Rock Nine and the anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 355), S13365 [24OC]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to East New York Transit Technical High School boys' basketball team (see H. Res. 279), H3184 [27MR]

———tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team (see H. Res. 280), H3184 [27MR]

Budget: reallocate certain defense and energy programs funds to other domestic priorities (see H.R. 1702), H3080 [26MR]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools (see S. Res. 62), S1411 [31JA]

Children and youth: amend procedures regarding military recruiter access to secondary school student recruiting information (see S. 1908), S10424 [31JY]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (see H.R. 1346), H2242 [6MR]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 379), S1057 [24JA]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 667), S2164 [16FE]

———express that secondary schools should consider starting school after 9 o'clock in the morning (see H. Con. Res. 227), H11315 [4OC]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 4265), H14156 [4DE]

———increase enforcement of laws, improve reporting of Federal data, and strengthen parental involvement in school-based reduction efforts relative to underage drinking (see H.R. 4194), H14080 [15NO] (see H.R. 4453), H15316 [11DE]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (see H.R. 2220), H4628 [8MY]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (see S. 739), S2488 [1MR] (see H.R. 1781), H3358 [29MR]

———provide parental choice for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring (see S. 1014), S4047 [28MR] (see H.R. 1486), H2485 [13MR]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (see H.R. 1120), H1892 [16FE]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (see S. 771), S2693 [6MR] (see H.R. 1363), H2243 [6MR]

Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (see H. Res. 721), H11394 [9OC]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools, nonprofit community-based educational organizations, and families of deployed members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1048), H1667 [14FE]

Courts: clarify jurisdiction of Federal courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 699), H986 [29JA]

———provide liability protection in Federal court for educators and school administrators who are working within the scope of their employment (see H.R. 4894), H16947 [19DE]

Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 126), H3777 [23AP]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for winning the We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition (see H. Res. 586), H8834 (see H. Res. 586), H9052 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (see H.R. 3177), H8617 [25JY]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 2111), S12287 [27SE] (see H.R. 3407), H9706 [3AU]

———allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 893), S3199 [15MR] (see H.R. 1539), H2619 [15MR]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see H.R. 701), H986 [29JA]

———amend Impact Aid Program to ensure eligible local educational agencies receive same percentage of maximum payment as the percentage of its land owned by the Government (see H.R. 4496), H15413 [12DE]

———amend Impact Aid Program to ensure full funding under current formulas to local educational agencies where the Government owns at least fifty percent of the land (see H.R. 4495), H15413 [12DE]

———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. 318), H123 [5JA]

———authorize grants to train school principals in instructional leadership skills and incorporate standards of instructional leadership into State-level principal certification (see H.R. 3441), H9708 [3AU]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 1391), S6126 [15MY] (see H.R. 2323), H5053 [15MY]

———award grants to provide co-teaching educator professional development opportunities for educating students with disabilities (see S. 1978), S10788 [2AU]

———continue to waive certain regulatory requirements relative to the use of aid funds for restarting school operations after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see H.R. 1262), H2118 [1MR]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3439), H9708 [3AU]

———establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work (see S. 765), S2693 [6MR]

———establish a pilot program for grants to support and establish the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps (see H.R. 2906), H7430 [28JN]

———establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund (see S. 1920), S10604 [1AU] (see H.R. 3763), H11315 [4OC]

———establish a Teacher Incentive Fund (see H.R. 1761), H3357 [29MR]

———establish Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows grant program to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, community learning centers, and after-school programs (see S. 778), S2693 [6MR]

———establish grant program to increase effectiveness of substitute teaching (see H.R. 3345), H9655 [2AU]

———establish the Bringing Success to Scale program (see H.R. 3611), H10695 [20SE]

———establish the First Tee Life Skills Program (see H.R. 3324), H9654 [2AU]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3021), H7775 [12JY]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 171), H116 [5JA]

———provide assistance to public school districts for prevention of drug resistant infections (see H.R. 4352), H15314 [11DE]

———provide for study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools (see H.R. 3110), H8185 [19JY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 4540), H15465 [13DE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (see H.R. 1971), H3694 [19AP]

———require the Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on such schools' athletic programs (see S. 518), S1709 [7FE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies (see H.R. 4310), H14492 (see H.R. 4310), H15206 [6DE]

———establish a program of Federal support for local governments and school districts to implement clean energy projects (see H.R. 3945), H11934 [23OC]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3197), H8742 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize States to use John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program funds for private school tuition vouchers and public school transportation costs for foster children (see H.R. 4311), H14492 (see H.R. 4311), H15206 [6DE]

———conduct demonstration project for administering influenza vaccine to elementary and middle school students in qualified low-income schools (see H.R. 4251), H14155 [4DE]

———develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (see S. 1232), S5183 [26AP] (see H.R. 2063), H4203 [26AP]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (see S. 600), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1244), H2038 [28FE] (see H.R. 4230), H14082 [15NO]

———prepare concise written materials for use by school personnel to help identify students with a high potential to commit aggressive and harmful behavior (see H.R. 2576), H6109 [6JN]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1332), S5716 [8MY] (see H.R. 3430), H9707 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 355), H252 [9JA]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, TN, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 2207), S13152 [19OC] (see H.R. 2695), H6403 [13JN]

District of Columbia: conform charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relative to public education (see H.R. 2080), H4291 [1MY]

Drugs: provide States with resources needed to rid schools of performance-enhancing drug use (see S. 1470), S6549 [23MY]

Education: allow teachers in rural areas who are highly qualified in one subject to have 3 years from their hiring date to become highly qualified in each additional subject they teach (see H.R. 3641), H10755 [24SE]

———assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 4060), H12454 [1NO]

———assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (see S. 1374), S6016 [11MY] (see H.R. 2859), H7201 [26JN]

———authorize resources for a grant program for local educational agencies to create innovation districts (see S. 114), S39 [4JA]

———authorizing appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 209), H117 [5JA]

———celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 242), S8061 [20JN] (see H. Res. 406), H5053 [15MY]

———conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students (see S. 1787), S9211 [13JY] (see H.R. 3661), H10901 [25SE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H1564 [13FE]

———create a set of effective voluntary national expectations, and a voluntary national curriculum, for mathematics and science education in kindergarten through grade 12 (see S. 757), S2598 [5MR]

———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (see S. 224), S282 [9JA] (see H.R. 325), H251 [9JA]

———develop school leaders who are committed to increasing student achievement and ensure that all low-income, under-performing schools are led by leaders prepared to foster student success (see S. 837), S2969 [9MR] (see H.R. 3523), H10366 [11SE]

———enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 200), H117 [5JA]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (see S. 1302), S5562 [3MY] (see H.R. 3762), H11315 [4OC]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (see S. 1483), S6844 [24MY]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 1828), H3360 [29MR]

———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 280), H121 [5JA]

———establish an accurate and reliable graduation rate for measuring student academic achievement (see H.R. 2862), H7201 [26JN]

———establish an adolescent literacy program (see H.R. 2289), H4965 [14MY]

———establish task force to identify and disseminate evidence-based educational strategies and best practices to improve the quality of learning for individuals with autism in grades K-12 (see H.R. 2609), H6179 [7JN]

———expand loan forgiveness eligibility for teachers to provide incentives to work in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (see H.R. 54), H112 [5JA]

———expand loan forgiveness programs for teachers and nurses (see H.R. 2621), H6180 [7JN]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (see S. 883), S3124 [14MR] (see H.R. 1779), H3358 [29MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 727), S2488 [1MR] (see H.R. 1228), H2037 [28FE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (see H.R. 2955), H7489 [10JY]

———improve early education (see H.R. 3289), H9467 (see H.R. 3289), H9544 [1AU]

———improve elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 4305), H14492 (see H.R. 4305), H15206 [6DE]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (see S. 958), S3607 [22MR] (see H.R. 1623), H2820 [21MR]

———improve high school graduation rate of foster youth (see H. Res. 733), H11491 [10OC]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (see S. 1339), S5716 [8MY] (see H.R. 2204), H4627 [8MY]

———improve the quality of, and access to, supplemental educational services to increase student achievement (see S. 1009), S4047 [28MR]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 3979), H12103 [25OC]

———increase student access and participation in supplemental educational services (see H.R. 2203), H4627 [8MY]

———increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students (see H.R. 381), H342 [10JA]

———make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (see H.R. 1777), H3358 [29MR]

———modernize education system (see S. 164), S40 [4JA]

———modify Federal testing mandates and provide States and local districts flexibility to determine frequency and use of standardized testing in accountability systems (see S. 2053), S11585 [17SE]

———protect students and teachers (see H.R. 3291), H9467 (see H.R. 3291), H9544 [1AU]

———provide a grant program for gifted and talented students (see H.R. 2925), H7431 [28JN]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see S. 2212), S13152 [19OC] (see H.R. 3209), H8820 [27JY]

———provide additional student loan forgiveness to teachers of foreign languages (see H.R. 1718), H3183 [27MR]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see S. 2189), S12988 [17OC] (see H.R. 2373), H5470 [17MY]

———provide for a loan forgiveness program for certain individuals who serve as early childhood educators (see H.R. 2655), H6234 [11JN]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 562), S1902 [13FE]

———provide for secondary school reform (see S. 611), S2022 [15FE]

———provide for the use of longitudinal data systems (see S. 2014), S10902 [3AU] (see H.R. 3253), H9275 [31JY]

———provide grants for expanded learning time schools and programs (see H.R. 3642), H10755 [24SE]

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (see H.R. 3394), H9706 [3AU]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 1156), H1894 [16FE]

———provide grants to States to ensure students exit middle grades prepared for success in a high school with a rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace (see H.R. 3406), H9706 [3AU]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 2227), S13365 [24OC]

———provide loan forgiveness for teachers of limited English proficiency students and require a National Center for Educational Statistics study on educational achievement of such students (see H.R. 2861), H7201 [26JN]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 481), S1521 [1FE]

———recognize a National Classified School Employee of the Year annually (see H. Res. 376), H4553 [7MY]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see S. 2122), S12379 [1OC] (see H.R. 2668), H6235 [11JN]

———require federally funded institutions to obtain parental consent before providing a student information regarding sex and provide parents the opportunity to review such information (see S. 2365), S14488 [15NO]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 1857), H3399 [16AP]

———strengthen high school teaching of the values, contributions, and accomplishments of Western civilization (see H. Con. Res. 36), H759 [18JA]

———track student growth and teacher performance, equitably distribute effective teachers, accurately measure achievement of minority students, and develop voluntary testing standards (see S. 2001), S10902 [3AU]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 51), H343 [10JA]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1224), H2037 [28FE] (see H.R. 3257), H9275 [31JY]

———amend (see H.R. 648), H886 [23JA]

———amend certain accountability and assessment provisions (see H.R. 1711), H3183 [27MR]

———amend relative to mathematics and science instruction (see H.R. 3313), H9653 [2AU]

———amend small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program (see S. 2051), S11585 [17SE] (see H.R. 3545), H10433 [17SE]

———authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 627), H835 [22JA] (see H.R. 684), H943 [24JA]

———clarify certain Federal requirements (see H.R. 1169), H1894 [16FE]

———enhance teaching standards and provide for license portability (see S. 2496), S15910 [18DE]

———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (see S. 769), S2693 [6MR] (see H.R. 711), H986 [29JA]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 4926), H16948 [19DE]

———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (see S. 2060), S11654 [18SE] (see H.R. 2896), H7430 [28JN]

———establish an instructional level assessment pilot program (see H.R. 4100), H13204 [6NO]

———establish National Resource Center for Positive Youth Development and School Success (see H.R. 3853), H11638 [16OC]

———establish pilot programs in expanded school attendance (see S. 2157), S12775 [4OC]

———make improvements relating to students with disabilities (see H.R. 3613), H10695 [20SE]

———promote environmental education (see S. 1981), S10788 [2AU] (see H.R. 3036), H7775 [12JY]

———provide a waiver from sanctions for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools (see S. 951), S3516 [21MR] (see H.R. 1622), H2820 [21MR]

———provide additional flexibility to State and local educational agencies to raise the academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 2577), H6109 [6JN]

———provide for school improvement, multi-year induction and mentoring for new teachers, and professional development for experienced teachers (see S. 1979), S10788 [2AU]

———provide grants for school renovation (see S. 1942), S10787 [2AU] (see H.R. 3902), H11776 [18OC]

———reauthorize laws relative to public charter schools to improve academic achievement of all students (see H.R. 2904), H7430 [28JN]

———reauthorize programs to enhance education through technology (see H.R. 2449), H5723 [23MY]

———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 35), H111 [5JA]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (see S. 405), S1237 [26JA]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2392), H5471 [17MY]

Federal-State relations: develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in elementary and secondary school systems (see S. 2360), S14488 [15NO] (see H.R. 1829), H3360 [29MR]

Food: improve access to healthy foods (see S. 1432), S6266 [17MY]

Fort Collins, CO: Poudre High School science bowl team winners of Dept. of Energy Science Bowl (see H. Res. 423), H5532 [21MY]

GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (see S. 489), S1576 [5FE] (see S. 506), S1627 [6FE] (see H.R. 121), H114 [5JA]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 2424), H5620 [22MY]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (see S. 1811), S9496 [17JY] (see H.R. 3085), H8120 [18JY]

———exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H. Con. Res. 252), H13522 [9NO]

Head Start Program: improve the math and science readiness of disadvantaged children (see H.R. 38), H111 [5JA]

———provide greater accountability for Head Start agencies (see H.R. 1630), H2821 [21MR]

———reauthorize (see S. 556), S1848 [12FE] (see H.R. 1429), H2398 [9MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (see H. Res. 348), H4291 [1MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 813), H13521 [9NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 258), H13959 [14NO]

———require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (see S. 174), S40 [4JA]

Health: address the incidence of staph infections in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3964), H12102 [25OC]

———encourage health of children in schools by promoting better nutrition and increased physical activity (see S. 100), S38 [4JA]

———establish nutrition and physical education standards for schools (see S. 2066), S11654 [18SE]

Higher Education Act: improve teacher training and preparation programs (see S. 1231), S5183 [26AP]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 212), H118 [5JA]

Hurricanes: provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (see S. 808), S2898 [8MR] (see H.R. 1372), H2301 [7MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (see S. 441), S1409 [31JA] (see H.R. 12), H110 [5JA]

Immigration: exempt elementary and secondary schools from the fee imposed on employers filing petitions with respect to non-immigrant workers under the H-1B program (see H.R. 147), H115 [5JA]

Languages: improve Mandarin language education by authorizing grants to support the creation of Mandarin language classes for elementary and secondary school and adult education program students (see H.R. 3745), H11314 [4OC]

———strengthen national security through expansion and improvement of foreign language study (see H.R. 678), H942 [24JA]

Law enforcement: promote school safety and improved law enforcement (see S. 2084), S11952 [21SE]

Libraries: authorize Perkins loan forgiveness for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries (see S. 1121), S4599 [17AP] (see H.R. 1877), H3474 [17AP]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. Res. 301), S10902 [3AU] (see H. Res. 668), H10696 [20SE]

Mental health: improve quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents (see S. 1560), S7177 [6JN]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 1572), S7332 [7JN] (see H.R. 2073), H4209 [30AP]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (see H.R. 2387), H5471 [17MY]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see S. 891), S3199 [15MR]

———provide assistance for collaboration in the development of progressive and innovative system to improve access to mental health care for youth, seniors, and families in rural areas (see S. 633), S2023 [15FE]

Minorities: study access to and success in education of minority males, including high school graduation and college participation (see H.R. 4217), H14081 [15NO]

Music and dance: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (see S. Con. Res. 33), S5655 [7MY] (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3694 [19AP]

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 762), H11847 [22OC]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 351), S13078 [18OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 183), S5391 [1MY] (see H. Res. 344), H4209 [30AP]

National Garden Month: encourage observance by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning (see H. Res. 292), H3362 [29MR]

National Healthy Schools Day: observance (see S. Res. 176), S5306 [30AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 23), S445 [11JA]

National School Lunch Act: expand fruit and vegetable pilot program and include Head Start programs (see H.R. 208), H117 [5JA]

———improve summer food service program for children (see H.R. 3030), H7775 [12JY]

———make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (see S. 1755), S8943 [10JY] (see H.R. 2968), H7489 [10JY]

———permit simplified summer food programs to be carried out in all States and by all service institutions (see S. 790), S2795 [7MR] (see H.R. 1740), H3278 [28MR]

National School-Based Health Centers Month: establish (see H. Res. 570), H8618 [25JY]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (see S. 1294), S5562 [3MY]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (see S. Res. 268), S9019 [11JY]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S1710 [7FE]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1236), S5183 [26AP]

———authorize funding for the development and evaluation of programs for schools who miss progress goals (see S. 2118), S12334 [28SE]

———grant schools that use research-proven programs in their Reading First program grant proposal a competitive preference (see S. 2117), S12334 [28SE]

———improve (see S. 348), S827 [22JA] (see S. 1194), S4917 [24AP] (see S. 1913), S10604 [1AU] (see H.R. 2087), H4291 [1MY]

———improve method of determining adequate yearly progress (see H.R. 2166), H4485 [3MY]

———improve standards for physical education (see S. 2173), S12988 [17OC]

———modify certain amendments (see H.R. 3426), H9707 [3AU]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (see H.R. 2070), H4204 [26AP]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 1775), S9135 [12JY]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1699), S8412 [26JN] (see H.R. 2864), H7201 [26JN]

Northern Ireland: honor anniversary of first integrated school and further encourage desegregation of schools and teacher training colleges (see H. Res. 692), H11028 [27SE]

NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (see S. 1199), S4917 [24AP] (see H.R. 2436), H5621 [22MY]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: improve grant program for secure schools (see S. 677), S2204 [17FE] (see H.R. 1097), H1789 [15FE]

Patriotism: prohibit from receiving Federal funds if the school prevents a student from displaying or wearing in a respectful manner a representation of the U.S. flag (see H.R. 3659), H10901 [25SE]

Pesticides: implement integrated pest management systems to minimize use in schools and provide parents and employees with notices of pesticide use (see H.R. 3290), H9467 (see H.R. 3290), H9544 [1AU]

Project GRAD USA (organization): authorize (see H.R. 887), H1343 [7FE]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (see H.R. 3400), H9706 [3AU]

Religion: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see S. Res. 35), S828 [22JA]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: authorize the use of grant funds for gang prevention (see H.R. 3438), H9708 [3AU]

———include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3132), H8292 [23JY]

Safety: enhance penalties for threatening to kill, injure, or intimidate an individual, or to cause property damage, by means of fire or an explosive on school property (see H.R. 4163), H13859 [13NO]

———improve (see H.R. 354), H252 [9JA]

———improve safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning (see S. 1217), S5086 [25AP] (see H.R. 2352), H5291 [16MY]

———require schools receiving discounted Internet access services to implement an Internet safety policy to monitor online behavior of minors (see H.R. 3871), H11728 [17OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: make payments to local governments in which entitlement land is located and provide transitional payments to entities previously entitled to payments (see H.R. 3058), H7981 [17JY]

———reauthorize (see S. 380), S1057 [24JA] (see S. 779), S2693 [6MR] (see H.R. 17), H111 [5JA] (see H.R. 1635), H2821 [21MR]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see S. 1669), S8061 [20JN] (see H.R. 2870), H7201 [26JN]

Sports: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 901), H1343 [7FE]

States: award salary bonuses to highly qualified elementary school or secondary school teachers who teach, or commit to teach, in schools served by a rural local educational agency (see S. 583), S1958 [14FE]

———encourage employers and online dating sites to use sex offender registries for background checks (see H. Res. 572), H8618 [25JY]

———establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (see S. 1542), S7070 [5JN] (see H.R. 2573), H6007 [5JN]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (see S. 1185), S4841 [23AP] (see H.R. 2928), H7431 [28JN]

———require certain policies and procedures regarding purchase or acquisition of library and classroom-based reference, instructional, and other print materials for use in elementary schools (see H.R. 681), H942 [24JA]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to qualifying small towns, counties, schools, nonprofit organizations, and libraries (see H.R. 752), H1150 [31JA]

Taxation: allow elementary and secondary school teachers a credit against income tax for professional development and training expenses (see H.R. 4078), H12739 [5NO]

———allow public school districts to receive no-interest loans for the purchase of renewable energy systems (see H.R. 2441), H5621 [22MY]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1057), H1668 [14FE]

———create a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 1862), H3399 [16AP]

———encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 37), H111 [5JA]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 36), H111 [5JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 912), S3272 [19MR] (see H.R. 2470), H5922 [24MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 1058), H1668 [14FE]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 505), S1627 [6FE]

———make permanent certain tax benefits relating to elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3983), H12155 [29OC]

———provide a credit dependent on enactment of State qualified scholarship tax credits and allowed against Federal income tax for charitable contributions to certain education investment organizations (see H.R. 2706), H6404 [13JN]

———provide a credit for certain educator expenses (see S. 1727), S8691 [28JN]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 2287), H4913 [10MY]

———provide a credit for teachers in schools with significant number of limited-English-proficient students and a deduction for English-as-a-second-language certification expenses (see H.R. 1377), H2301 [7MR]

———provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 2390), H5471 [17MY]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1056), H1668 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 1060), H1668 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1059), H1668 [14FE]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 873), S3124 [14MR]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the territories of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 2), H119 [5JA]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (see S. 609), S2022 [15FE] (see H.R. 278), H121 [5JA]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1344 [7FE]

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (see H.R. 53), H112 [5JA]

Voitier, Doris: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient (see H. Res. 251), H2621 [15MR]

Conference reports

Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act (H.R. 1429), H13462-H13509 [9NO]

Documents

Public Law 136 of the 60th Congress on Dept. of the Treasury payment to States of timber receipts for schools and roads, S1873 [12FE]

Letters

Allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services: several mental health organizations, E1756 [4AU]

Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act: several health care organizations, S7348 [7JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act sanctions waiver for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools: Billy K. Cannaday, Jr., Virginia Dept. of Education, S3526 [21MR]

———Eddie H. Ryder, Virginia School Boards Association, S3526 [21MR]

———Mark E. Emblidge, Virginia Board of Education, S3526 [21MR]

———Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virginia, S3525 [21MR]

Enhancing Teaching Standards and License Portability Act: several education associations, S15916 [18DE]

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act: Anne Munoz Furlong, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, S5209 [26AP]

———Thomas B. Casale, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, S5209 [26AP]

Honor contributions of faith-based and community-based organizations and preserve eligibility to participate in Head Start Program: John C. Holmes, Association of Christian Schools International, H4369 [2MY]

Improving Head Start Act: several Representatives, H4311 [2MY]

Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act: David S. Kass and Miriam A. Rollin, Fight Crime—Invest in Kids (organization), S14385 [14NO]

———Sarah Greene, National Head Start Association, S14385 [14NO]

Increase tax deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses: Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S1644 [6FE], S3472 [21MR]

Keeping Parents and Communities Engaged (Keeping PACE) Act: Bruce Lesley, First Focus (organization), S5599 [3MY]

———Daniel J. Cardinali, Communities in Schools, Inc., S5597 [3MY]

———Eric Schwarz, Citizen Schools (organization), S5598 [3MY]

———John D. Podesta, Center for American Progress Action Fund, S5598 [3MY]

———Nancy Green, National Association for Gifted Children, S5598 [3MY]

———National Collaboration for Youth (organization), S5598 [3MY]

No Child Left Inside Act: No Child Left Inside Coalition, S10821 [2AU]

Provide a tax credit for certain educator expenses: Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S8697, S8698 [28JN]

———Princess Moss, Virginia Education Association, S8698 [28JN]

Provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services: John C. Holmes, Association of Christian Schools International, H4369 [2MY]

———Stanley W. Carlson-Thies, Coalition To Preserve Religious Freedom, H4368 [2MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act reauthorization: Bill Richardson and Jon Huntsman, Jr., National Governors Association, S3988 [28MR]

———several Representatives, H5735 [24MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act reauthorization and BLM payment in lieu of taxes program funding: Larry Naake, National Association of Counties, S3987, S3988 [28MR]

Teacher Incentive Fund funding: Diane Shust and Randall Moody, NEA, S1895 [13FE]

———Margaret Spellings, Sec. of Education, S1774 [8FE]

Teaching Fellows for Expanded Learning and After School (T-FELAS) Act: Bruce Lesley, First Focus (organization), S2716 [6MR]

———Debbie Bretag, Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, S2715 [6MR]

———Elizabeth R. Reisner, Policy Studies Associates, Inc., S2717 [6MR]

———Ellen Gannett, National Institute on Out-of-School Time, S2717 [6MR]

———Eric Schwarz, Citizen Schools (organization), S2716 [6MR]

———Jerri Fatticci, Citizen Schools (organization), S2717 [6MR]

———Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance (organization), S2715 [6MR]

———Judith N. Nee, National AfterSchool Association, S2715 [6MR]

———Karen Pittman, Forum for Youth Investment (organization), S2717 [6MR]

———Karen Pittman, Pam Garza, and Deb Crai, Next Generation Youth Work Coalition, S2716 [6MR]

———Mark K. Shriver, Save the Children Federation, Inc., S2717 [6MR]

———National Collaboration for Youth (organization), S2715 [6MR]

———Peter Benson, Search Institute, S2717 [6MR]

———Ron Fairchild, Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning, S2716 [6MR]

———Voices for National Service (organization), S2715 [6MR]

Veterans Day: Seth Chapel, S14616 [16NO]

War and reconstruction efforts in Iraq: Van Junior/Senior High School, Van, WV, senior civics class, E754 [17AP]

Lists

Acadiana High School, Lafayette, LA, football team and coaching staff members, E229 [1FE]

Bayside Academy, Daphne, AL, girls' volleyball team roster, E2420 [14NO]

Dept. of Education Teacher Incentive Fund grant recipients, S1773 [8FE]

First Congressional District of New Mexico Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients, E1001 [9MY], E1067 [16MY]

Gulf Shores High School, Gulf Shores, AL, softball team members, E1174 [25MY]

Lilly Endowment, Inc., Teacher Creativity Fellowship recipients, H2546 [14MR]

New Hampshire Excellence in Education Award recipients, S6458 [22MY]

NorthWood High School, Nappanee, IN, Red Regiment band, E704 [30MR]

St. Paul's Episcopal School, Mobile, AL, girls' volleyball team roster, E2419 [14NO]

St. Paul's Episcopal School football team members, E2641 [19DE]

Washington Township, NJ, D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1268 [12JN]

Motions

Appropriations: making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), H4878 [10MY]

Head Start Program: reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H4376 [2MY], H12800 [6NO]

Poems

``You Are Our Heroes'', E436 [1MR]

Remarks in House

Abington Township, PA: tribute to Abington Senior High School participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2344 [7NO]

Air pollution: promote development of healthy school environments free of environmental hazards and establish State grant program to design healthier, energy efficient, and environmentally safe facilities, H14438 [6DE]

Albany, NY: tribute to Maimonides Hebrew Day School Shining Examples tribute dinner, E912 [2MY]

Alexandria, VA: grand reopening of T.C. Williams High School, E2126 [12OC]

Altoona, PA: tribute to Bishop Guilfoyle High School girls' basketball team, H3339 [29MR]

Anderson, IN: anniversary of Anderson High School, E1790 [4SE]

Anderson County, TX: tribute to Cayuga, Elkhart, Frankston, and Neches Independent School Districts, E1747 [4AU]

Ann Arbor, MI: Greenhills School recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E1968 [25SE]

Appropriations: making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), H4868-H4880 [10MY]

———making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), consideration (H. Res. 387), H4772-H4779 [10MY]

———making supplemental for disaster assistance to agricultural producers for crop and livestock losses and Western States for fisheries, wildland firefighting, and rural schools (H.R. 2207), motion to recommit, H4878 [10MY]

Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (H. Res. 345), H8243-H8245 [23JY], E1613 [25JY]

Argyle, TX: anniversary of Liberty Christian School, E1993 [26SE]

Asheboro, NC: tribute to Southwestern Randolph High School softball team, E1277 [13JN]

Ashland, KY: Boyd County Middle School named ``School to Watch'' by the National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, H8125 [19JY]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Chamblee Charter High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E636 [23MR]

Auburn, NY: tribute to Auburn High School football team, E399 [27FE]

Augusta, GA: anniversary of Aquinas High School, E2070 [4OC]

Bagnell, Carrie: Santa Rosa County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the Year award recipient, E876 [26AP]

Bailey, CO: tribute to law enforcement and emergency response agencies involved in hostage standoff at Platte Canyon High School, E2016 [28SE]

Bakersfield, CA: tribute to Foothill High School agricultural team, E2647 [19DE]

Bartlett, TN: Bartlett Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2317 [5NO]

Bartow, FL: inclusion of Bartow High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E2610 [19DE]

Bellmead, TX: tribute to La Vega High School class of 1957 reunion, E2231 [24OC]

Benoit, MS: tribute to Ray Brooks High School football team, E2594 [18DE]

Benton, MO: tribute to Benton High School baseball team, E1327 [18JN]

Bentonville, AR: tribute to Bentonville High School chamber choir, H2599 [15MR]

Bergen, NJ: tribute to Bergen Technical High School safe driving program, E2026 [1OC]

Berry, Nancy: USA Today All-USA Teacher Team selectee, E2221 [24OC]

BIA: moratorium preventing tribally run academic programs, H7109 [26JN]

Bowling Green, KY: tribute to Greenwood High School softball team, E1751 [4AU]

Breese, IL: tribute to Breese Central High School girls' basketball team, E648 [26MR]

Bristow, VA: anniversary of St. Leo the Great Catholic School, E2039 [2OC]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School girls' basketball team, H3154 [27MR]

Brown, Karen: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E840 [24AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1452 [12FE]

———reallocate certain defense programs funds to other domestic priorities, H3303, H3304 [29MR]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School football team, E2623 [19DE]

Canyon Country, CA: tribute to Canyon High School football team, E908 [1MY]

Carney, Katherine: Commonwealth Academy Recognition for Educators (CARE) Award recipient, E899 [1MY]

Castillo-Uribe, Lourdes: Milwaukee, WI, Public School System Principal of the Year award recipient, E2208 [23OC]

Castro Valley, CA: Canyon Middle School named National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``School to Watch'', E1384 [22JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools, E291 [7FE]

Cavanaugh, Christopher: Plainfield Community School Corp., Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1571 [19JY]

Cedar Hill, TX: tribute to Cedar Hill High School football team, E43 [9JA]

Cedarville, MI: tribute to Cedarville High School boys' basketball team, E681 [28MR]

Centralia, IL: tribute to Raccoon Elementary School first grade class, E203 [29JA]

Chan, Lisa: American Institute for Public Service California Jefferson Award finalist, E2440 [15NO]

Chan, Nicholas: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Chandler, AZ: tribute to Chandler High School Chorale for participation in Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival, H2492 [14MR]

Chaudhry, Mabrooka: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2634 [19DE]

Chaumont, NY: tribute to Lyme Central School girls' soccer team, E2649 [19DE]

Chazy, NY: tribute to Chazy Central Rural School boys' soccer team, E2651 [19DE]

———tribute to Chazy Central Rural School girls' soccer team, E2649 [19DE]

Cheshire, CT: tribute to Cheshire High School girls' swim team, H11758 [18OC]

Chicago, IL: Chicago Academy for the Arts recipient of Kennedy Center Alliance for the Art Education Network Creative Ticket National Schools of Distinction Award, E593 [21MR]

———Chicago Public Schools teacher incentive grant funding, E256 [5FE]

———Hamilton Elementary School recipient of Chicago Public School System Outstanding School Partnership Award, E2447 [15NO]

———tribute to Senn High School graduating class, E1412 [26JN]

Children and youth: control youth violence in schools and neighborhoods, H15445-H15449 [13DE]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release (H.R. 1346), E467 [6MR]

———permit educational agencies and institutions to disclose information to parents of students who may pose a significant risk to their own safety or well-being or to the safety or well-being of others (H.R. 2220), H4763 [10MY], H11254 [4OC], H12388 [1NO]

———require recipients of universal service support for schools and libraries to protect minors from commercial social networking websites and chat rooms (H.R. 1120), H6223, H6224 [11JN], H6408 [14JN], E386 [16FE]

Cincinnati, OH: Our Lady of Visitation School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, H13302 [8NO]

———St. James White Oak School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, H13302 [8NO]

———tribute to Anderson High School football team, H14160 [5DE]

———tribute to Moeller High School boys' basketball team, E716 [30MR]

———tribute to Mother of Mercy High School girls' volleyball team, H14452 [6DE]

———tribute to St. Ursula Academy girls' soccer team, H14452 [6DE]

———tribute to St. Xavier High School football team, H14452 [6DE]

Civil rights: anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools (H. Res. 721), H11811-H11814 [22OC], E2233 [24OC]

Clark, Brodie: Carnegie Learning, Inc., Outstanding Student Award recipient, E1461 [29JN]

Clark, Maureen: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' National Board Certification in Career and Technical Education Communication Arts recipient, E639 [26MR]

Clark, Robert E.: West Chester, PA, East High School Hall of Fame inductee, E1267 [12JN]

Clark County, NV: Clark County School District recipient of VH1 Save the Music Foundation Distinguished Support of Music Education Award, E698 [30MR]

Cleveland, OH: express condolences in the aftermath of shooting at SuccessTech Academy, H11467 [10OC]

Coalmont, TN: tribute to Grundy County High School National FFA Organization bio-diesel project, E692 [29MR]

Coatesville, PA: tribute to Coatesville High School boys' cross country team, E707 [30MR]

Collin County, TX: inclusion of school district in Forbes (publication) best schools list, H8404 [25JY]

Collinsville, IL: tribute to Good Shepard Lutheran School students visiting the District of Columbia, H5058 [16MY]

Columbus, IN: St. Bartholomew Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E275 [6FE]

Concord, NC: tribute to Concord High School boys' basketball and football teams, H2797 [21MR]

Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E877 [26AP], E1027 [11MY], E1428 [28JN]

Coppell, TX: anniversary of Barbara S. Austin Elementary School, E737 [16AP]

———tribute to Coppell High School band, E885 [26AP]

———tribute to Coppell High School Lariettes Drill Team, E605 [21MR]

———tribute to Coppell Middle School North band, E2318 [5NO]

Copperas Cove, TX: tribute to Copperas Cove High School football team, E335 [13FE]

Coppola, Christopher: Xavier High School, Middletown, CT, St. Francis Xavier Award recipient, E669 [28MR]

Corpus Christi, TX: tribute to Moody High School baseball team, E1291 [14JN]

Corry, PA: tribute to Corry Area High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1021 [11MY]

Covington, KY: Covington Catholic High School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2397 [13NO]

Crump, Sara: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2566 [13DE]

Dade City, FL: Academy at the Farm School recipient of Center for Education Reform National Charter School of the Year award, E993 [9MY]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Dallas Shia Imami Nizari Muslim Community, E1802 [5SE]

———anniversary of Skyline High School first graduating class of a magnet school curriculum, E2224 [24OC]

———tribute to Holy Cross Lutheran School, E1405 [25JN]

———tribute to Thomas C. Marsh Middle School Junior ROTC program, E739 [16AP]

———University Park Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E14 [5JA]

Dallas County, TX: tribute to Richardson and Sunnyvale Independent School Districts, E1749 [4AU]

Danvers, MA: anniversary of St. John's Preparatory School, E2031 [1OC]

Daphne, AL: tribute to Bayside Academy girls' volleyball team, E2420 [14NO]

Deer Park, NY: tribute to SS. Cyril and Methodius School students for participation in C-SPAN Studentcam contest, E1313 [15JN]

Denton, TX: tribute to Pecan Creek Elementary School students for book project to raise money to plant trees in Uganda, E2495 [5DE]

Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E256 [5FE], E1004 [9MY]

Dept. of Defense: National Security Education Program funding, H9982 [4AU]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Program funding, H8017-H8023 [18JY]

———allow a State to opt out of K-12 educational grant programs and the requirements of those programs and provide a tax credit to taxpayers in such a State (H.R. 3177), H10129 [5SE], H10204 [6SE], H10425-H10431 [17SE], H11302 [4OC]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (H.R. 3407), E1756 [4AU]

———allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (H.R. 1539), H2675 [20MR], H5691 [23MY], H10164 [6SE]

———amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (H.R. 701), E204 [29JA]

———amend Impact Aid Program to improve the distribution of school construction payments to better meet needs of military and Indian land school districts (H.R. 318), E35 [5JA]

———Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program funding, H7931 [17JY]

———establish a pilot program for grants to support and establish the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois School Conservation Corps (H.R. 2906), E1456 [29JN]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (H.R. 171), E682 [28MR]

———Math and Science Partnership Program funding, H8107 [18JY], E1635 [27JY]

———prohibit funding for the Carol White Physical Education Program, H8029, H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit funding for the Random Student Drug Testing Program, H8105 [18JY]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 4540), E2563 [13DE], E2592 [18DE]

———recruit, select, train, and support a national teachers corps in underserved communities (H.R. 1971), E790 [19AP]

———Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communitites Program funding through reductions in the Reading First program, H8013, H8014 [18JY]

———school counseling programs funding, H7929 [17JY]

———Teacher Incentive Fund funding through reductions in Teacher Quality State Grants funding, H8015-H8017 [18JY]

———tribute to the School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program, E1372 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 3430), H9662 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: conduct a feasibility study on expansion of the National Incident-Based Reporting System to identify crime data relative to elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 355), H313 [10JA]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr., High School football team, E2541 [11DE]

District of Columbia: conform charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relative to public education (H.R. 2080), H4618, H4619 [8MY]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East students for letters to members of the military serving in Iraq, E2209 [23OC]

Donahue, IA: John Glenn Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2449 [15NO]

Douglasville, GA: tribute to Chestnut Log Middle School reading team, E1406 [25JN]

Doylestown, PA: tribute to Lenape Middle School, E883 [26AP]

Dubuque, IA: America's Promise—The Alliance for Youth 100 Best Communities for Young People award recipient, H1348 [8FE]

Duncanville, TX: tribute to Duncanville High School boys' basketball team, E569 [16MR]

Durango, CO: tribute to Durango High School aerospace design team, E1081 [17MY]

Durham, NC: tribute to Carolina Friends School students for participation in Darfurfast, E2505 [5DE]

East Aurora, NY: tribute to East Aurora High School girls' basketball team, E657 [28MR]

East Hamlet, IN: tribute to Oregon-Davis High School boys' basketball team, E857 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: conduct study on how sustainable building features affect the environment, operational costs, test scores, and student health, H9841, H9842 [4AU]

———support and develop educational materials on global warming, H4385, H4386 [2MY]

Edinburg, TX: inclusion of Edinburg North High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E2577 [13DE]

Education: assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (H.R. 2859), H7344 [28JN], E1415 [26JN]

———celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (H. Res. 406), H6588-H6591 [18JN], E1052 [15MY], E1349, E1364 [20JN], E1376 [21JN], E1381, E1388 [22JN], E1411 [26JN]

———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (H.R. 325), E75 [11JA], E2076 [5OC]

———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (H.R. 280), E25 [5JA]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers, H4331, H4359, H4360 [2MY]

———funding, H6722, H6723, H6724, H6725, H6726 [19JN], H6824 [20JN], H8138, H8139 [19JY], E999 [9MY], E1385 [22JN], E1445 [28JN]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (H.R. 1228), E418 [28FE]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates (H.R. 2955), E1479 [10JY]

———improve early education (H.R. 3289), H9282 [1AU]

———improve graduation rates of minority students, H8117 [18JY]

———improve high school graduation rate of foster youth (H. Res. 733), E2110 [10OC]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (H.R. 2204), E987 [8MY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 3979), E2252 [25OC]

———make permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under antitrust laws (H.R. 1777), E711 [30MR]

———protect students and teachers, H6222, H6223 [11JN]

———protect students and teachers (H.R. 3291), E1700 [2AU]

———provide direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H2463, H2464 [13MR], H3265 [28MR], E547 [14MR]

———provide financial literacy education in schools, E1585 [20JY]

———provide for a loan forgiveness program for certain individuals who serve as early childhood educators (H.R. 2655), E1259 [11JN]

———provide grants through participation in National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers (H.R. 3394), E1763 [4AU]

———recognize a National Classified School Employee of the Year annually (H. Res. 376), H4523, H4524 [7MY]

———recognize the importance of promoting U.S. history in schools with emphasis on founding documents, H10761 [25SE]

———restore State sovereignty over public elementary and secondary education, H7003 [22JN]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 51), H796-H800 [22JA], E125 [17JA], E173 [23JA], E187, E190 [24JA], E196 [29JA]

———tribute to U.S. Physics Olympiad Team, E1164 [25MY]

———value of quality preschool education programs, H5728 [24MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend relative to mathematics and science instruction (H.R. 3313), E2076 [5OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 627), E165 [22JA]

———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (H.R. 711), E203 [29JA], E219 [30JA]

———require use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress (H.R. 35), E33 [5JA], E2076 [5OC]

Elk Grove Village, IL: Link Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2422 [14NO]

Elon, NC: tribute to Western Alamance High School football team, E2644 [19DE]

Employment: exempt faith-based organizations and schools from sexual orientation-based hiring requirements and define marriage as under the Defense of Marriage Act, H13228, H13239, H13243-H13245 [7NO]

Evansville, IN: Signature Learning Center recipient of Center for Education Reform National Charter School of the Year award, E1043 [14MY]

———tribute to Evansville Mater Dei High School wrestling team, E440 [1MR]

———tribute to F.J. Reitz High School football team, E2487 [4DE]

Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology varsity crew team, E1493 [12JY]

Fairfield, CA: tribute to Vanden High School Academic Decathlon Team, E980 [8MY]

———tribute to Vanden High School academic decathlon team, E954 [4MY]

Falls Village, CT: Housatonic Valley Regional High School winner of Connecticut Dept. of Environmental Protection International Environthon competition, E2328 [6NO]

Farmington, MO: Jefferson Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2250 [25OC]

Fearon, Charlene Mauro: Florida Association of Science Teachers Outstanding High School Science Teacher Award recipient, E2259 [29OC]

Festi, Maureen: Preserve America National History Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E2465 [4DE]

Findlay, OH: tribute to Findlay High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1123 [23MY]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Beecher Community School District Project Head Start, E1049 [15MY]

———anniversary of Flint Community Schools' Citywide Title I Parent Advisory Council, E1175 [25MY]

Florence, SC: tribute to Wilson High School boys' basketball team, E571 [16MR]

Florida: tribute to Congressional Award Gold Medal recipients from the 16th Congressional District, E1354 [20JN]

Flower Mound, TX: Donald Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E508 [9MR]

———tribute to Flower Mound High School academic decathlon team, E601 [21MR]

———tribute to Flower Mound High School drumline, E2436 [15NO]

———tribute to Marcus High School academic decathlon team, E602 [21MR]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Fort Lauderdale Prep School students' efforts to combat global human trafficking, E657 [28MR]

Fort Mitchell, MO: Blessed Sacrament School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2398 [13NO]

Fort Thomas, KY: Highlands High School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2396 [13NO]

———tribute to Highlands High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H4936 [14MY]

Franklin, TN: tribute to Franklin High School varsity cheerleading squad, E244 [1FE]

French, Erica: Fort Worth, TX, School District Chairs for Teaching Excellence award recipient, E2489 [5DE]

Frese, Rebekah: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1303 [15JN]

Gasior, Dawn: Archdiocese of Chicago, IL, Heart of the School Award recipient, E271 [6FE]

Georgetown, OH: tribute to Georgetown High School boys' basketball team, E701 [30MR]

Germantown, TN: tribute to Houston High School marching band, E155 [19JA]

Gibsonia, PA: Pine-Richland Middle School named National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``School to Watch'', E1371 [21JN]

Gilbert, AZ: tribute to Highland High School Concert Choir for participation in Carnegie Hall National High School Choral Festival, H2492 [14MR]

Glendale, CA: anniversary of Glendale Adventist Academy, E827 [23AP]

Goshen, KY: North Oldham Middle School named ``School to Watch'' by the National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, H8125 [19JY]

Grand Prairie, TX: anniversary of John Nance Garner Elementary School, E245 [1FE]

Gulf Shores, AL: tribute to Gulf Shores High School girls' softball team, E1174 [25MY]

Haack, Eleanor: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Hackensack, NJ: Bergen County Academies recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, E2008 [27SE]

Hamilton, Caroline J.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E668 [28MR]

Hamlet, IN: tribute to Oregon-Davis High School girls' basketball team, E489 [8MR]

Hammond, NY: tribute to Howard Central School District girls' basketball team, E1057 [15MY]

Hans, Patricia: New Jersey Council for the Humanities Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2253 [25OC]

Hanson, Rex: LaRue County, KY, Teacher of the Year Excellence in Classroom and Educational Leadership Award recipient, E548 [14MR]

Harding, Wendy: Muscogee County, GA, School District Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1335 [19JN]

Hargrove, Kiara Delle: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2638 [19DE]

Harlingen, TX: tribute to Harlingen South High School baseball team, E1286 [13JN]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (H.R. 3085), E1567 [19JY]

Head Start Program: allow certain States to coordinate Head Start and State-run early-childhood development programs, H4357, H4358 [2MY]

———allow faith-based and community-based organizations to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as other organizations, H4329, H4331, H4334 [2MY]

———allow grantees to negotiate a funded enrollment level if program funding does not keep pace with inflation, H4365 [2MY]

———allow use of a certain percentage of quality improvement funds for transportation costs, H13879 [14NO]

———amend criteria for resource allocation for technical assistance and training to include consideration of barriers in rural areas to professional development, parent involvement, home visits and health screening, H4370 [2MY]

———create a partnership with historically Black colleges and universities to increase the number of African-American Head Start teachers, H4353, H4354 [2MY]

———honor contributions of faith-based and community-based organizations and preserve eligibility to participate in Head Start Program, H4367, H4368 [2MY]

———improve the math and science readiness of disadvantaged children (H.R. 38), E33 [5JA]

———include more children with disabilities in Head Start classrooms, H4362, H4363 [2MY]

———migrant and seasonal Head Start programs funding, H13881 [14NO]

———move up deadline for half of Head Start teachers to have a bachelor's or advanced degree in childhood education, H4361, H4362 [2MY]

———preserve joint governance structure by allowing parents' policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning and operation activities along with the board of directors, H13878 [14NO]

———provide access to criminal record databases for employee background checks, H4364, H4365 [2MY]

———provide hiring protections for faith-based organizations providing Head Start services, H4367, H4368, H4376, H4377 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), H3481 [18AP], H4326-H4379, H4412 [2MY], H12800 [6NO], E941, E945 [3MY], E967 [7MY], E1026 [11MY], E1040 [14MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), amendment process, H4120 [25AP]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, H13876-H13884 [14NO], E2459 [16NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration (H. Res. 348), H4306-H4314 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 813), H13867-H13873 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in engrossment, H4379 [2MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 258), H13885 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to instruct conferees, H12800, H12802 [6NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), motion to recommit, H4376, H4377 [2MY]

———reform application review system and recompetition requirements, H4363, H4364 [2MY]

———require administering States or agencies to describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by students with limited English proficiency, H4366 [2MY]

———restrict wages and compensation for individuals employed by Head Start agencies, H12800-H12802 [6NO]

———revise Early Head Start Program training and technical assistance system, H4361 [2MY]

Health: encourage school-based programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity and improve nutritional choices, H8752, H8782 [27JY]

Health care professionals: student loan forgiveness for health care professionals within the Indian Health Service, H7109, H7110 [26JN]

Henderson County, TX: tribute to Murchison and LaPoynor Independent School Districts, E1748 [4AU]

Hendrick, Larry: National Association of Agricultural Educators Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E2523 [6DE]

Herman, Julie: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Ohio, H13304 [8NO]

Hidalgo, TX: inclusion of Hidalgo Early College High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E2517 [6DE]

Hileman, Keil: DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History award recipient, E1179 [25MY]

Holloway, Linda: National Association for Sport and Physical Education Southern District Elementary School Physical Educator of the Year award recipient, E1405 [25JN]

House of Representatives: tribute to House Fellows Program participants, E1462 [29JN], E1706 [2AU]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Stephen F. Austin High School, E1833 [7SE]

Howard, Molly Parish: National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1948 [20SE]

Huntsville, TN: tribute to Scott High School energy conservation efforts, E1349 [20JN]

Hurst, TX: tribute to L.D. Bell High School marching band, E2491 [5DE]

Hussung, Lisa: Kentucky Music Educators Association Elementary Music Teacher of the Year award recipient, E560 [15MR]

Illinois: permit certain school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program (H.R. 12), E9 [5JA]

———tribute to teachers receiving National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' National Board Certification, E2654 [19DE]

Immigration: enforce existing immigration laws and improve border security, H10312-H10316 [7SE]

Independence, KY: tribute to Community Christian Academy, H11696 [17OC]

Independence, MO: Independence School District recipient of Coalition for Community Schools Award for Excellence, E1281, E1284 [13JN]

Indianola, MS: tribute to Gentry High School girls' basketball team, E947 [4MY]

Iota, LA: tribute to Iota High School girls' basketball team, E680 [28MR]

Iraq: restore and improve education system, H11301 [4OC]

Irlmeier, Jodie: Iowa Technology and Education Connection Iowa Technology Educator of the Year award recipient, E2455 [16NO]

Irving, TX: T.J. Lee Elementary and Irving Independent School District Food Service Dept., recipient of Dept. of Agriculture Gold School award, E2217 [23OC]

———T.J. Lee Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Agriculture Gold School Award, E2318 [5NO]

Iyer, Suneil: National Geographic Bee runner-up, E1173 [25MY]

Jasen, Glenda: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E314 [9FE]

Jasper, TX: tribute to Jasper High School baseball team, E1413 [26JN]

Jennette, Emily: Georgia Teacher of the Year award recipient, H3439 [17AP]

Jersey City, NJ: Alfred E. Zampella P.S. School recipient of ``Heart of Gold'' Award, E1400 [22JN]

———Alfred E. Zampella School recipient of Heart of Gold Award for the Second Kindest School in New Jersey, E1254 [11JN]

Jessieville, AR: tribute to Jessieville High School football team, E123 [17JA]

Johnson, Rebecca A.: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Nevada, E367 [15FE]

Jones, Melissa: Denver (CO) Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado Player of the Year award recipient, E657 [28MR]

Jonesboro, GA: tribute to Jonesboro High School mock trial team, E1148 [25MY]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Liberty High School science bowl team, E891 [30AP]

———tribute to Oak Park High School ACE mentor program, E922 [2MY]

Kaufman County, TX: tribute to Mabank Independent School District, E1751 [4AU]

Kemah, TX: LaVace Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2319 [5NO]

Kenmore, WA: Inglemoor High School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2459 [16NO]

Kimberly, WI: tribute to Kimberly High School baseball team, E1417 [26JN]

———tribute to Kimberly High School softball team, E1417 [26JN]

Kirkwood, MO: Westchester Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2398 [13NO]

Kleiman, Lynn: ATHENA Award recipient, E1265 [12JN]

Klein, TX: tribute to Brill Elementary School, E2441 [15NO]

La Jolla, CA: tribute to Preuss School University of California, San Diego robotics team, E205 [29JA]

La Marque, TX: tribute to La Marque High School football team, E354 [15FE]

Lafayette, LA: tribute to Acadiana High School football team, E228 [1FE]

Langhorst, Eric: Missouri Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1845 [10SE]

Lansdowne, PA: anniversary of St. Philomena School, E1957 [24SE]

Las Vegas, NV: Centennial High School Navy League Most Outstanding Unit award recpient, E1223 [6JN]

———Edward W. Clark High School recipient of Siemens Foundation Award for Advanced Placement, E726 [30MR]

———prohibit funding for Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, H8132, H8133 [19JY]

Lawrence, KS: tribute to Lawrence Community Nursery School, E761 [17AP]

Lawson, MO: tribute to Lawson High School football team, E2492 [5DE]

Leadership Training Institute of America: tribute, E1428 [28JN]

Lee's Summit, MO: tribute to Lee's Summit West High School, H15394 [12DE]

Lerner, Mark D: Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville, MD, Chadesh Yameinu Award recipient, E787 [19AP]

Lexington, NC: tribute to Central Davidson High School softball team, E1277 [13JN]

Liberty Hill, TX: tribute to Liberty Hill High School football team, E333 [13FE]

Libraries: authorize Perkins loan forgiveness for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries (H.R. 1877), E765 [17AP]

Liebl, Dionne: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2466 [4DE]

Lilly Endowment, Inc.: tribute, H2546 [14MR]

Lincoln, AL: tribute to Charles R. Drew Middle School Time Travelers History Club, E782 [18AP]

Lithonia, GA: anniversary of Edward L. Bouie, Sr., Elementary School, E1188 [5JN]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, E2048 [2OC]

———anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H. Res. 668), H10724-H10727, H10737 [24SE], E1944 [20SE], E1967 [25SE]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, H11620 [16OC], H12209 [30OC], H15321 [12DE]

———tribute to Little Rock School Board, E272 [6FE]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Long Beach Unified School District, E2169 [17OC]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of La Salle High School, E769 [18AP]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Central High School football team, H15444 [13DE]

Loxley, AL: Loxley Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2300 [1NO]

Lyons, Andra: Jacksonville, AL, High School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E305 [9FE]

Malden, MA: anniversary of Malden Catholic High School, E741 [16AP]

Manchester, NH: tribute to Manchester West High School robotics team, H2491 [14MR]

Manlius, NY: tribute to Fayetteville-Manlius High School girls' cross country team, E2629 [19DE]

Marcus, TX: tribute to Marcus High School boys' soccer team, E770 [18AP]

Marez, Tavia: Okaloosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E268 [6FE]

Mart, TX: tribute to Mart High School football team, E112 [16JA]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Maryville Intermediate School Sixth Grade Wind Ensemble Band, H8300 [24JY]

Mastic Beach, NY: tribute to William Floyd High School football team, E178 [23JA], E2530 [10DE]

Mayhew, Nicole: Santa Rosa County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E340 [13FE]

Mendota Heights, MN: anniversary of Mendota Elementary School, E448 [1MR]

Menominee, MI: tribute to Menominee High School 1967 boys' basketball team, E1766 [4AU]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening program (H.R. 2387), E1081 [17MY]

Mercedes, TX: inclusion of South Texas Independent School District high schools in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E2556 [12DE]

Mesquite, TX: tribute to Mesquite Independent School District Education Foundation, E885 [26AP]

———tribute to Mesquite Independent School District new teachers, E1715 [3AU]

Miami-Dade County, FL: tribute to Miami-Dade County Public Schools for HIV/AIDS awareness efforts, E17 [5JA]

Michigan: anniversary of the Essexville-Hampton School District, E1297 [14JN]

Middleton, MI: tribute to Fulton-Middleton High School football team, E2625 [19DE]

Midland, MI: tribute to Midland High School football team, E2621 [19DE]

Midway, KY: anniversary of Midway High School boys' basketball team 1937 State championship, E84 [11JA]

Mills, Fredrick A.: Chelsea (MI) Standard and Chelsea, MI, Area Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2362 [8NO]

Mobile, AL: dedication of Alabama School of Math and Science Ann Smith Bedsole Library, E2297 [1NO]

———tribute to Baker High School girls' softball team, E1355 [20JN]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School football team, E2640 [19DE]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School girls' golf team, E1179 [25MY]

———tribute to St. Paul's Episcopal School girls' volleyball team, E2419 [14NO]

Mogie, Andy: Iowa Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2455 [16NO]

Moran, Kate P.: Commonwealth Academy Recognition for Educators (CARE) Award recipient, E927 [2MY]

Morehead City, NC: anniversary of St. Egbert's Catholic School, E512 [9MR]

Moss, Deborah: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E320 [12FE]

Mossman, Sandra: Texas Association of School Boards Superintendent of the Year Award recipient, E1681 [2AU]

Mount Pleasant, NC: tribute to Mount Pleasant High School wrestling team, H4180 [26AP]

Mount Vernon, IL: tribute to Buford Intermediate Center students for contributions to Armed Forces serving in Iraq, E2327 [6NO]

Mundelein, IL: Carmel Catholic High School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2403 [14NO], E2480 [4DE]

Murfreesboro, TN: tribute to Riverdale High School girls' basketball team, E758 [17AP]

Music and dance: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 121), H4082, H4083 [25AP]

Napa, CA: anniversary of St. John the Baptist Catholic School, E839 [24AP]

Naples, FL: tribute to Naples High School football team, E2647 [19DE]

Nappanee, IN: tribute to NorthWood High School Red Regiment band, E703 [30MR]

Nashville, AR: tribute to Nashville High School football team, E124 [17JA]

Nashville, TN: Hunters Lane High School recipient of GRAMMY Signature School award, E976 [7MY]

———Percy Priest Elementary School recipient of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2317 [5NO]

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: anniversary, E1022 [11MY]

National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 762), H11806-H11808 [22OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 344), H4230-H4232 [1MY], E931 [2MY], E984 [8MY]

National Foundation for Women Legislators: tribute to partnership with Office Depot, Inc., on National Backpack Program, E1969 [25SE], E1989 [26SE]

National Garden Month: encourage observance by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning (H. Res. 292), H4078, H4079 [25AP]

National History Day (organization): tribute to Kentucky competition participants, E229 [1FE]

National Teacher Day: observance, E988 [8MY]

New Jersey: anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade and Scholarship Committee, E2253 [25OC]

———tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E972 [7MY]

New Mexico: tribute to Congressional Certificate of Merit recipients from the First Congressional District, E1001 [9MY], E1067 [16MY]

New York, NY: anniversary of High School for Enterprise, Business and Technology, E1100 [21MY]

———tribute to Transit Technical High School boys' basketball team, H3154 [27MR]

———tribute to Visitation School, E2242 [25OC]

Newark, OH: tribute to Newark Catholic High School football team, E2512 [6DE]

Newton, KS: Chisholm Middle School recipient of Intel Corp., Schools of Distinction Award, H3718 [20AP]

Newton Grove, NC: Hobbton High School policy of banning the wearing of flags on clothing, H10439 [18SE]

Ngo, Andrew: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Nicholson, Robert: Air Force Association DW Steele Chapter Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1530 [16JY]

Niles, IL: Niles Township High School District 219 recipient of Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award, E1083 [17MY]

No Child Left Behind Act: improve, H563 [16JA], H2270 [7MR], H5688 [23MY], H6166 [7JN], H10129 [5SE]

———improve (H.R. 2087), H10425-H10431 [17SE]

———modify requirements on adequate yearly progress and assessments to allow more flexibility in measuring progress (H.R. 2070), E879 [26AP]

———reauthorize and improve, E2076 [5OC]

Norcross, GA: tribute to Norcross High School boys' basketball team, E965 [7MY]

North Texas Teen Court Training: tribute to Lewisville-Flower Mound Teen Court participants, E522 [12MR]

Northport, NY: tribute to Northport High School students for fundraising for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and advocacy, H15320 [12DE]

Norwalk, IA: tribute to Norwalk High School varsity cheerleading squad, E2486 [4DE]

Novi, MI: Novi Meadows Elementary School recipient of Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School award, E1261 [12JN]

Nowlin, Linda: Kitty Stone Elementary School, Jacksonville, AL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E367 [15FE]

NSF: disseminate information about the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to historically Black colleges and maintain information on teaching opportunities in high needs schools, H3820, H3821 [24AP]

———Math and Science Partnership Program funding through reductions in Dept. of Commerce management salaries and expenses funding, H8447, H8448 [25JY]

Oak Brook, IL: tribute to Brook Forest Elementary School Mexican Grey Wolf presentation, H1171 [5FE]

Oak Lawn, IL: St. Germaine Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2348 [7NO]

Olathe, KS: tribute to Olathe Northwest High School robotics team, E1080 [17MY]

Oradell, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1059 [16MY]

Orr, Mary: National Association of Elementary School Principals National Distinguished Principal Award recipient, E2426 [15NO]

Overland Park, KS: tribute to St. Thomas Aquinas High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1000 [9MY]

Oxford, NJ: tribute to Oxford Central School archery team, E1137 [23MY]

Palm Beach County, FL: Dreyfoos School of the Arts inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1177 [25MY]

———Suncoast High School inclusion in Newsweek (publication) list of nation's top high schools, E1177 [25MY]

Paramus, NJ: dedication of new Frisch School campus, E2520 [6DE]

———tribute to East Brook Middle School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1135 [23MY]

———tribute to Visitation Academy D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1154 [25MY]

———tribute to West Brook Middle School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1202 [6JN]

———tribute to Yavneh Academy D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1097 [21MY]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of Mayfield Junior School and Mayfield Senior School, E548 [14MR]

Payan, Andrea: Milken Family Foundation Milken Educator Award recipient, E988 [8MY]

Pembroke Pines, FL: tribute to charter schools, E931 [2MY]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to Redeemer Lutheran School fourth grade class, E436 [1MR]

Peterborough, NH: tribute to Region 14 Applied Technology Center robotics team, H2491 [14MR]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Berean Institute, E441 [1MR]

———tribute to Central High School Power of Student Voices Mayoral Forum, E1174 [25MY]

———tribute to George Washington High School participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2346 [7NO]

Pippa Passes, KY: tribute to June Buchanan School boys' basketball team, E618 [23MR]

Plymouth, IN: tribute to Plymouth High School boys' basketball team, E857 [25AP]

Pollinger, Stephen P.: ABA Law Teacher of the Year for Middle Schools award recipient, E1435 [28JN]

Port Charlotte, FL: tribute to Neil Armstrong Elementary School opening of new facility, E2216 [23OC]

Poth, TX: tribute to Poth High School girls' basketball team, E636 [23MR]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Youth Art Month, E1070 [16MY]

Punta Gorda, FL: completion of new Charlotte High School football stadium, E2079 [5OC]

Queens, NY: tribute to Public School 234 participation in ``Adopt a Unit'' initiative, E429 [28FE]

Ramseur, NC: tribute to Eastern Randolph High School football team, E715 [30MR]

Ramsey, NJ: tribute to Don Bosco Prep High School for participation in the Internet Science and Technology Fair, E1204 [6JN]

Rebich, Lois: Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award recipient, E886 [26AP]

Rexburg, ID: tribute to Madison High School Bel Canto Choir, E559 [15MR]

Richardson, TX: tribute to Canyon Creek Christian Academy girls' volleyball team, E2432 [15NO]

———tribute to Canyon Creek Christian Academy volleyball team, E2493 [5DE]

Roanoke, AL: tribute to Handley High School football team, E2552 [12DE]

Rochester Hills, MI: rededication of Reuther Middle School, E2251 [25OC]

Rockdale County, GA: tribute to Rockdale County Board of Education, E968 [7MY]

Rockford, IL: Marsh Elementary School recipient of the Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association Explora Vision Award, E1371 [21JN]

Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall High School girls' basketball team, E632 [23MR]

Romey, Barbara: History Channel Outstanding History Educator award recipient, E1225 [6JN]

Rosedale, MS: tribute to West Bolivar High School football team, E2536 [11DE]

Roswell, GA: tribute to Roswell High School football team, H1117 [31JA]

Roycroft, Elizabeth A.: Escambia County, FL Teacher of the Year award recipient, E351 [15FE]

Safe and Secure County and Rural Schools Act: reauthorize, H1117 [31JA]

Saginaw, MI: tribute to Nouvel Catholic Central High School football team, E2632 [19DE]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to Harlandale High School Film School of San Antonio, E754 [17AP]

San Francisco, CA: prohibit funding for the Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative, H8076, H8077 [18JY]

San Francisco County, CA: tribute to schools designated as California Distinguished Schools, E1176 [25MY]

San Mateo County, CA: tribute to schools designated as California Distinguished Schools, E1176 [25MY]

Scappoose, OR: tribute to Scappoose-Vernonia School for inclusion of students from Vernonia, OR, following storm damage, E2661 [19DE]

Schmidt, Pam: Amgen Inc., Award for Science Teaching Excellence recipient, E1024 [11MY]

School Lunch Program: prohibit purchasing of foreign agricultural products, H9620 [2AU]

Schultheis, Adam: Outstanding American Teacher Honor Roll award recipient, E357 [15FE]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H1060-H1063 [31JA], H4875 [10MY], H5735, H5736 [24MY], H7235-H7238 [27JN], H14261 [6DE], H16751 [18DE], E395 [17FE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 17), H675 [18JA], H762, H774 [19JA], H818 [22JA], H843 [23JA], H890 [24JA], H961 [29JA], H991 [30JA], H1058 [31JA], H1170 [5FE], H1215 [6FE], H1276 [7FE], H1347 [8FE], H1449, H1462-H1469 [12FE], H1478 [13FE], H1570 [14FE], H1933 [27FE], H2140 [5MR], H2213 [6MR], H2305 [8MR]

———reauthorize resource advisory committees, H7246, H7247 [27JN]

Shaker Heights, OH: tribute to Woodbury Elementary School, H3721 [20AP]

Sime, Pamela: National Education Association Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence finalist, E312 [9FE]

Simpson, Grant: Texas Elementary School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2013 [27SE]

Sinclairville, NY: tribute to Cassadaga Valley Central High School boys' and girls' basketball teams, E810 [20AP]

Social Security: provide disadvantaged children with dental services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H10887 [25SE]

South Bend, IN: tribute to South Bend Washington High School girls' basketball team, E489 [8MR]

Southlake, TX: tribute to Carroll High School girls' cross county team, E2477 [4DE]

———tribute to Southlake Carroll High School football team, E64 [10JA]

Sports: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 901), E286 [7FE]

Springfield, VA: anniversary of Lynbrook Elementary School, E518 [12MR]

Springfield Township, PA: tribute to Philadelphia-Montgomery Christian Academy participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2348 [7NO]

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud Cathedral High School baseball team, H6741 [20JN]

St. Jacob, IL: Triad Middle School named Assocation of Middle-Level Schools Illinois Horizon Schools—Schools to Watch honoree, E862 [26AP]

St. Joseph, MO: anniversary of St. Joseph Christian School, E2397 [13NO]

———tribute to Benton High School girls' basketball team, E625 [23MR]

St. Louis, MO: Conaway Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2398 [13NO]

St. Paul, MN: tribute to St. Paul Central High School girls' basketball team, E769 [18AP]

Strand, Joann: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' National Board Certification in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Secondary Language Arts recipient, E640 [26MR]

Sugar Grove, PA: tribute to Sugar Grove Elementary School students, E1155 [25MY]

Sunbury, OH: tribute to Big Walnut High School football team, E2510 [6DE]

Supreme Court: decision on consideration of race by school systems when making school assignments, E1667 [31JY]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Bishop Ludden High School football team, E2626 [19DE]

Tama, IA: South Tama County High School recipient of President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports State Champion Award, E2145 [16OC]

Tarboro, NC: inclusion of North Edgecombe High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, E2549 [12DE]

Tat, Emily: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, E1285 [13JN]

Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 1057), E352 [15FE]

———encourage businesses to improve math and science education at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 37), E33 [5JA]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching math and science subjects at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 36), E33 [5JA]

———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools, H4766 [10MY]

———expand the Hope Scholarship credit to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 1058), E348 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 1056), E351 [15FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 1060), E347 [14FE]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 1059), E347 [14FE]

Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, H4766 [10MY], E999 [9MY], E1014 [10MY], E1021, E1030 [11MY]

Texarkana, AR: tribute to Arkansas High School football team, E124 [17JA]

Texas: tribute to 3d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E781 [18AP]

———tribute to football, E1913 [18SE]

Texas Wesleyan University: tribute to Ed and Rae Schollmaier Science and Technology Center, E800 [19AP]

The Colony, TX: tribute to The Colony High School girls' soccer team, E773 [18AP]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Thomasville High School boys' basketball team, E684 [28MR]

Tiong, Tamra: Council of Chief State School Officers New Mexico Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1411 [26JN]

Traverse City, MI: tribute to St. Francis High School football team, E2628 [19DE]

Trenton, NJ: tribute to Parker Annex Elementary School mathematics team, E246 [1FE]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School Golden Eagle Marching Band, E1736 [3AU]

Tucker, GA: tribute to Tucker High School boys' basketball team, E787 [19AP]

Tyler, TX: tribute to Grace Community School, H2239 [6MR]

Uniontown, PA: tribute to Laurel Highlands High School cheerleading squad, E863 [26AP]

Upper Dublin Township, PA: tribute to Upper Dublin High School participation in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, E2341 [7NO]

Uyechi, Daniel: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2524 [6DE]

Valparaiso, IN: tribute to Thomas Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad team, E1167 [25MY]

———tribute to Valparaiso High School Science Olympiad team, E1167 [25MY]

Van Zandt County, TX: tribute to Canton, Martins Mill, and Fruitvale Independent School Districts, E1751 [4AU]

Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day: support goals (H. Con. Res. 60), H12475, H12476 [5NO]

Villa Hills, KY: Villa Madonna Academy Elementary and Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2399 [13NO]

Virgin Islands: provide a land exchange on the island of St. John between the National Park Service and the Virgin Islands to facilitate establishment of a school on the island (H.R. 53), H11790, H11791 [22OC]

Vranish, Paul: Communities in Schools, Inc., Texas Education Agency Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E789 [19AP]

Wagner, Dwight: Port Arthur (TX) News Citizen of the Year Award recipient, E2514 [6DE]

Wahiawa, HI: tribute to Leilehua High School football team, E2565 [13DE]

Wake County, NC: Wake County Public School System recipient of the National Energy Education Development Project School District of the Year award, E1393 [22JN]

Washington Township, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1268 [12JN]

———tribute to Washington Township High School cheerleading squad, E961 [4MY]

Waterbury, CT: Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School recipient of Magnet Schools of America (organization) Ronald P. Simpson Distinguished Merit Award, H5337 [17MY]

West Morris, NJ: tribute to West Morris Mendham High School robotics team, E971 [7MY]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Dreyfoos High School debate team, H3698 [20AP]

Westwood, NJ: tribute to Zion Lutheran School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1355 [20JN]

Wheaton, IL: Longfellow Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2313 [1NO]

———tribute to Wheaton Warrenville High School football team, E165 [22JA]

Wickerham, Deborah: Ohio Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2632 [19DE]

Wildwood, NJ: tribute to Elizabeth Forward High School rescue efforts, E1034 [14MY]

Willett, Kristin: Elizabethtown, KY, Independent Schools Excellence in the Classroom and Educational Leadership Award recipient, E265 [5FE]

Williams, Gina: Golden Apple Foundation Illinois Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching recipient, E535 [13MR]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to A.I. DuPont High School marching band, E1939 [20SE]

Wood County, TX: tribute to Alba-Golden Independent School District, E1750 [4AU]

Woodcliff Lake, NJ: tribute to Dorchester School D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) (organization) graduates, E1115 [22MY]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute robotics team, E867 [26AP]

Wyoming, OH: Elm Avenue Primary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, H13302 [8NO]

———Hilltop Avenue Primary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, H13302 [8NO]

Remarks in Senate

Adopt a School Library Month: designate (S. Res. 134), S4215 [29MR], S11278 [7SE]

Agriculture: hunger and nutrition programs funding, S14422 [14NO]

Albuquerque, NM: tribute to Highland High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S1845 [12FE]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to West Anchorage High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6189 [16MY]

Archdiocese of New York: anniversary (S. Res. 277), S9782 [23JY], S10528 [31JY]

Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act: funding, S13240 [23OC]

———reauthorize (S. 693), S2277 [27FE]

Baton Rouge, LA: St. Thomas More School winners of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition, S2897 [8MR]

Bethesda, MD: Walter Johnson High School recipient of Best Buddies International, Inc., Chapter of the Year award, S10784 [2AU]

Beuke, Todd: National History Day (organization) Richard T. Farrell Teacher of Merit Award finalist, S7728 [14JN]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools, S1513 [1FE]

———recognize goals and honor contributions of catholic schools (S. Res. 62), S1467 [31JA]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: encourage programs to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S13186 [22OC]

Centralia, IL: tribute to Centralia High School boys' basketball team, S1955 [14FE]

Cheshire, CT: tribute to Cheshire High School girls' swim team, S13767 [5NO]

Children and youth: access of military recruiters, S788 [22JA]

———allow eligible elementary and secondary schools to offer grain products to students, S15629 [14DE]

———expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (S. 667), S2173 [16FE]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services, S2456 [1MR], S12213 [27SE]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services (S. 739), S2505 [1MR]

———update definition of ``food of minimal nutritional value'' to conform to current nutrition science and protect Federal investment in national school lunch and breakfast programs (S. 771), S2707 [6MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program funding, S13958 [6NO]

———promote nutritional health of school children, S15623 [14DE]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (S. 2111), S12291 [27SE]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (S. 1391), S6129 [15MY]

———award grants to provide co-teaching educator professional development opportunities for educating students with disabilities (S. 1978), S10812 [2AU]

———create programs for teachers for training in high-need subject areas and teaching diverse populations, S9744, S9745 [23JY]

———Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program funding, S13187, S13188 [22OC]

———establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work (S. 765), S2696 [6MR]

———establish Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows grant program to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, community learning centers, and after-school programs (S. 778), S2714 [6MR]

———provide information to schools relative to prevention of violent events and other crisis situations, S13145 [19OC]

———Teacher Incentive Fund funding, S1772-S1774 [8FE], S1891-S1895 [13FE]

———Teacher Quality Enhancement Partnership Grants program funding, S13186, S13187 [22OC]

———tribute to participants from New Mexico in the Native American Student Art Competition, S10898 [3AU]

———William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Program funding, S13234 [23OC]

Dept. of HHS: develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and establish school-based food allergy management grants (S. 1232), S5209 [26AP]

———establish the School-Based Health Clinic Program (S. 600), S1977, S1978 [14FE]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 1332), S5731-S5733 [8MY]

Detroit, MI: anniversary of B. Benedict Glazer Elementary School, S8059 [20JN]

District of Columbia: conform charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relative to public education (H.R. 2080), S5877 [9MY], S5882 [10MY], S6492 [22MY]

Drugs: provide States with resources needed to rid schools of performance-enhancing drug use (S. 1470), S6561 [23MY]

Education: allow competency-based higher learning institutions to access grant programs to help train math, science, and foreign language teachers, S4906 [24AP]

———assist States in making voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs available and economically affordable for families of all children (S. 1374), S6021 [11MY], S6420-S6422 [22MY]

———celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls (S. Res. 242), S8153 [20JN]

———conduct 1 or more higher education and career readiness demonstration projects for rural, low-income students (S. 1787), S9212 [13JY]

———create a set of effective voluntary national expectations, and a voluntary national curriculum, for mathematics and science education in kindergarten through grade 12 (S. 757), S2601 [5MR]

———create and implement rigorous and voluntary content standards in math and science for elementary and secondary students and assess student proficiency against such standards (S. 224), S294 [9JA]

———develop school leaders who are committed to increasing student achievement and ensure that all low-income, under-performing schools are led by leaders prepared to foster student success (S. 837), S2974 [9MR]

———encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, provide needed services and supports to children, and ensure that schools are centers of communities (S. 1302), S5596 [3MY]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs, S5024 [25AP]

———encourage States to incorporate 21st century learning skills in State education programs (S. 1483), S6857 [24MY]

———extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers (S. 883), S3138 [14MR]

———funding, S3327, S3328 [20MR], S3490, S3491 [21MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (S. 727), S2493 [1MR]

———improve graduation rates by making grants to improve adolescent literacy (S. 958), S3609-S3611 [22MR]

———improve mathematics and science instruction, S13067, S13068 [18OC]

———improve recruitment, preparation, distribution, and retention of public elementary and secondary school teachers and principals (S. 1339), S5741 [8MY]

———improve the quality of, and access to, supplemental educational services to increase student achievement (S. 1009), S4055 [28MR]

———modernize education system (S. 164), S157 [4JA]

———modify Federal testing mandates and provide States and local districts flexibility to determine frequency and use of standardized testing in accountability systems (S. 2053), S11589-S11592 [17SE]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (S. 2212), S13157 [19OC]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (S. 2189), S13000 [17OC]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 562), S1905 [13FE]

———provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 562), star print, S2285 [27FE]

———provide for secondary school reform, S9799 [24JY]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (S. 2227), S13489 [26OC]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 481), S1530 [1FE]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (S. 2122), S12381 [1OC]

———track student growth and teacher performance, equitably distribute effective teachers, accurately measure achievement of minority students, and develop voluntary testing standards (S. 2001), S10908-S10931 [3AU]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: enhance teaching standards and provide for license portability (S. 2496), S15914 [18DE]

———ensure that participants in the Troops to Teachers program may teach at a range of eligible schools (S. 769), S2706 [6MR]

———establish a volunteer teacher advisory committee (S. 2060), S11656 [18SE]

———promote environmental education (S. 1981), S10817 [2AU]

———provide a waiver from sanctions for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools (S. 951), S3525 [21MR]

———provide for school improvement, multi-year induction and mentoring for new teachers, and professional development for experienced teachers (S. 1979), S10813 [2AU]

———provide grants for school renovation (S. 1942), S10792 [2AU]

———specify the purposes for which certain Title I funds may be used (S. 405), S1239 [26JA]

Federal-State relations: require certain payments to eligible States and counties only be used for public schools, S3796-S3799 [27MR], S3987, S3989-S3993, S4017, S4018 [28MR]

Fishers, IN: tribute to Hamilton Southeastern High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6546 [23MY]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to Fort Campbell High School football team, S15903 [18DE]

Frese, Rebekah: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, S7726 [14JN]

GAO: submit report to Congress on strategies utilized to assist students in meeting State academic achievement standards, including achieving proficiency on State academic assessments, S13240 [23OC]

GSA: coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings, S8021 [20JN], S8202 [21JN], S15428 [13DE]

———coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (S. 489), S1577 [5FE]

———coordinate governmental efforts to promote high-performance green buildings (S. 506), S1644 [6FE]

Hamlet, IN: tribute to Oregon-Davis High School girls' basketball team, S3121 [14MR]

Hazardous substances: assess and reduce levels of lead found in child-occupied facilities (S. 1811), S9498 [17JY]

Head Start Program: expansion of ``I Am Moving, I Am Learning'' pilot program to prevent and reverse childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices, S2891 [8MR]

———funding, S3601 [22MR]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), S7996-S7998 [19JN], S8221 [21JN]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report, S14375-S14387 [14NO], S14446, S14476 [15NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S14375 [14NO]

———reauthorize (H.R. 1429), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 258)—unanimous-consent agreement, S14385 [14NO]

———reauthorize (S. 556), S1819-S1821, S1861-S1863 [12FE], S2891 [8MR], S7998 [19JN], S8056 [20JN]

———require parental consent for nonemergency intrusive physical examinations (S. 174), S167 [4JA]

Health: encourage health of children in schools by promoting better nutrition and increased physical activity (S. 100), S109 [4JA]

Hidalgo, TX: inclusion of Hidalgo Early College High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, S15132 [11DE]

Higher Education Act: improve teacher training and preparation programs, S9798 [24JY]

———improve teacher training and preparation programs (S. 1231), S5202 [26AP]

Honolulu, HI: tribute to Kamehameha High School cheerleading team, S2594 [5MR]

Hurricanes: provide grants to recruit and retain teachers, principals, and other school leaders in public schools, and help higher education in areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (S. 808), S2900 [8MR]

Immigration: reimburse State and local governments for costs associated with serving illegal aliens, S7312 [7JN]

Ipswich, SD: tribute to Ipswich High School Class of 1957 reunion, S7002 [4JN]

Jarrell, Caleb: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S5388 [1MY]

Jonesboro, GA: tribute to Jonesboro High School mock trial team, S6836 [24MY]

Lake Forest, IL: anniversary of Lake Forest Academy, S1897 [13FE]

Languages: allow distance learning projects as an optional activity for the foreign language partnership program, S5024 [25AP]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Cimarron-Memorial High School robotics team, S5303 [30AP]

Law enforcement: promote school safety and improved law enforcement (S. 2084), S12755 [4OC], S13072 [18OC], S15130 [11DE]

Libraries: authorize Perkins loan forgiveness for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries, S9798 [24JY]

———authorize Perkins loan forgiveness for students who perform public service as librarians in low-income schools and public libraries (S. 1121), S4604 [17AP]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, S12048 [25SE], S12279 [27SE]

———anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (S. Res. 301), S11278 [7SE], S11775-S11777 [20SE], S12021 [25SE]

———tribute to Miss Selma's School girls' basketball team, S2020 [15FE]

Littleton, CO: anniversary of shooting of students at Columbine High School, S4789 [20AP]

Madison, SD: tribute to Madison High School girls' gymnastics team, S3704 [23MR]

Mariutto, Matthew: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, S7630 [13JN]

Marks-Johns, LaMesa: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Kentucky, S751 [18JA]

Math and Science Teaching Corps: establish, S4903 [24AP]

Melrose Park, PA: tribute to Saligman Middle School students visiting the Senate, S5681 [8MY]

Mental health: improve quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents (S. 1560), S7186 [6JN]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (S. 1572), S7345 [7JN]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school, S5487 [2MY]

———protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (S. 891), S3203 [15MR]

———provide assistance for collaboration in the development of progressive and innovative system to improve access to mental health care for youth, seniors, and families in rural areas (S. 633), S2000 [15FE]

Minkel, Justin: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient for Arkansas, S32 [4JA]

Missoula, MT: tribute to Big Sky High School science programs, S2267 [27FE]

Mott, ND: tribute to Mott/Regent High School football team, S14604 [16NO]

Music and dance: recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education (H. Con. Res. 121), S6155 [15MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 351), S13130, S13131 [18OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 183), S5434 [1MY]

National Day of Encouragement: observance, S11501 [12SE]

National Healthy Schools Day: observance (S. Res. 176), S5313 [30AP]

National History Day (organization): tribute to New Mexico competition participants, S7630 [13JN], S7726 [14JN]

———tribute to Oklahoma competition participants, S7630 [13JN]

———tribute to Washington competition participants, S9825 [24JY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 23), S1542 [1FE]

National School Lunch Act: make permanent the summer food service pilot project for rural areas of Pennsylvania and apply it to rural areas of every State (S. 1755), S8946 [10JY]

National security: strengthen by increasing quantity, diversity, and quality of teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (S. 1294), S5588-S5593 [3MY]

National Summer Learning Day: designate (S. Res. 268), S9224 [13JY]

National Teacher Day: observance, S5712 [8MY]

New Hampshire: tribute to Excellence in Education Award recipients, S6458 [22MY]

New Mexico: inclusion of high schools in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, S15904 [18DE]

———tribute to National Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement Competition participants, S9015 [11JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (S. 1236), S5215 [26AP]

———authorize funding for the development and evaluation of programs for schools who miss progress goals (S. 2118), S12339 [28SE]

———grant schools that use research-proven programs in their Reading First program grant proposal a competitive preference (S. 2117), S12339 [28SE]

———improve (S. 348), S835 [22JA]

———improve (S. 1194), S4922 [24AP]

———improve standards for physical education (S. 2173), S12990 [17OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 1775), S9138-S9140 [12JY]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1699), S8416 [26JN]

NSF: provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology, S5066, S5067 [25AP]

———provide grants to strengthen the capacity of high schools and colleges to provide instruction in nanotechnology (S. 1199), S4925 [24AP]

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: improve grant program for secure schools (S. 677), S4636 [18AP]

O'Neil, Bill: National Federation of State High School Associations Hockey Coach of the Year award recipient, S1778 [8FE]

Oregon: history, S1837-S1839 [12FE]

Orofino, ID: tribute to Orofino High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6188 [16MY]

Parks, Jerry: USA Today All-USA Teacher Team selectee, S14614 [16NO]

Pitzer, Taylor: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipient, S5388 [1MY]

Portland, OR: tribute to Grant High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2353 [28FE]

Pottsville, AR: tribute to Pottsville High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2352 [28FE]

Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc.: tribute for Ramah Navajo Fair and Rodeo, S10601 [1AU]

Reno, NV: tribute to Damonte Ranch High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6260 [17MY]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Sacramento High School, S7629 [13JN]

San Francisco, CA: school board decision to eliminate Junior ROTC program, S788 [22JA]

Scranton, PA: William Prescott Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, S14058 [7NO]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S1022-S1024 [24JA], S1822-S1825, S1837-S1845 [12FE], S1883 [13FE], S2126 [16FE], S3793, S3796-S3800 [27MR], S3986-S3993, S4017, S4018 [28MR], S6242 [17MY], S14777 [5DE]

———reauthorize (S. 779), S2718 [6MR], S3194 [15MR]

Social Security: ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics, S10753, S10754 [2AU]

———provide disadvantaged children with dental services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10751 [2AU]

States: award salary bonuses to highly qualified elementary school or secondary school teachers who teach, or commit to teach, in schools served by a rural local educational agency (S. 583), S1966 [14FE]

———establish State infrastructure banks to improve financing of school construction and renovation (S. 1542), S7074 [5JN]

———improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (S. 1185), S4843-S4852 [23AP], S5863 [9MY]

Supreme Court: decision on consideration of race by school systems when making school assignments, S8739 [29JN]

Tate, Kelsey: tribute to participation in National History Day (organization) Competition, S7630 [13JN]

Taxation: expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (S. 912), S3275 [19MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses, S3471, S3472, S3474 [21MR]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (S. 505), S1643, S1644 [6FE]

———make permanent certain education tax incentives, S1021 [24JA], S1167-S1171 [25JA]

———provide a credit for certain educator expenses (S. 1727), S8696-S8698 [28JN]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 873), S3126 [14MR]

Tiong, Tamra: Council of Chief State School Officers New Mexico Teacher of the Year award recipient, S5712 [8MY]

Trumbull, CT: tribute to Trumbull High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S7325 [7JN]

Universal Service Administration Co.: exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 609), S2038 [15FE]

———exempt from Antideficiency Act accounting rules to improve administration of, and prevent increases in, contributions to the Universal Service Fund (S. 609), star print, S2285 [27FE]

Vermont: tribute to Vermont Feed program for efforts to bring local, fresh foods to school cafeterias, S14586 [16NO]

Villa Hills, KY: Villa Madonna Academy Elementary and Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools award, S14481 [15NO]

Reports filed

Adopt a School Library Month: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 134), S11213 [6SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 813) (H. Rept. 110-440), H13521 [9NO]

Consideration of H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 110-116), H4291 [1MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2207, Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 110-143), H4751 [9MY]

Head Start for School Readiness Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 556), S4159 [29MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 110-49), S4304 [10AP]

High-Performance Green Buildings Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 506) (S. Rept. 110-241), S15233 [12DE]

Improving Head Start Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1429) (H. Rept. 110-67), H3016 [23MR]

Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1429) (H. Rept. 110-439), H13521 [9NO]

Little Rock, AR, Central High School Desegregation Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 301), S11213 [6SE]

Promote School Safety and Improved Law Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2084) (S. Rept. 110-183), S11952 [21SE]

Public Land Communities Transition Assistance Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 110-505), H16945 [19DE]

Tribal Colleges and Universities Faculty Loan Forgiveness Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 481) (S. Rept. 110-46), S4304 [10AP]

Virgin Islands National Park School Lease Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 53) (H. Rept. 110-399), H11845 [22OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to the NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy: Congressional Black Caucus, E1929 [19SE]

Summaries

All Students Can Achieve Act (S. 2001), S10928 [3AU]

Tables

Dropout rates for grades 10-12 by selected background characteristics, H8118 [18JY]

Testimonies

Quality of Education Received by Foster Children: Representative Bachmann, E1465 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 60, support goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day, H12475 [5NO]

H. Con. Res. 121, recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education, H4082 [25AP]

H. Con. Res. 258, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, H13885 [14NO]

H. Res. 51, tribute to Catholic schools, H796 [22JA]

H. Res. 292, encourage observance of National Garden Month by schools through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning, H4078 [25AP]

H. Res. 344, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, H4230 [1MY]

H. Res. 345, Archdiocese of New York anniversary, H8243 [23JY]

H. Res. 348, consideration of H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H4306 [2MY]

H. Res. 376, recognize a National Classified School Employee of the Year annually, H4523 [7MY]

H. Res. 387, consideration of H.R. 2207, Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, H4772 [10MY]

H. Res. 406, celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls, H6588 [18JN]

H. Res. 668, Little Rock, AR, Central High School desegregation anniversary, H10724 [24SE]

H. Res. 721, anniversary of Mendez v. Westminster decision which ended segregation of Mexican and Mexican American students in California schools, H11812 [22OC]

H. Res. 762, support goals and ideals of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, H11806 [22OC]

H. Res. 813, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act, H13867 [14NO]

H.R. 53, Virgin Islands National Park School Lease Act, H11790 [22OC]

H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act, H4336-H4353 [2MY]

H.R. 2080, conform charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relative to public education, H4618 [8MY]

H.R. 2207, Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act, H4868, H4870-H4872 [10MY]

S. 164, States Using Collaboration and Coordination To Enhance Standards for Students (SUCCESS) Act, S158-S163 [4JA]

S. 224, Standards To Provide Educational Achievement for Kids (SPEAK) Act, S295-S297 [9JA]

S. 348, Improving No Child Left Behind Act, S836 [22JA]

S. 405, Title I Integrity Act, S1240 [26JA]

S. 441, permit certain Illinois school districts to be reconstituted for purposes of determining assistance under the Impact Aid Program, S1413 [31JA]

S. 506, High-Performance Green Buildings Act, S1645-S1648 [6FE]

S. 633, Working Together for Rural Access to Mental Health and Wellness for Children and Seniors Act, S2080-S2082 [15FE]

S. 667, Education Begins at Home Act, S2173-S2178 [16FE]

S. 693, Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act reauthorization, S2278 [27FE]

S. 739, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act, S2507-S2510 [1MR]

S. 765, Graduate for a Better Future Act, S2697-S2699 [6MR]

S. 769, Troops to Teachers Improvement Act, S2707 [6MR]

S. 808, Revitalizing New Orleans by Attracting America's Leaders (RENEWAAL) Act, S2901-S2903 [8MR]

S. 883, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act, S3139 [14MR]

S. 951, provide Elementary and Secondary Education Act waiver from sanctions for certain States, local educational agencies, and schools, S3526 [21MR]

S. 1121, Librarian Incentive To Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need (LIBRARIAN) Act, S4604 [17AP]

S. 1185, Graduation Promise Act, S4844-S4851 [23AP]

S. 1194, No Child Left Behind Reform Act, S4923 [24AP]

S. 1199, Nanotechnology in the Schools Act, S4925 [24AP]

S. 1231, Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act, S5202-S5209 [26AP]

S. 1232, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act, S5210 [26AP]

S. 1236, School Accountability Improvements Act, S5216-S5218 [26AP]

S. 1294, Homeland Security Education Act, S5589-S5593 [3MY]

S. 1332, Mental Health in Schools Act, S5731-S5733 [8MY]

S. 1339, Teacher Excellence for All Children Act, S5742-S5750 [8MY]

S. 1374, Prepare All Kids Act, S6021 [11MY]

S. 1470, Drug Free Varsity Sports Act, S6562 [23MY]

S. 1560, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resiliency Act, S7187-S7194 [6JN]

S. 1572, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act, S7345-S7348 [7JN]

S. 1699, Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act, S8417 [26JN]

S. 1755, Summer Food Service Rural Expansion Act, S8946 [10JY]

S. 1920, Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students (GRADUATES) Act, S10610-S10612 [1AU]

S. 1978, Co-Teaching Educator Professional Development Act, S10813 [2AU]

S. 1979, provide for school improvement, multi-year induction and mentoring for new teachers, and professional development for experienced teachers, S10814-S10816 [2AU]

S. 1981, No Child Left Inside Act, S10817-S10820 [2AU]

S. 2001, All Students Can Achieve Act, S10909-S10928 [3AU]

S. 2189, Student Bill of Rights, S13000-S13003 [17OC]

S. 2212, Teachers Professional Development Institutes Act, S13157-S13159 [19OC]

S. 2496, Enhancing Teaching Standards and License Portability Act, S15915 [18DE]

S. Con. Res. 33, recognize benefits and importance of school-based music education, S5661 [7MY]

S. Res. 23, National School Counseling Week, S464 [11JA], S1542 [1FE]

S. Res. 35, express support for prayer at school board meetings, S852 [22JA]

S. Res. 62, recognize goals of Catholic Schools Week and honor contributions of catholic schools, S1463, S1467 [31JA]

S. Res. 74, National Women and Girls in Sports Day, S1717 [7FE]

S. Res. 134, Adopt a School Library Month, S4215 [29MR], S11278 [7SE]

S. Res. 176, National Healthy Schools Day, S5312 [30AP]

S. Res. 183, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S5401, S5434 [1MY]

S. Res. 242, celebrate accomplishments of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and recognize need to further the goal of educational opportunities for women and girls, S8089, S8153 [20JN]

S. Res. 268, National Summer Learning Day, S9026 [11JY], S9225 [13JY]

S. Res. 277, Archdiocese of New York anniversary, S9782 [23JY], S10528 [31JY]

S. Res. 301, Little Rock, AR, Central High School desegregation anniversary, S10937 [3AU], S11279 [7SE]

S. Res. 351, National Character Counts Week, S13099, S13131 [18OC]

S. Res. 355, tribute to Boston, MA, celebration of the legacy of the Little Rock Nine and the anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, S13366 [24OC]