SCHOOLS

Amendments

Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5986, H5993, H5996, H5998, H5999, H6000, H6001, H6002, H6003 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5986 [8SE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2074 [30MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2057 [30MR]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 158), S2747, S2751 [5MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2935, H2936 [2MY], H2983, H2985 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2950 [3MY]

Articles and editorials

Driver's Seat—Local Team Wins Honors for Fuel-Efficient Vehicle, E1026 [2JN]

Driving a Bus Is No Laughing Matter, S7121 [3NO]

Girls' Sweet 16 Rockcastle County Beats Manuel 62-60 for Title on Last-Second Shot, S2082 [4AP]

Giving Students a Chance at Success, H2069 [30MR]

Growing Pains—Blount Schools Struggle With Teacher Evaluation, S6572 [17OC]

Homestyle Traditions—Jenny Bowling Keeps Cafeteria Recipes Alive in Her Kitchen at Home, S6322 [6OC]

School Choice Is Not a Partisan Issue, H2069 [30MR]

White House Ignores Evidence of How D.C. School Vouchers Work, H2069 [30MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (see S. 1773), S7005 [1NO] (see H.R. 3286), H7206 [1NO]

American Education Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 332), S7702 [17NO] (see H. Res. 462), H7578 [14NO]

Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (see H.R. 3368), H7397 [4NO]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (see S. Res. 37), S482 [2FE] (see H. Res. 61), H509 [26JA]

Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 92), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 2218), H4326 [16JN]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (see H. Res. 392), H5963 [7SE]

———expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices (see S. 1566), S5684 [15SE]

———improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (see S. 686), S1976 [30MR]

Children and youth: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 506), S1406 [8MR] (see H.R. 1648), H2912 [15AP]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (see H.R. 637), H680 [10FE]

———end use of corporal punishment (see H.R. 3027), H6413 [22SE]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 2012), H3754 [26MY]

———help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips (see H.R. 788), H1177 (see H.R. 788), H1197 [17FE]

———prepare disconnected youth for a competitive future by improving existing education, workforce, and support programs for high school dropouts (see S. 1279), S4129 [27JN] (see H.R. 2358), H4573 [24JN]

———promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 469), H507 [26JA]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see S. 2020), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 1381), H2409 [6AP]

———provide temporary housing during school breaks to students who are homeless or in foster care (see H.R. 2818), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2818), H5938 [6SE]

Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools: establish (see S. 622), S1826 [17MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (see S. 1719), S6600 [17OC] (see H.R. 207), H102 [6JA]

———conduct a pilot program for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose (see H.R. 3092), H6551 [4OC]

———create a local food credit program to assist schools purchase of healthy food from local farmers (see H.R. 1722), H3060 [4MY]

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. 3176), H6919 [13OC]

———allow local educational agencies to use certain grants for professional development activities that train school personnel about restorative justice and conflict resolution (see H.R. 415), H468 [25JA]

———allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see S. 541), S1546 [10MR] (see H.R. 3165), H6853 [12OC]

———allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 827), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 2514), H5018 [13JY]

———amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (see S. 567), S1600 [14MR]

———amend the weighted child count used to determine distribution of low-income student assistance funding to local educational agencies (see H.R. 2485), H4850 [11JY]

———assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 619), S1826 [17MR] (see H.R. 2228), H4326 [16JN]

———assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see S. 701), S2046 [31MR] (see H.R. 1294), H2214 [31MR]

———authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (see S. 919), S2777 [9MY]

———authorize use of Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools grant funds for dating violence prevention (see S. 1447), S5018 [28JY] (see H.R. 2689), H5733 [28JY]

———authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 864), H1455 [1MR]

———award grants for support of full-service community schools (see S. 585), S1677 [15MR] (see H.R. 1090), H1841 [15MR]

———award grants to establish, expand, or support an existing school-based mentoring program to assist at-risk middle school students with transition to high school (see H.R. 853), H1454 [1MR]

———award grants to State educational agencies for activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 curriculum and to measure efficacy of engineering education (see S. 969), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 1951), H3342 [23MY]

———clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see H.R. 3237), H6983 [18OC]

———create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 667), H723 [11FE]

———create and expand innovative teacher and principal preparation programs known as teacher and principal preparation academies (see S. 1250), S4023 [22JN]

———enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems (see S. 1464), S5192 [1AU]

———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. 1462), S5191 [1AU] (see H.R. 2691), H5733 [28JY]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (see S. 809), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1525), H2665 [13AP]

———establish a comprehensive literacy program (see S. 929), S2839 [10MY] (see H.R. 2272), H4455 [22JN]

———establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools (see H.R. 1377), H2327 [5AP]

———establish a partnership program in foreign languages (see S. 1015), S3052 [17MY] (see H.R. 1966), H3409 [24MY]

———establish a pilot program that utilizes community, innovation, and technology to improve physical fitness education and curriculum in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2684), H5732 [28JY]

———establish a pilot program to award grants to State and local educational agencies to develop financial literacy programs in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 626), H679 [10FE]

———establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 758), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 2598), H5285 [20JY]

———establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (see S. 1654), S6090 [4OC]

———establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see S. 547), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 1704), H2999 [3MY]

———establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund (see S. 470), S1218 [3MR] (see H.R. 3322), H7256 [2NO]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (see S. 851), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1636), H2912 [15AP]

———establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 1138), H1906 [16MR]

———establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 2437), H4748 [7JY]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 716), S2087 [4AP] (see H.R. 2247), H4363 (see H.R. 2253), H4364 [21JN]

———establish national program for arts and technology (see H.R. 3023), H6413 [22SE]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (see S. 946), S2874 [11MY]

———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. 420), S976 [28FE]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (see S. 763), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1368), H2327 [5AP]

———establish the National Education Innovation Network and National Innovation Corps (see H.R. 2326), H4527 [23JN]

———foster community involvement of students (see H.R. 2565), H5125 [15JY]

———implement ready school needs reviews (see S. 1439), S5017 [28JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see H.R. 1057), H1796 [14MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (see S. 434), S1119 [2MR] (see H.R. 885), H1524 [2MR]

———improve outcomes for students in persistently low-performing schools by authorizing school turnaround grants and reward schools that make significant progress in closing achievement gaps (see S. 959), S2928 [12MY] (see H.R. 3535), H8075 [1DE]

———increase percentage of low-income student assistance funding reserved for outlying areas and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2430), H4671 [6JY]

———increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 3405), H7577 [14NO]

———invest in innovation for education (see S. 895), S2731 [5MY]

———make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 3490), H7890 [18NO]

———make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 1482), H2603 [12AP]

———make grants to local educational agencies for the construction, renovation, or repair of athletics facilities (see H.R. 2869), H6009 [8SE]

———make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see H.R. 2617), H5373 [21JY]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 3169), H6853 [12OC]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 154), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 925), H1574 [3MR]

———promote environmental education (see S. 1372), S4608 [14JY] (see H.R. 2547), H5086 [14JY]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (see S. 1240), S3970 [21JN] (see H.R. 2255), H4364 [21JN]

———provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1295), H2214 [31MR]

———provide effective science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teaching and learning (see S. 463), S1120 [2MR]

———provide flexibility to school districts to integrate academics with career and technical education programs (see S. 1686), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3154), H6853 [12OC]

———provide for secondary school reform to reduce dropout rates at low-performing schools by partnering with external organizations (see S. 1306), S4291 [30JN]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3189), H6920 [13OC]

———provide grants for core curriculum development (see H.R. 1531), H2665 [13AP]

———provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 3714), H9926 [16DE]

———provide grants to States for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (see S. 902), S2731 [5MY]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 833), S2506 [14AP] (see H.R. 1547), H2854 [14AP]

———provide grants to support professional development and extracurricular activities to improve international education and foreign language in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1109), H1904 [16MR]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (see S. 844), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1532), H2853 [14AP]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (see S. 1569), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2445), H4748 [7JY]

———provide training and support for principals to assist in turning around lowest performing schools (see S. 812), S2446 [13AP] (see H.R. 1524), H2665 [13AP]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1328), S4394 [6JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 206), S272 [26JA] (see H.R. 471), H507 [26JA]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (see H. Res. 186), H2036 [29MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 472), H507 [26JA] (see H.R. 1342), H2291 [4AP]

———reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers (see S. 1661), S6330 [6OC]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1891), H3300 [13MY]

———require payment of certain Impact Aid Program payments to eligible local educational agencies within 3 years (see S. 595), S1751 [16MR] (see H.R. 2094), H3985 [2JN]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (see S. 1269), S4075 [23JN]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see S. 1677), S6390 [11OC] (see H.R. 2794), H5895 [5AU]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 426), S1060 [1MR] (see H.R. 2637), H5488 [25JY]

———support secondary school reentry programs (see S. 1019), S3105 [18MY]

———suspend temporarily the process of imposing restructuring sanctions on certain schools and local educational agencies (see H.R. 3175), H6853 [12OC]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 828), S2506 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 1490), S5250 [2AU]

———make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools and kindergarten (see H.R. 2229), H4326 [16JN]

———provide States with incentives to require elementary and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer, epinephrine (see S. 1884), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 3627), H8318 [8DE]

———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 1782), S7066 [2NO] (see H.R. 3324), H7256 [2NO]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 751), H1176 (see H.R. 751), H1195 [17FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make emergency preparedness planning and implementation grants to local educational agencies in areas under high threat of terrorism, disasters, or health emergencies (see H.R. 1128), H1905 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: authorize Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention establishment of a public awareness campaign noting the link between dropping out of school and incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1573 [3MR]

———establish the National Parents Corps Program (see H.R. 3055), H6455 [23SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a technical school training subsidy program (see H.R. 2851), H5964 [7SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (see S. 1638), S6049 [3OC]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize and improve the Safe Routes to School Program (see S. 800), S2387 [12AP]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 604), H678 [10FE]

———provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 603), H678 [10FE]

Discrimination: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 555), S1547 [10MR] (see H.R. 998), H1723 [10MR]

Diseases: provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see H.R. 1692), H2998 [3MY]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (see S. 1549), S5536 [13SE] (see S. 1660), S6185 [5OC] (see H.R. 12), H6341 [21SE]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (see S. 857), S2507 [14AP] (see H.R. 1674), H2933 [2MY]

———allow States to establish college- and career-readiness goals, identify lowest-peforming schools, establish teacher licensure and certification requirements, and reduce paperwork (see S. 1571), S5684 [15SE]

———assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see S. 1156), S3613 [8JN] (see H.R. 555), H550 [8FE] (see H.R. 2331), H4527 [23JN]

———authorize appropriations to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 646), H680 [10FE]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H774 [14FE]

———ensure schools have physical education programs that meet minimum requirements for physical education (see H.R. 422), H469 [25JA]

———establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce (see H.R. 2902), H6139 [13SE]

———establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 830), S2506 [14AP]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (see S. 767), S2266 [7AP] (see H.R. 1419), H2533 [7AP]

———improve early education, including early English proficiency education (see S. 1722), S6600 [17OC]

———improve foreign language instruction (see H.R. 1994), H3644 (see H.R. 1994), H3682 [25MY]

———improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects (see S. 1675), S6330 [6OC]

———improve teacher and principal quality (see S. 1674), S6330 [6OC]

———improve teacher quality and increase access to effective teachers (see S. 1716), S6600 [17OC]

———include geography in certain education reform proposals, provide funding for geography education, and enhance geography teacher training (see H. Res. 249), H3061 [4MY]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (see H.R. 507), H509 [26JA]

———promote advanced placement and International Baccalaureate programs (see S. 1179), S3683 [9JN]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (see S. 280), S544 [3FE]

———provide for a system of professional learning to continuously improve educator effectiveness, student achievement, and overall school and system performance (see H.R. 2211), H4326 [16JN]

———provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-income students (see S. 1570), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 3498), H7890 [18NO]

———reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 1370), S4608 [14JY]

———recognize achievements of high school valedictorians, promote importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and reward academic excellence of all high school students (see H. Res. 308), H4278 [15JN]

———reform schools and give children the tools needed to succeed (see S. 5), S121 [25JA]

———repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas (see S. 151), S126 [25JA] (see H.R. 532), H549 [8FE]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 3373), H7397 [4NO]

———strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education for new citizens (see H.R. 1617), H2911 [15AP]

———support the community schools model (see S. 616), S1826 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: consider role of science education in the educational accountability system relative to reauthorization of such Act (see H. Res. 378), H5733 [28JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (see S. 576), S1676 [15MR]

———improve waiver authority available to State and local agencies relative to statutory or regulatory requirements (see S. 1568), S5684 [15SE]

Employment: establish Innovation in Investment pilot program, improve and expand national registered apprenticeship program, and provide for State Workforce Education and Training Advisory Committees (see S. 1948), S8376 [6DE]

———provide funds to States, local government, and community-based organizations to save and create local jobs through retention, restoration, or expansion of services needed by local communities (see H.R. 2828), H5928 [26AU]

———require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 124), S125 [25JA]

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. 2346), H4527 [23JN]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see S. 1597), S5838 [21SE] (see H.R. 2948), H6231 [15SE]

Financial literacy: provide grants to promote (see S. 787), S2387 [12AP] (see S. 853), S2507 [14AP] (see S. 865), S2580 [2MY] (see H.R. 1918), H3301 [13MY]

Fort Sill, OK: anniversary of U.S. Army Field Artillery School (see S. Res. 186), S3052 [17MY]

Green, Christina Taylor: honor memory by encouraging schools to teach civic education and civil discourse (see H. Res. 181), H1985 [17MR]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: repeal (see H.R. 2613), H5373 [21JY]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see S. 397), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 739), H1039 (see H.R. 739), H1069 [16FE]

Health: improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (see S. 174), S127 [25JA]

———support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 392), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 2816), H5904 [12AU] (see H.R. 2816), H5931 [30AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 127), H38 [5JA]

———repeal (see H.R. 299), H254 [18JA]

Hear My Cry Day: designate (see H. Res. 371), H5488 [25JY]

Higher Education Act: expand teacher loan forgiveness (see H.R. 85), H35 [5JA]

House of Representatives: permit donation of used computer equipment to public schools (see H.R. 352), H354 [19JA]

Idaho: provide for exchange of lands between the city of Ketchum and Blaine County School District (see H.R. 647), H681 [10FE]

Immigration: permit certain alien elementary and secondary school students to attend U.S. public schools if such aliens reimburse the local educational agency for the cost of providing education (see S. 823), S2506 [14AP]

———provide for naturalization of certain high school graduates (see H.R. 218), H134 [7JA]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (see S. 1800), S7127 [3NO] (see H.R. 2769), H5884 [1AU]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 258), S5386 [7SE] (see H. Res. 385), H5885 [1AU]

National Assistant Principals Week: designate (see H. Res. 195), H2214 [31MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 292), S6461 [12OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 158), S2581 [2MY]

National Chess Day: designate (see S. Res. 255), S5251 [2AU]

National Day of Encouragement: designate (see S. Res. 264), S5536 [13SE]

National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 40), H2665 [13AP]

National Music Education Week: designate (see S. Res. 214), S4076 [23JN]

National Physical Education and Sport Week: designate (see S. Res. 173), S2778 [9MY]

National Principals Month: designate (see S. Res. 277), S5945 [23SE] (see H. Res. 415), H6456 [23SE]

National School Breakfast Week: observance (see S. Res. 98), S1547 [10MR] (see H. Res. 153), H1619 [8MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 34), S359 [31JA] (see H. Res. 69), H510 [26JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 450), H7207 [1NO]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see S. Res. 30), S338 [27JA]

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 1262), S4075 [23JN] (see S. 1519), S5386 [7SE] (see H.R. 3568, 3569), H8186 [6DE]

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. 1724), S6600 [17OC]

———reform accountability system for elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1725), S6600 [17OC]

Nutrition: require educational agencies participating in certain school lunch and child nutrition programs to require students to receive a certain amount of nutrition education per year (see H.R. 576), H598 [9FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (see H.R. 1214), H2036 [29MR]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (see H. Res. 236), H2933 [2MY]

Power resources: require portion of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals from new mineral and geothermal lease authority be paid to States to be used for education (see H.R. 3235), H6976 [14OC]

Puerto Rico: increase maximum amount of Federal funding available for English-language instruction in public schools (see H.R. 1721), H3060 [4MY]

Religion: express support for prayer at school board meetings (see S. Res. 18), S127 [25JA]

———reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (see H. Con. Res. 13), H509 [26JA]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 975), H1664 [9MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1692), S6461 [12OC] (see H.R. 3599), H8260 [7DE]

Sports: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (see H.R. 458), H507 [26JA]

States: 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. 1177), S3683 [9JN] (see H.R. 778), H1177 (see H.R. 778), H1196 [17FE]

Surplus Government property: direct Federal agencies to donate excess and surplus Federal electronic equipment to educational recipients (see H.R. 3345), H7330 [3NO]

Taxation: allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line deduction for supplies as is allowed to elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 161), H39 [5JA]

———allow rehabilitation expenditures for public school buildings to qualify for rehabilitation credit (see S. 1685), S6461 [12OC]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 956), H1619 [8MR]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1055), S3275 [24MY] (see H.R. 135), H38 [5JA] (see H.R. 289), H202 [12JA]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (see S. 796), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 2394), H4574 [24JN]

———permanently extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1601), H2911 [15AP]

———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. 485), H508 [26JA]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 954), H1619 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (see H.R. 955), H1619 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 957), H1619 [8MR]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 378), S870 [17FE]

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. 297), S614 [7FE]

Washington, Jeannie: tribute (see H. Res. 305), H4186 [14JN]

Cloture motions

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6351 [6OC], S6383 [11OC]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Community Service Project: Alex Robinson, E640 [5AP]

———Alyssa Johnston, E620 [4AP]

———Andrew Baldwin, E601 [1AP]

———Anna Shapovalova, E648 [6AP]

———Arin McGovern, E622 [4AP]

———Ben Chou, E606 [1AP]

———Blake Balda, E595 [1AP]

———Brandon Ross, E671 [8AP]

———Brianna Burnstad, E602 [1AP]

———Caitlyn Woolum, E648 [6AP]

———Calvin Tsay, E653 [6AP]

———Dallas Rodriguez, E639 [5AP]

———Danielle Kasper, E624 [4AP]

———Eric Parker, E632 [5AP]

———Garrett Herington, E627 [4AP]

———Ginu Scaria, E638 [5AP]

———Grant Powell, E637 [5AP]

———Grant Tollette, E654 [6AP]

———Harrison Halbach, E614 [1AP]

———Jake Lofman, E623 [4AP]

———Jill Waller, E651 [6AP]

———Joshua Mott, E631 [5AP]

———Joyce Kim, E618 [4AP]

———Kai Fujisaka, E611 [1AP]

———Kaitlyn Hebig, E689 [8AP]

———Luke Emigh, E609 [1AP]

———Madeline Minchillo, E643 [5AP]

———Michael Jarvie, E621 [4AP]

———Michael Roberts, E641 [5AP]

———Mitchell Powell, E673 [8AP]

———Nathan Lee, E619 [4AP]

———Nicholas Corti, E607 [1AP]

———Niki Akhaveissy, E597 [1AP]

———Rebecca James, E617 [4AP]

———Ross Van de Kop, E652 [6AP]

———Samantha Todd, E645 [6AP]

———Sean Whitney, E650 [6AP]

———Sheila Chandrahas, E604 [1AP]

———Tess Michaels, E625 [4AP]

———Tina Sharma, E647 [6AP]

———Zach Palisch, E633 [5AP]

———Zach Ralstin, E636 [5AP]

———Zachary Stubblefield, E646 [6AP]

State of the Union: Bryn Philibert, S112 [25JA]

———Emily Berk, S109 [25JA]

———Ezra Mount-Finette, S111 [25JA]

———Iain Axworthy, S109 [25JA]

———Ingrid Klinkenberg, S111 [25JA]

———Jonah Cantor, S110 [25JA]

———Keenan Villani-Holland, S109 [25JA]

———Kristen Donaldson, S111 [25JA]

———Lisa Ogorzalek, S112 [25JA]

———Molly Burke, S110 [25JA]

———Molly Cantore, S110 [25JA]

———Susannah Johnson, S111 [25JA]

Washington, DC, Trip Experience: Garrett Headrick, E1151 [22JN]

———Kayla Kirkland, E1152 [22JN]

———Lindsey Basham, E1151 [22JN]

———Mackenzie Kindig, E1151 [22JN]

———Michaela Hearon, E1152 [22JN]

Factsheets

Elementary and Secondary Education—How Has the Environment Changed Over the Past 10 Years, S5644 [15SE]

How To Fix ``No Child Left Behind'', S5644, S5645 [15SE]

What the Nation Has Learned From No Child Left Behind—Good and Bad, S5644 [15SE]

Why We Need To Fix No Child Left Behind, S5644 [15SE]

Letters

Allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H6004 [8SE]

———Deborah A. Ziegler, Council for Exceptional Children, H6003 [8SE]

———James H. Wendorf, National Learning Center for Learning Disabilities, H6004 [8SE]

———Katy Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H6004 [8SE]

———National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, H6003 [8SE]

Dept. of Agriculture funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs: Dover/Sherborn, MA, Public Schools, H7773 [17NO]

No Child Left Behind Act reform: Senator Alexander, S6572 [17OC]

Prohibit Dept. of Agriculture funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs: Ed Yates, California League of Food Processors, H4251 [15JN]

———Michael A. Resnick, National School Boards Association, H4252 [15JN]

———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, H4252 [15JN]

———several Representatives, H4252 [15JN]

Repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H1347 [18FE]

———several Representatives, H1348 [18FE]

———several Texas school administrators, H1348 [18FE]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Katherine Campos, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———LaTasha Bennett, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———Obi Mbanefo, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———Samaya Mack, H2067, H2074 [30MR]

———several District of Columbia Council members, E637 [5AP]

Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program: Terry McCabe, Maine School Management Association, S1605 [14MR]

Lists

California project labor agreement activity from 1984 through March 2010, H4051-H4055 [13JN]

El Paso, TX, Female Texas Teachers of the Year, E593 [31MR]

Ohio high school seniors deciding to enlist in the Armed Forces, S2923 [12MY]

Organizations opposed to King of Iowa amendment to H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, on allowing grants to charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003 [8SE]

Organizations supporting Collins amendment to H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, on school breakfast and lunch programs nutrition standard implementation, S6589 [17OC]

Organizations supporting S. 758, Dept. of Education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program establishment, S2383 [12AP]

Organizations supporting Woolsey amendment on school breakfast and lunch programs nutrition standard implementation to H.R. 2112, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4245 [15JN]

Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville, IN, girls' basketball team members, E600 [1AP]

Rivet High School, Vincennes, IN, girls' basketball team, E596 [1AP]

Washington High School, Washington, IN, boys' basketball team members, E601 [1AP]

Windsor Woods Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA, fifth grade class, E1532 [26AU]

Memorandums

Colorado-Tennessee Working Group on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Education, S1792 [17MR]

Messages

Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future: President Obama, S5724 [19SE], H6236 [19SE]

Motions

Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H6120 [13SE]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H2080 [30MR]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), S6351 [6OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H3038 [4MY]

Proclamations

Bridgette Dixon Thurman Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E498 [16MR], E541 [29MR]

Glenda F. Britton Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E768 [2MY], E936 [24MY]

Tribute to Ladeadrick (Bob) Jackson: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1495 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Academy of Model Aeronautics: National Aeronautics Association Brewer Trophy recipient, E2094 [18NO]

African American Education Task Force (organization): tribute, E786 [3MY]

Agede, Lydia: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E546 [29MR], E791 [3MY]

Agriculture: promote local and regional farm and food systems (H.R. 3286), H7640 [16NO]

Aguilar, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E699 [12AP]

Alamosa, CO: tribute to Alamosa High School wrestling team, E381 [1MR]

Alfaro, Sergio: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E488 [15MR]

Alvarado, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E695 [12AP]

American Education Week: observance, E2108 [18NO]

Andres, Rachel: San Mateo County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E760 [15AP]

Andrews, Breanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E941 [24MY]

Arcadia, NE: tribute to Arcadia High School band, E1213 [24JN]

Archer, Bailey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E940 [24MY]

Ard, Bonnie: Walton County, FL, Educational Support Person of the Year award recipient, E126 [26JA]

Argyle, TX: tribute to Liberty Christian School solar car team, E1347 [18JY]

Arts in Education Week: observance, E1585 [9SE]

Asbury Park, NJ: anniversary of Seashore Day Camp and School, E1360 [19JY]

Augustin, Venissa: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E474 [14MR]

Avon, SD: Avon Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1934 [26OC]

Barnhill, Dale: School Administrators of Iowa (organization) Iowa High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1685 [22SE]

Barrios, Humberto: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E685 [8AP]

Batesville, AR: tribute to Southside High School Future Farmers of America chapter, H8981 [15DE]

Baytown, TX: tribute to Baytown Chamber of Commerce, Ross Sterling High School, Horace Mann Junior High School, and Highlands Elementary School students for Christmas card project to overseas troops, H8138 [6DE]

Bean, Destiny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1982 [2NO]

Beaverton, OR: tribute to Merlo Station High School Gay Straight Alliance, E1162 [22JN]

Bellamy, Dante: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1355 [19JY]

Bennett, Noah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E487 [15MR]

Berkeley Heights, NJ: inclusion of Governor Livingston High School in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

BIA: charter schools funding, H5569, H5570 [26JY]

Bishir, James: Air Force Association Hurlburt, FL, Chapter 398 Middle School Teacher of the Year award recipient, E562 [30MR]

Blanco-Ramos, Lizbeth: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E544 [29MR], E791 [3MY]

Bolingbrook, IL: tribute to Bolingbrook High School football team, H7902 [29NO]

Boone, NC: Watauga High School National ProStart Invitational winner, H4080 [14JN]

Bopp, Malorey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E548 [29MR], E793 [3MY]

Bourne, MA: tribute to Bourne High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Bradley, Helen: Humanities Texas (organization) Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award recipient, E1693 [22SE]

Bridgeport, WA: tribute to Bridgeport High School graduating class, E986 [27MY]

Brighton, NY: French Road Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2141 [30NO]

Broward County, FL: tribute to public school system, E1045 [3JN]

Brown, Seth: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, H6906 [13OC]

Bump, Vanessa: Walton County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E126 [26JA]

Burton, Alexandra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E847 [10MY]

Burton, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E696 [12AP]

Burton, MI: anniversary of Atherton Community Schools, E954 [25MY]

Buy American Act: promote use of goods made in the U.S. for the construction and enhancement of charter schools, H5985, H5986 [8SE]

Caldwell, Annette: Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year award and Dept. of Agriculture and National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture award recipient, E1508 [5AU]

Calhoun, GA: tribute to Calhoun High School football team, H8742 [13DE]

Califon, NJ: Tewksbury Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1733 [29SE]

Camden County, NJ: tribute to graduating high school seniors who have enlisted in the Armed Forces, E1016 [1JN]

Cameron, TX: tribute to C.H. Yoe High School marching band, E2260 [14DE]

Camomile, Jessica: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E681 [8AP]

Campbell, Charity: Iowa Dept. of Education Iowa Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E1628 [14SE]

Canton, OH: tribute to Canton High School boys' soccer team, E2104 [18NO]

Carlisle, IA: tribute to Carlisle Middle School participation in FBI Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge, E430 [8MR]

Carr, Marcia: Okaloosa County, FL, Educational Support Professional of the Year award recipient, E517 [17MR]

Carrollton, TX: anniversary of R.L. Turner High School, E1701 [23SE]

Carsonville, MI: tribute to Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School football team, E2163 [2DE]

Cartersville, GA: tribute to Cartersville High School baseball team, E674 [8AP]

Castelazo, Jennifer: Napa County, CA, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1540 [6SE]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (H. Res. 61), H419 [24JA]

Centralia, MO: tribute to Centralia High School girls' softball team, E1948 [27OC]

Chantilly, VA: tribute to Rocky Run Middle School ``The Latest Generation Meets the Greatest Generation'' program, E1139, E1145 [21JN]

Charleston, WV: tribute to George Washington High School boys' basketball team, H2117 [31MR]

———tribute to George Washington High School boys' swim team, E892 [13MY]

Charter schools: allow grants to high quality charter schools that do not include every subgroup of students classified as disadvantaged, H6003-H6005 [8SE]

———allow to be recognized as local education agencies for purposes of Federal funding, H5986 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), H5958 [7SE], H5976, H5988-H6005 [8SE], H6105, H6119-H6123 [13SE], E1573 [9SE], E1620, E1622, E1628, E1634 [14SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), consideration (H. Res. 392), H5979-H5988 [8SE]

———encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 2218), motion to recommit, H6121 [13SE]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that establish alternative charter school authorizers, H6000, H6001 [8SE]

———provide that States receiving charter school grants require criminal background checks for charter school employees, H6121 [13SE]

———remove eligibility of State Governors to apply for Federal grant funding to oversee charter school operations, H6001 [8SE]

———require schools to include in grant application a description of how the program would share best practices in instruction and professional development in science, math, technology, and engineering education, H5999, H6000 [8SE]

———require successful operation data for no less than three years to be eligible for expansion grants, H5999 [8SE]

———support innovation in public education to prepare students to compete in the global economy, H5998 [8SE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Providence St. Mel High School, H3323 [23MY]

Children and youth: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of special needs students, H1803 [15MR]

———address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1648), E1641 [15SE], E2093 [18NO]

———address issues of sexual abuse, H7427, H7429 [14NO], H7728 [17NO]

———direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters unless the student's parent provides written request against the release (H.R. 637), E195 [10FE]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care, H6300 [21SE]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2413 [7AP]

Cibolo, TX: tribute to Byron P. Steele II High School football team, E50 [12JA]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to La Salle High School boys' basketball team, H2296 [5AP]

———tribute to Taft High School boys' basketball team, H2296 [5AP]

Cisneros, Aaron: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E846 [10MY]

Cisneros, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E679 [8AP]

Clark, NJ: St. John the Apostle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1732 [29SE]

Clemons, Kirsten A.: National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP/Vicro National Assistant Principal of the Year finalist, E484 [15MR]

Clover, Barbara: National Art Education Association National Secondary Art Educator of the Year award recipient, E237 [16FE]

Clute, TX: tribute to Brazoswood High School baseball team, E1147 [21JN]

Colleyville, TX: tribute to Crown of Life Lutheran School eighth grade class, E899 [13MY]

Columbia, MO: tribute to Rock Bridge High School boys' cross country team, E2187 [6DE]

———tribute to Rock Bridge High School boys' tennis team, E1228 [6JY]

———tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' golf team, E1950 [27OC]

———tribute to Rock Bridge High School girls' tennis team, E1954 [27OC]

Congress: tribute to Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E821 [5MY]

Coppell, TX: tribute to Coppell High School girls' volleyball team, E2236 [13DE]

Cornelius, Jackie: National Association of Secondary School Principals Florida Secondary School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1310 [13JY]

Cranford, NJ: inclusion of Cranford High School in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

Crestwood, KY: tribute to Centerfield Elementary School National Energy Education Development Project team, E1103 [15JN]

Crime: address issues of domestic violence and sexual abuse, H2252-H2255 [1AP]

Dallas, TX: anniversary of Bishop Dunne Catholic School, E1780 [5OC]

———anniversary of Skyline High School, E505 [16MR]

———Dallas Environmental Science Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1923 [25OC]

———Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1923 [25OC]

———Rosie M. Collins Sorrells School of Education and Social Services Magnet High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1923 [25OC]

———School of Science and Engineering Magnet High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1923 [25OC]

Daniel, Barbara J.: West Tech Alumni Association, Inc., West Tech High School Hall of Fame inductee, E1738 [3OC]

Davis, Alvin A.: Macy's, Inc., Florida Dept. of Education State Teacher of the Year award recipient, E1476 [1AU], E1507 [5AU]

Decorah, IA: Decorah High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1649 [15SE]

DeLaTorre, Juan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Delgado, Saul: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E489 [15MR]

Delray Beach, FL: tribute to Atlantic High School students' arts education fundraising efforts, E919 [23MY]

Denver, CO: tribute to Rocky Mountain Nationals Youth Wrestling Tournament, E741 [15AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (H.R. 207), E15 [6JA]

———conduct a pilot program for purchase of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables for schools and service institutions by giving certain States the option of receiving grants for that purpose, H8137 [6DE]

———impact of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs on budgets of schools that serve primarily low-income children, E1879 [14OC], E1890 [18OC]

———prohibit funding to delay implementation of new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H4129, H4151 [14JN], H4245, H4251 [15JN]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, H7629 [16NO], H7730, H7735 [17NO]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for repair, renovation, and construction of certain public schools on military bases, H4735, H4736 [7JY], E1274 [8JY]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, H1023, H1024 [16FE], E295 [18FE]

———allow charter school grants to be done through intermediaries, H1225 [18FE]

———allow States to enter into performance agreements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, H2657 [13AP]

———clarify scope of District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 3237), H8159, H8160 [6DE]

———District of Columbia public and charter schools funding, H2075-H2081 [30MR], H2622 [13AP], E753 [15AP]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, E1620 [14SE]

———funding, H1976 [17MR]

———give priority in awarding grants to States that use green school building practices in charter school facilities, H6002 [8SE], E1628 [14SE]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (H.R. 1057), E1721 [23SE]

———make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 1482), E698 [12AP]

———promote environmental education (H.R. 2547), E1321 [14JY], E1687 [22SE]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3189), H6924 [14OC]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice, H2622 [13AP], E753 [15AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), H585, H586 [9FE], H2060-H2082 [30MR], H2115 [31MR], H2323-H2325 [5AP], E581 [31MR], E601 [1AP], E631 [5AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), consideration (H. Res. 186), H2050-H2059 [30MR]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), motion to recommit, H2080 [30MR]

———reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 1342), H2276 [4AP], E625 [4AP]

———repeal ineffective or unnecessary programs to restore focus of Federal programs on quality elementary and secondary programs for disadvantaged students (H.R. 1891), H3284 [13MY]

———strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (H.R. 2794), E1513 [9AU]

———strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (H.R. 2637), H5495 [26JY]

Dept. of HHS: Head Start Program funding, H1557 [3MR], H1646 [9MR], H2049, H2066 [30MR], H2550 [8AP], H7005 [24OC], E310 [18FE], E388 [1MR], E471 [14MR]

———require posting on website names and locations of each school-based health center that has applied for a construction grant, H3039-H3040 [4MY]

———require posting on website of notice of rescission of unobligated funding for school-based health center construction, H2983-H2985 [3MY]

DeShazer, Walker: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E471 [14MR]

DiChiara, Larry: School Superintendents of Alabama (organization) Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E1925 [25OC]

Discrimination: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 998), E459 [11MR], E2093 [18NO]

Diseases: provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (H.R. 1692), E800 [3MY]

District of Columbia: eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws, H584-H586 [9FE]

Donley, Kristin: Colorado Teacher of the Year award recipient, E2014 [4NO]

Dunedin, FL: anniversary of Dunedin High School, E2280 [15DE]

Duxbury, MA: tribute to Duxbury High School football team, E2319 [19DE]

Eau Claire, WI: tribute to Eau Claire South Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1235 [6JY]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, H6150, H6151, H6157, H6159, H6164-H6174 [14SE], H6186, H6187, H6190, H6192-H6194, H6217 [15SE], H6258, H6264-H6269 [20SE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (H.R. 12), H6353, H6354, H6357, H6358, H6359, H6393, H6394 [22SE], H6418, H6419, H6449-H6453 [23SE], H6496-H6501 [3OC], H6515, H6519, H6520, H6521, H6522, H6523, H6533, H6538, H6541, H6543-H6548 [4OC], H6567, H6568, H6569, H6573, H6588, H6590, H6591, H6618 [5OC], H6630, H6636, H6662-H6665 [6OC], H6677, H6679 [11OC], H6786, H6793, H6795, H6849-H6851 [12OC], H6863, H6864, H6866, H6867, H6868, H6877, H6908-H6912 [13OC], H6926-H6930, H6962 [14OC], H7004 [24OC], H7014, H7017, H7018, H7020, H7021, H7022, H7023, H7060-H7063 [25OC], H7075, H7079, H7082, H7115-H7122 [26OC], H7137, H7147, H7152, H7153-H7156 [27OC], H7187 [1NO], H7221, H7222, H7223, H7238-H7243 [2NO], H7269, H7270, H7272, H7273, H7291 [3NO], H7336 [4NO], H7427 [14NO], H7586, H7590, H7591, H7592, H7593, H7612, H7616 [15NO], H7641 [16NO], H7718 [17NO], H7919-H7925 [29NO], H7935, H7941, H7942, H7951, H7977 [30NO], H8058, H8062 [1DE], H8179, H8182, H8183 [6DE], H8245, H8251 [7DE], H8958 [14DE], H8981, H8983 [15DE]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1549), H6915 [13OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), H6685 [11OC]

Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' ice hockey team, H1781 [14MR]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School boys' soccer team, H7609 [15NO], E2056 [15NO]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School football team, E2141 [30NO]

———tribute to Eden Prairie High School girls' volleyball team, H7609 [15NO], E2056 [15NO]

———tribute to Oak Point Intermediate School for money collected for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program, H3924 [2JN]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (H.R. 2331), E1181 [23JN]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (H.J. Res. 29), H1716-H1719 [10MR], H2099 [30MR], H2528 [7AP], H5664 [28JY]

———funding, H1730 [11MR], H2850 [14AP], H7020 [25OC], H7920 [29NO]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (H.R. 1419), E666 [7AP]

———increase assessment accuracy to better measure student achievement and provide States with greater flexibility on assessment design (H.R. 507), E134 [26JA]

———increase use of information technology as a teaching tool, H2654 [13AP]

———prevent teacher layoffs, H7965 [30NO]

———repeal certain conditions for receipt of funding from the Education Jobs Fund by Texas, H1346-H1349 [18FE], H2252 [1AP], H2669 [14AP]

———stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (H.R. 3373), E2006 [4NO]

———tribute to school libraries, E1982 [2NO]

El Paso, TX: Coldwell Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1876 [14OC]

———Silva Health Magnet High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1889 [18OC]

———tribute to Americas High School mock trial team, E742 [15AP]

———tribute to women teachers, E592 [31MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program funding, H745, H750 [14FE]

Esquivel, Daisy: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1358 [19JY]

Estelline, SD: Sharon F. Delzer Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1935 [26OC]

Estrada, Adrian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E848 [10MY]

Estrada, Tanya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E474 [14MR]

Evansville, IN: tribute to Reitz Memorial High School girls' basketball team, E600 [1AP]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Mantua Elementary School, E2242 [13DE]

———tribute to Robinson Secondary School graduates entering the Armed Forces, E1091 [14JN]

Fairview Park, OH: St. Angela Merici School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2085 [17NO]

Farmers Branch, TX: anniversary of Vivian Field Middle School, E791 [3MY]

Faulkner, Ian: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E680 [8AP]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (H.R. 2948), H7021 [25OC]

Ferris, Jossie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E581 [31MR]

Fishers, IN: tribute to Fishers High School football team, H232 [18JA]

Flemington, NJ: tribute to Hunterdon Central Regional High School softball team, E1090 [14JN]

Florida: tribute to America's Young Heroes award recipients, E1004 [31MY]

Flower Mound, TX: tribute to Flower Mound High School choir, E550 [29MR]

———tribute to Marcus High School boys' basketball team, E801 [4MY]

Folsom, CA: tribute to Folsom High School football team, E441 [9MR]

Foran, Michael: MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principals National High School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1694 [22SE]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Dillard High School girls' basketball team, E411 [3MR]

———tribute to Dillard High School jazz ensemble, E915 [23MY]

Fort Lupton, CO: Fort Lupton Middle School recipient of National Association of Middle School Principals Middle School of the Year award, E414 [3MR]

Fort Thomas, KY: Woodfill Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2010 [4NO]

Fowler, Cecilio L.: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E2094 [18NO]

Franco-Torres, Alma: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E846 [10MY]

Frangos, Ann: West Tech Alumni Association, Inc., West Tech High School Hall of Fame inductee, E1741 [3OC]

Frederick County, VA: improvement in math and science teaching, E862 [11MY]

GAO: require study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating health center construction, H2985 [3MY]

Garcia, Cassandra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Garden City, MI: anniversary of St. Raphael Catholic School, E860 [11MY]

Gaughan, Patricia A.: Irish American Archive Society Walks of Life Award recipient, E328 [28FE]

Giovanini, Dominic: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E698 [12AP]

Godines, Noe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E489 [15MR]

Goleta, CA: tribute to Dos Pueblos High School science bowl team, E874 [12MY]

Gonzalez, Juan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [31MR]

Gonzalez, Judith: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E578 [31MR]

Gottfried, Mike: Mobile, AL, Mobilian of the Year award recipient, E566 [30MR]

Greenburg, Jerit: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E682 [8AP]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Northern Guilford High School football team, E276 [18FE]

———tribute to Northwest Guilford High School boys' lacrosse team, E955 [25MY]

Grubbs, Cody: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Gurrola, Arisai: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E848 [10MY]

Gustafson, Martha: Colorado Association of School Executives' Colorado Middle Level Principal of the Year award recipient, E1690 [22SE]

Gutierrez, Rhett: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E486 [15MR]

Hague, VA: tribute to Cople Elementary School for participation in the Future Problem Solving Program International, Inc., Community Problem Solving contest, E1363 [20JY]

Hampton, VA: tribute to Phoebus High School football team, E2296 [16DE]

Harrison, Chloe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1357 [19JY]

Haymarket, VA: tribute to Battlefield High School robotics team, E846 [10MY]

Hayti, SD: Hamlin Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1934 [26OC]

Hazard, KY: tribute to Hazard High School football team, E2198 [7DE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations, H2097 [30MR]

———repeal (H.R. 299), H232 [18JA], H348 [19JA], H2279 [4AP], E66 [18JA]

Henrico, VA: Henrico County Public Schools recipient of American Association of School Librarians National School Library Program of the Year award, E1807 [7OC]

Herndon, VA: tribute to Rachel Carson Middle School partnership with Dominion Power (company) to support green energy, E2257 [14DE]

Hester, Timothy: Air Force Association Hurlburt, FL, Chapter 398 Middle School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E566 [30MR]

High Point, NC: tribute to Southwest Guilford High School girls' basketball team, E550 [29MR]

Highland, MI: tribute to Milford High School boys' cross country team, E2107 [18NO]

Hoffschneider, Joslin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E580 [31MR]

Holter, Breann: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E938 [24MY]

Hotchkiss, CO: tribute to Hotchkiss High School engineering team, E1593 [12SE]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Jeff Davis High School, E1928 [25OC]

———Texas Education Agency decision to close North Forest Independent School District, H7187 [1NO], H7876 [18NO]

Huntingtown, MD: tribute to Huntingtown High School girls' track and field team, E1017 [2JN]

Ibarra, Francisco: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E697 [12AP]

Indianapolis, IN: William Henry Burkhart Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1815 [11OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Teacher Quality State Grant program and School Improvement Grant program, H1020-H1022 [16FE]

Jackson, Kathleen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Johnson, Marc: American Association of School Administrators Superintendent of the Year award recipient, E450 [10MR]

Jones, Courtney: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Jonesville, LA: tribute to Block High School Class of 1961, E814 [5MY]

Justin, TX: Northwest High School participant in Aerospace Industries Association Team America Rocketry Challenge National finals, E877 [12MY]

Kalamazoo, MI: tribute to Kalamazoo Central High School boys' basketball team, E632 [5AP]

Kids First (organization): Environmental Council of Rhode Island John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Award recipient, H5738 [29JY]

Kimball, Gretchen: Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year award and Dept. of Agriculture and National Agriculture in the Classroom Consortium Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture award recipient, E1508 [5AU]

Kindig, Millie: Washington County, FL, Rookie Teacher of the Year award recipient, E246 [16FE]

King of Prussia, PA: Upper Merion School District recipient of EPA Environmental Achievement Award, E899 [13MY]

Knabe, Taylor: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E469 [14MR]

Koval, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E545 [29MR], E796 [3MY]

Krygier, Todd: Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 Ice Hockey Coach of the Year award recipient, E533 [17MR]

Kwikkel, Steve: School Administrators of Iowa (organization) Iowa Middle School Principal of the Year award recipient, E1683 [22SE]

La Plata, MO: tribute to La Plata High School baseball team, E1237 [6JY]

Lange, Aimee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E845 [10MY]

Lanoka Harbor, NJ: tribute to Lacey Township High School football team, E288 [18FE]

Laurinberg, NC: tribute to Scotland High School football team, E2197 [7DE]

Lawton, Kayleen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E545 [29MR], E792 [3MY]

Liberty, MO: tribute to Liberty High School girls' soccer team, E1145 [21JN]

Libraries: tribute to school libraries and teacher librarians, E1942 [26OC]

Lilburn, GA: Parkview High School recipient of Georgia School Superintendent Georgia School of Excellence Award, E516 [17MR]

Linn, MO: tribute to Linn High School boys' cross country team, E2191 [6DE]

Lisle, IL: tribute to Benet Academy girls' volleyball team, H7987 [30NO]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Trinity High School football team, H8202 [7DE]

Lucero, Jesse: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E685 [8AP]

Malloy, LaJuana: Washington County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E237 [16FE]

Manion, Jacob: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E682 [8AP]

Maplewood, MN: anniversary of Hill-Murray School, E2301 [16DE]

Mariposa, CA: tribute to Mariposa County High School marching band, E2193 [6DE]

Marshall, VA: tribute to Fresta Valley Christian School robotics team, E846 [10MY]

Martensdale, IA: tribute to Martensdale-St. Mary's Jr./Sr. High School baseball team, E1493 [2AU]

Martin, Breanna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E938 [24MY]

Maryville, TN: tribute to Heritage Middle School student trip to the District of Columbia, E1151 [22JN]

Mashpee, MA: tribute to Mashpee High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Mason, TX: tribute to Mason High School football team, E2291 [16DE]

McKinnie, Tiffany: Washington County, FL, Educational Support Person of the Year award recipient, E238 [16FE]

McMillan, Emily: Escambia County, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E412 [3MR]

Medford, NJ: tribute to Shawnee High School annual Brain Day in observance of Brain Awareness Week, H1968 [17MR]

Memphis, TN: Booker T. Washington High School winner of White House Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, H3165 [11MY]

Mendota, CA: tribute to Mendota High School chess team, E880 [12MY]

Mental health: prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (H.R. 2769), E1476 [1AU]

Mercer Island, WA: tribute to Mercer Island High School marching band, E48 [12JA]

Merrills, Calvin: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E937 [24MY]

Merrills, Kathrynn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E546 [29MR], E790 [3MY]

Miami, FL: tribute to Miami Hebrew Academy, H1896 [16MR]

———tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy participation in Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision competition, H2276 [4AP]

Miller, Tricia: Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year award recipient, H8905 [14DE]

Minnetonka, MN: tribute to Minnetonka High School girls' ice hockey team, H1376 [28FE]

Mishawaka, IN: tribute to Marian High School girls' soccer team, E2005 [4NO]

Moore, Katherine: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E577 [31MR]

Morgan, Briana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E936 [24MY]

Morozova, Yekaterina: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E477 [14MR]

Morton, Cori: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1359 [19JY]

Mount Ulla, NC: tribute to West Rowan High School football team, E307 [18FE]

Mount Vernon, KY: tribute to Rockcastle County High School girls' basketball team, E598 [1AP]

Mount Vernon, NY: tribute to Mount Vernon High School boys' basketball team, H2023 [29MR]

Munoz, Briana: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E937 [24MY]

Nantucket, MA: tribute to Nantucket High School football team, E2317 [19DE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: observance, H6081 [12SE]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, H8138 [6DE]

National Day of Silence: observance, H2860 [15AP]

National objectives: develop organized approach to addressing violence, E96 [24JA]

National School Choice Week: observance, H474, H500 [26JA], E131 [26JA]

National School Lunch Week: observance, E1865 [13OC], E1883 [14OC]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, E814 [5MY]

Neosho, MO: tribute to Neosho High School wrestling team, E493 [15MR]

New Bloomfield, MO: tribute to New Bloomfield High School baseball team, E1239 [6JY]

New Jersey: tribute to 11th District Congressional Arts competition participants, E816 [5MY]

New Providence, NJ: New Providence High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1732 [29SE]

Newark, IL: tribute to Newark Community High School boys' basketball team, H3231 [12MY]

Newburgh, NY: tribute to Nora Cronin Presentation Academy, E2062 [16NO]

Newman, Emily: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E698 [12AP]

Nichols, Donovan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E699 [12AP]

Nicks, Jordan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E582 [31MR]

Niswonger Foundation: anniversary, E1048 [3JN]

Nogales, AZ: tribute to Nogales High School boys' basketball team, H1528 [3MR]

Norcross, GA: Simpson Elementary School recipient of Georgia School Superintendent Georgia School of Excellence Award, E516 [17MR]

Novak, Ken, Jr.: ESPN RISE (publication) National Boys Basketball Coach of the Year award recipient, H3323 [23MY]

Novi, MI: tribute to Novi High School boys' ice hockey team, E524 [17MR]

Oak Lawn, IL: St. Linus School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2119 [29NO]

Olathe, KS: anniversary of Kansas State School for the Deaf, H6282 [21SE]

Omaha, NE: express condolences to families of victims of Millard South High School shooting, H51, H52 [6JA]

Orlando, FL: tribute to Colonial High School chamber choir, E2208 [8DE]

Orr, Casara: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E936 [24MY]

Ortiz, Carmen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E939 [24MY]

Ortiz, Lance: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E547 [29MR], E790 [3MY]

Ottaviano, Donna: Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association Rhode Island Superintendent of the Year, H6629 [6OC]

Padilla, Vinny: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E470 [14MR]

Paducah, KY: tribute to Paducah Middle School science bowl team, E950 [25MY]

Palmyra, MO: tribute to Palmyra High School girls' softball team, E1952 [27OC]

Panicucci, Dominic: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E696 [12AP]

Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E2276 [15DE]

Parquet, Keana: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, E152 [8FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), H2969-H2977, H2983-H2985 [3MY], H3037-H3041 [4MY], E802, E803, E804 [4MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), consideration (H. Res. 236), H2943-H2952 [3MY]

———repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (H.R. 1214), motion to recommit, H3038-H3040 [4MY]

Patton, Thomas: West Tech Alumni Association, Inc., West Tech High School Hall of Fame inductee, E1738 [3OC]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to Aletheia Christian Academy boys' basketball team, E678 [8AP]

———tribute to Pine Forest High School girls' track and field team, E951 [25MY]

Perryopolis, PA: tribute to Frazier Middle School participation in March Math Madness Competition, E695 [12AP]

Peters, Melanie: Air Force Association Hurlburt, FL, Chapter 398 Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award recipient, E558 [30MR]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to West Philadelphia High School Hybrid X team, E1026 [2JN]

Picayune, LA: tribute to Picayune High School football team, H8982 [15DE]

Pierce, Andrea: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E845 [10MY]

Plymouth, MN: tribute to Wayzata High School girls' soccer team, H7584 [15NO]

Poh, Poe: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E487 [15MR]

Pomfret, MD: Dr. James Craik Elementary School winner of National Math, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) competition, E1517 [12AU]

Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc.: tribute, H8012 [1DE]

Portland, OR: tribute to Grant High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2940 [3MY]

Portsmouth, VA: tribute to Norcom High School boys' basketball team, E606 [1AP]

Pshichenko, Ruslan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E488 [15MR]

Queens, NY: tribute to Excelsior Preparatory High School student, E1214 [24JN]

Quintana, Joey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E579 [31MR]

Quintanilla, Elijah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E695 [12AP]

Raleigh, NC: tribute to Broughton High School marching band, E1157 [22JN]

Ramos, Dilan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1985 [2NO]

Randleman, NC: tribute to Randleman High School baseball team, E1124 [16JN]

Ratnecht, Patrick: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E490 [15MR]

Reagan, Petra: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E491 [15MR]

Redenbaugh, Elizabeth: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Profile in Courage Award recipient, E735 [15AP]

Redzko, Darya: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1356 [19JY]

Religion: reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions (H. Con. Res. 13), H7169-H7175 [1NO], H7215 [2NO], E1977 [2NO], E2003 [3NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3013 [4MY]

Rhode Island: tribute to Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award finalists and semifinalists, H5502 [26JY]

Rialto, CA: tribute to Rialto High School girls' basketball team, E456 [10MR]

Roanoke, AL: tribute to Handley High School football team, E2215 [8DE]

Rock Island, IL: tribute to Rock Island High School boys' basketball team, E605 [1AP]

Rocky River, OH: Kensington Intermediate School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2089 [17NO]

Rogers, Dean: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1983 [2NO]

Rossel, Raelee: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E485 [15MR]

Russellton, PA: tribute to Deer Lakes High School boys' volleyball team, E1762 [4OC]

Salazar, Jason: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E679 [8AP]

Salazar, Lawrence: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E545 [29MR], E795 [3MY]

Salimbeni, Damien: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1357 [19JY]

San Diego, CA: inclusion of Preuss School in Newsweek (publication) ``Miracle School'' list, E1215 [24JN]

San Rafael, CA: anniversary of Terra Linda High School, E1067 [13JN]

Santistevan, Ashleigh: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E846 [10MY]

Schoolcraft, MI: tribute to Schoolcraft High School boys' basketball team, E643 [5AP]

Schoonmaker, Alexis: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E844 [10MY]

Scotch Plains, NJ: inclusion of Academy for Allied Health Sciences in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

———inclusion of Academy for Information Technology in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

———inclusion of Union County Magnet High School in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

———inclusion of Union County Magnet High School in U.S. News & World Report (publication) ``Best High Schools for Math and Science'' list, E1730, E1731 [29SE]

Scott, Stephanie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E475 [14MR]

Scotts Hill, TN: Doe Creek School National Register of Historic Places designee, E1753 [4OC]

Senatobia, MS: tribute to Senatobia Middle School for providing name for Endeavour (space shuttle), H3814 [1JN]

Silveri, Shekema: Milken Family Foundation Milken Educator Award recipient, E1960 [27OC]

SkillsUSA (organization): tribute to World Skills Team for participation in WorldSkills competition, E2038 [14NO]

Smith, Annette: Santa Rosa, FL, Teacher of the Year award recipient, E468 [11MR]

Socorro, TX: Escontrias Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1894 [18OC]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Adams High School mock trial team, E873 [12MY]

Southlake, TX: George Dawson Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, E1137 [21JN]

Sports: direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make information available on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 458), E129 [26JA]

Springfield, IL: Lincoln Magnet School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1781 [5OC]

Springfield, NJ: inclusion of Jonathan Dayton High School in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

Springfield, PA: tribute to Springfield High School Dance-a-Thon to benefit pediatric cancer research, E908 [13MY]

Springfield, Shanyn: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E476 [14MR]

Springfield, VA: tribute to West Springfield High School dance team, E2293 [16DE]

St. Clair, MI: tribute to St. Clair High School baseball team, E1211 [24JN]

St. Elizabeth, MO: tribute to St. Elizabeth High School girls' softball team, E1955 [27OC]

Stapp, Spencer: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E472 [14MR]

State College, PA: Mount Nittany Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, H4369 [22JN]

———Park Forest Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, H4369 [22JN]

Steinhoff, Kathy: National Education Association Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence recipient, E297 [18FE]

Swade, Kenneth: West Tech Alumni Association, Inc., West Tech High School Hall of Fame inductee, E1739 [3OC]

Sylva, NC: tribute to Smoky Mountain High School boys' basketball team, E549 [29MR]

Taft, CA: anniversary of Taft Union High School, E1653 [19SE]

Taxation: allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (H.R. 956), E432 [8MR]

———encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 289), E47 [12JA]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 954), E434 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school personnel (H.R. 955), E436 [8MR]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (H.R. 957), E436 [8MR]

10000 Degrees (organization): anniversary, E769 [2MY]

Texas: education funding, H7587 [15NO]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District Congressional Youth Advisory Council participants, E595, E597, E600, E602, E604, E606, E607, E608, E611, E613 [1AP], E617, E618, E619, E620, E621, E622, E624, E625, E626 [4AP], E631, E632, E633, E635, E636, E638, E639, E640, E641, E642 [5AP], E645, E646, E647, E648, E650, E651, E652, E653, E654 [6AP], E671, E673, E689 [8AP]

The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU): tribute, E751 [15AP]

Thomas, Eddie: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E697 [12AP]

Titusville, PA: Titusville Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ``Schools to Watch'' list, H4369 [22JN]

Tolentino, Lorenzo: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E547 [29MR], E794 [3MY]

Trejo, Kayla: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E547 [29MR], E792 [3MY]

Troetschel, Jack: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E686 [8AP]

Trophy Club, TX: tribute to Byron Nelson High School solar car team, E1347 [18JY]

Tuolumne, CA: tribute to Summerville High School Jazz @ 8 Advanced Jazz Choir for participation in U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, E2313 [19DE]

Unemployment: require enrollment in a program leading to a high school diploma or GED as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation, H9975, H10002 [20DE], E2342 [23DE]

Valencic, Tine: National Geographic Bee winner, E1063 [9JN]

Vannoy, Cicali: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E1358 [19JY]

Vialpando, Isaiah: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E684 [8AP]

Villagrana, Karen: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E578 [31MR]

Vincennes, IN: tribute to Rivet High School girls' basketball team, E595 [1AP]

Virginia Beach, VA: tribute to Windsor Woods Elementary School fifth grade class, E1532 [26AU]

Wadleigh, Aubrey: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E845 [10MY]

Waldorf, MD: tribute to North Point High School boys' basketball team, E927 [23MY]

Walkerton, IN: tribute to John Glenn High School Spell Bowl team, E2152 [1DE]

Warminster, PA: Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E2056 [15NO]

Warren, NJ: inclusion of Watchung Hills Regional High School in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

Warrenton, VA: tribute to Highland High School robotics team, E846 [10MY]

Washington, IN: tribute to Washington High School boys' basketball team, E601 [1AP]

Waterford, MI: tribute to Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes High School girls' basketball team, E560 [30MR]

Weirton, WV: tribute to Weirton Madonna High School boys' basketball team, E569 [30MR]

West Chester, PA: tribute to B. Reed Henderson High School graduates who served in the Armed Forces, E1735 [3OC]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Roosevelt Middle School social studies class for Amnesty International (organization) letter-writing campaign for human rights, E2315 [19DE]

Westfield, NJ: Holy Trinity Interparochial School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1731 [29SE]

———inclusion of Westfield High School in Newsweek (publication) ``Best High Schools'' list, H4371 [22JN]

Wheeling, IL: tribute to Wheeling High School science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program, H2302 [5AP]

Willingboro, NJ: tribute to Willingboro High School boys' winter track team, E588 [31MR]

Wilmarth, Raymond, Jr.: Mountain View High School, Kingsley, PA, distinguished alumnus inductee, E1831 [12OC]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to St. Mark's High School football team, H2943 [3MY]

Winter Park, FL: tribute to Winter Park High School boys' basketball team, E551 [29MR]

Yarmouth, MA: tribute to Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School football team, E2318 [19DE]

Young, Brianna: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E939 [24MY]

Young, Stefan: Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth award recipient, E472 [14MR]

Zajac, Edward: West Tech Alumni Association, Inc., West Tech High School Hall of Fame inductee, E1740 [3OC]

Remarks in Senate

American Automobile Association: tribute to School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Award recipients, S2497 [14AP]

American Education Week: observance, S7443 [15NO]

———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 332), S7782 [17NO]

Augustus, Amber: Delaware Teacher of the Year Award recipient, S6869 [20OC]

Bangor, ME: tribute to Bangor High School girls' soccer team, S7449 [15NO]

Catholic Schools Week: recognize goals and honor contributions of Catholic schools (S. Res. 37), S492 [2FE]

Charter schools: expand successful models, reduce administrative burdens, improve funding, allow direct agency application to the Federal Government, and encourage sharing of best practices (S. 1566), S5641, S5644, S5648 [15SE], S5736 [20SE]

———improve public charter schooling by addressing quality issues (S. 686), S2751 [5MY]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (S. 2020), S8739 [16DE]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Mount Notre Dame High School girls' volleyball team, S7698 [17NO]

Close Up Foundation: anniversary, S7186 [8NO]

Denver, CO: mention of Bruce Randolph School in the State of the Union Address, S266 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow schools participating in the school lunch program to donate any excess food to local food banks (S. 1719), S6604 [17OC]

———National School Lunch and Breakfast Program funding, S6910 [31OC]

———National School Lunch and Breakfast Program proposed rules regarding tomato paste, S6911 [31OC]

———prohibit funding to implement new national nutrition standards for school breakfast and lunch programs, S6587-S6590 [17OC], S6635, S6636 [18OC], S7825 [18NO]

Dept. of Defense: report on status and improvement plan for renovation of Education Activity schools, S4701 [20JY]

———terminate Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary School System, transfer students to local school systems, and provide Impact Aid Program funding to such systems, S7957 [29NO]

Dept. of Education: amend the Small, Rural School Achievement Program and the Rural and Low-Income School Program (S. 567), S1603-S1605 [14MR]

———assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (S. 619), S1836 [17MR]

———authorize grant programs to ensure successful, safe, and healthy students by promoting wellness, preventing bullying, violence, and drug use, and fostering a positive school climate (S. 919), S2793 [9MY]

———establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools (S. 809), S2449 [13AP], S2751 [5MY]

———establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (S. 758), S2382, S2383 [12AP]

———establish an alternative accountability model for elementary and secondary schools to measure student progress (S. 1654), S6093 [4OC]

———establish expanded learning time initiatives (S. 851), S2529 [14AP]

———establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (S. 716), S2150 [6AP]

———establish Office of Rural Education Policy (S. 946), S2878-S2880 [11MY]

———establish teacher evaluation programs (S. 763), S2273 [7AP]

———implement ready school needs reviews (S. 1439), S5067 [29JY]

———improve academic content standards for physical education (S. 576), S1678 [15MR]

———improve and expand geographic literacy among students by improving professional development programs for teachers offered through institutions of higher education (S. 434), S1129 [2MR], S1399 [8MR]

———make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (S. 154), S225 [25JA]

———promote environmental education (S. 1372), S4612 [14JY]

———provide a grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes (S. 1240), S3972 [21JN]

———provide grants to States for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (S. 902), S2740 [5MY]

———provide grants to States to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (S. 833), S2520 [14AP]

———provide incentives to implement reforms and strategies designed to improve outcomes for all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps among subgroups of students (S. 844), S2523 [14AP]

———provide States and local educational agencies with maximum flexibility in using certain Federal education funds (S. 1569), S5641, S5642, S5648 [15SE], S5735 [20SE]

———reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1328), S4395 [6JY]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 471), S2060 [31MR], S2063 [4AP]

———reauthorize District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for vouchers to provide school choice (S. 206), S283-S287 [26JA]

———require Statistics Commissioner to collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic programs (S. 1269), S4099 [23JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (S. 828), S2517 [14AP]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 1638), S6051 [3OC]

Discrimination: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 555), S1557 [10MR]

Economy: provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs, S6069-S6071 [4OC], S6169 [5OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1549), S5585 [13SE], S5588, S5602-S5605 [14SE], S5639, S5640, S5653 [15SE], S5708 [19SE], S5756 [20SE], S5850 [22SE], S6013, S6024 [3OC], S6066 [4OC]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), S6145, S6146, S6148, S6172, S6173, S6276 [5OC], S6277, S6278, S6279, S6285, S6299 [6OC], S6983 [1NO], S7022, S7056 [2NO]

———provide tax relief for workers and businesses, rebuild and modernize country's infrastructure, and provide pathways back to work for those looking for jobs (S. 1660), motion to proceed, S6359-S6365, S6369, S6372-S6374, S6376, S6382-S6384 [11OC], S6397, S6398, S6408-S6412, S6434 [12OC], S6474-S6477, S6479, S6489, S6495, S6499 [13OC], S6565 [17OC], S6624, S6626, S6653 [18OC]

Education: aid gifted and talented learners, including high-ability learners not formally identified as gifted (S. 857), S2532 [14AP]

———allow States to establish college- and career-readiness goals, identify lowest-peforming schools, establish teacher licensure and certification requirements, and reduce paperwork (S. 1571), S5641, S5642 [15SE]

———funding, S706-S708 [15FE], S3602 [8JN], S6565 [17OC], S6623 [18OC]

———improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for high school graduation rates (S. 767), S2277 [7AP]

———improve early education, including early English proficiency education (S. 1722), S6604 [17OC]

———improve teacher and principal quality (S. 1674), S6342 [6OC]

———improve teaching of civics and American history, S5398 [8SE]

———promote advanced placement and International Baccalaureate programs (S. 1179), S3693 [9JN]

———provide flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education (S. 280), S549 [3FE]

———provide for high-quality academic tutoring for low-income students (S. 1570), S5688 [15SE]

———reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (S. 1370), S4611 [14JY]

———recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools, S6723 [19OC]

———support the community schools model (S. 616), S1791, S1792 [17MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: authorizing appropriations, S6717-S6724 [19OC], S7349-S7351 [10NO]

———improve waiver authority available to State and local agencies relative to statutory or regulatory requirements (S. 1568), S5641 [15SE]

Federal aid programs: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (S. 1597), S6499 [13OC], S7443 [15NO]

Fort Lupton, CO: Fort Lupton Middle School recipient of National Association of Middle School Principals Middle School of the Year award, S1215 [3MR]

Fort Sill, OK: anniversary of U.S. Army Field Artillery School (S. Res. 186), S3061 [17MY]

Gospodarek, Angela: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S112 [25JA]

Hawaii: tribute to students who participated in National History Day (organization) Competition, S4124 [27JN]

Health: improve health of individuals and reduce health care costs by reorienting health care system toward prevention, wellness, and health promotion (S. 174), S229 [25JA]

Jordan, Tamika: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, S1405 [8MR]

Manilow, Barry: donation of musical instruments to Joplin High School in aftermath of tornado in Joplin, MO, S7364 [10NO]

Maryville, TN: Maryville City Schools recipient of State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) Prize award, S8370 [6DE]

———tribute to Maryville High School football team, S8370 [6DE]

Meadow Bridge, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School voter registration drive, S3151 [19MY]

Mecca, CA: tribute to Mecca Elementary School, S3166 [19MY]

———tribute to Saul Martinez Elementary School for addressing air pollution produced by nearby waste recycling facility, S3337 [25MY]

Mendota, CA: tribute to Mendota High School chess team, S3539 [7JN]

Milwaukee, WI: anniversary of Washington High School, S6504 [13OC]

Mount Vernon, KY: tribute to Rockcastle County High School girls' basketball team, S2081 [4AP]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 258), S5393 [7SE]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 292), S6470 [12OC]

National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 158), S2749 [5MY]

National Chess Day: designate (S. Res. 255), S5284 [2AU]

National Computer Science Education Week: observance, S8455 [8DE]

National Day of Encouragement: designate (S. Res. 264), S5584 [13SE]

National Principals Month: designate (S. Res. 277), S5934 [23SE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 34), S368 [31JA]

National Teacher Appreciation Week: observance, S2712-S2714 [5MY]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (S. Res. 30), S492 [2FE]

Native Americans: improve education (S. 1262), S4077 [23JN]

———improve education (S. 1519), S5388 [7SE]

New Orleans, LA: Oretha Castle Haley Elementary School celebration of Mardi Gras Indians Hall of Fame Day, S5186 [1AU]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S2007-S2009 [31MR], S5641-S5644, S5648-S5650 [15SE], S5874-S5876 [22SE], S6571 [17OC], S6654-S6656 [18OC], S6717-S6724 [19OC], S7349-S7351 [10NO]

Ohio: tribute to high school seniors deciding to enlist in the Armed Forces, S2923 [12MY]

———tribute to teachers, S2712-S2714 [5MY]

Orono, ME: Orono Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8599 [14DE], S8676 [15DE]

Plummer, Stacey: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, S112 [25JA]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S6831 [20OC]

———reauthorize (S. 1692), S6465, S6466 [12OC]

Shepherd, Michael: National Association of Secondary School Principals NASSP/Vicro National Assistant Principal of the Year award recipient, S1117 [2MR]

States: improve high schools and raise graduation rates while ensuring rigorous standards and develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts (S. 1177), S3693 [9JN]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S8774 [17DE]

———extend qualified school construction and zone academy bonds, treat zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and modify private business contribution requirement for zone academy bonds (S. 796), S2396 [12AP]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 378), S874 [17FE]

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. 297), S616 [7FE]

Valencic, Tine: National Geographic Bee winner, S3422 [26MY]

Valentine, Tracy: Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award recipient, S1498 [9MR]

Vermont: tribute to students who participated in Senator Sanders' essay contest on the State of the Union, S109 [25JA]

World Teachers Day: observance, S6180 [5OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 186) (H. Rept. 112-45), H2036 [29MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act School-Based Health Center Construction Mandatory Funding Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 236) (H. Rept. 112-70), H2933 [2MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act and H.R. 1892, Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 392) (H. Rept. 112-200), H5963 [7SE]

Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2218) (H. Rept. 112-178), H5398 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act School-Based Health Center Construction Mandatory Funding Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1214) (H. Rept. 112-66), H2932 [2MY]

Reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as Official U.S. Motto and Support Its Public Display in All Public Buildings, Public Schools, and Government Institutions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Con. Res. 13) (H. Rept. 112-47), H2213 [31MR]

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 471) (H. Rept. 112-36), H1982 [17MR]

Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 1891) (H. Rept. 112-106), H4185 [14JN]

SOAR Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3237) (H. Rept. 112-315), H8186 [6DE]

State and Local Funding Flexibility Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2445) (H. Rept. 112-180), H5488 [25JY]

Statements

We Must Not Leave Them Wanting: Jack Bailer, Judith P. Hoyer Foundation, E471 [14MR]

Summaries

Allow States to Establish College- and Career-Readiness Goals, Identify Lowest-Performing Schools, Establish State Teacher Licensure and Certification Requirements, and Reduce Paperwork (S. 1571), S5645 [15SE]

Empowering Local Educational Decisionmaking Act (S. 1569), S5645 [15SE]

Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act (S. 1566), S5646 [15SE]

State Innovation Pilot Act (S. 1568), S5646 [15SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 13, reaffirm ``In God We Trust'' as the official motto of the U.S. and support and encourage its public display in all public buildings, public schools, and other government institutions, H7169 [1NO]

H. Res. 186, consideration of H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, H2050 [30MR]

H. Res. 236, consideration of H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandatory funding for school-based health center construction repeal, H2943 [3MY]

H. Res. 392, consideration of H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act and H.R. 1892, intelligence services appropriations, H5979 [8SE]

H.R. 471, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, H2060-H2063 [30MR]

H.R. 1214, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act school-based health center construction mandatory funding repeal, H2983 [3MY]

H.R. 3237, SOAR Technical Corrections Act, H8159 [6DE]

S. 5, Reform America's Schools To Educate the Leaders of the Future Act, S129 [25JA]

S. 154, Fast Track to College Act, S225-S227 [25JA]

S. 174, Health Lifestyles and Prevention (HeLP) America Act, S229-S239 [25JA]

S. 206, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, S283-S287 [26JA]

S. 555, Student Non-Discrimination Act, S1558 [10MR]

S. 567, Dept. of Education Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program amendments, S1604 [14MR]

S. 576, Fitness Integrated With Teaching Kids (FIT Kids) Act, S1678-S1680 [15MR]

S. 763, Securing Teacher Effectiveness, Leaders, Learning, And Results (STELLAR Student) Act, S2274-S2276 [7AP]

S. 767, Every Student Counts Act, S2278-S2281 [7AP]

S. 809, All Students Achieving Through Reform (ALL-STAR) Act, S2450-S2453 [13AP]

S. 828, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act, S2517 [14AP]

S. 844, Race to the Top Act, S2523-S2525 [14AP]

S. 902, School Building Fairness Act, S2741-S2743 [5MY]

S. 919, Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students Act, S2794-S2797 [9MY]

S. 946, Office of Rural Education Policy Act, S2879 [11MY]

S. 1240, Dept. of Education grant program to support establishment and operation of Teachers Professional Development Institutes, S3973 [21JN]

S. 1262, Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act, S4078-S4096 [23JN]

S. 1328, Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act, S4395-S4397 [6JY]

S. 1372, No Child Left Inside Act, S4613-S4615 [14JY]

S. 1549, American Jobs Act, S5538-S5580 [13SE]

S. 1638, Thurgood Marshall's Elementary School Study Act, S6052 [3OC]

S. 1654, Growth to Excellence Act, S6093-S6095 [4OC]

S. 1660, American Jobs Act, S6188-S6225 [5OC]

S. 1674, Effective Teaching and Leading Act, S6342-S6347 [6OC]

S. 1719, School Food Recovery Act, S6604 [17OC]

S. 1884, School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, S7704 [17NO]

S. 2020, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S8740-S8742 [16DE]

S. Res. 18, express support for prayer at school board meetings, S242 [25JA]

S. Res. 30, National Women and Girls in Sports Day, S341 [27JA], S492 [2FE]

S. Res. 34, National School Counseling Week, S366, S368 [31JA]

S. Res. 37, recognize goals of Catholic Schools Week and honor contributions of Catholic schools, S486, S493 [2FE]

S. Res. 98, National School Breakfast Week, S1566 [10MR]

S. Res. 158, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S2583 [2MY], S2752 [5MY]

S. Res. 173, National Physical Education and Sport Week, S2797 [9MY]

S. Res. 186, Fort Sill, OK, U.S. Army Field Artillery School anniversary, S3059, S3061 [17MY]

S. Res. 214, National Music Education Week, S4103 [23JN]

S. Res. 255, National Chess Day, S5269, S5284 [2AU]

S. Res. 258, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S5389, S5393 [7SE]

S. Res. 264, National Day of Encouragement, S5582, S5584 [13SE]

S. Res. 277, National Principals Month, S5934, S5950 [23SE]

S. Res. 292, National Character Counts Week, S6469, S6470 [12OC]

S. Res. 332, support goals and ideals of American Education Week, S7712, S7782 [17NO]