DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Amendments

Charter schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Colleges and universities: establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), H6690, H6691, H6693, H6694, H6695, H6696, H6697, H6698, H6699 [23JY]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (H.R. 3136), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679 [23JY]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), S3550 [10JN]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6761, H6763, H6765, H6766, H6767 [24JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6679 [23JY]

Research: strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H4023, H4028, H4029, H4031, H4032, H4033, H4034, H4037, H4038, H4039, H4040 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3968 [8MY]

Appointments

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, S5957 [12NO]

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, S5957 [12NO]

Articles and editorials

South Miami-Based Charter School Management Company Under Federal Scrutiny, H4030 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Adult education: strengthen research (see S. 2802), S5588 [15SE]

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: extend (see H.R. 5134), H6397 [17JY]

American Dream Grant program: establish to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 1943), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3921), H1241 [16JA]

Appropriations: authorizing for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies (see H.R. 5661), H7886 [18SE]

Armed Forces: protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see S. 2448), S3475 [5JN]

Business and industry: provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 4815), H5185 [9JN]

Children and youth: allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see H.R. 5127), H6351 [16JY]

——— conduct study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 5678), H7900 [19SE]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see S. 2036), S1001 [24FE]

——— reduce testing requirements for certain struggling learners (see H.R. 5612), H7885 [18SE]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see S. 2849), S5698 [17SE]

Civil liberties: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 2690), S5134 [30JY]

Colleges and universities: allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness (see S. 2712), S5135 [30JY]

——— clarify that a closure of a branch or campus of an institution of higher education may qualify a borrower for loan discharge under the Higher Education Act (see H.R. 4860), H5363 [12JN]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 2692), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5269), H7125 [30JY] (see H.R. 5354), H7183 [31JY]

——— discharge student loans for borrowers who are determined by the SSA to be under a disability without expectation of medical or functional improvement (see H.R. 3926), H1252 [23JA]

——— ensure appropriate spending of taxpayer funds on student aid, access to information to make informed choices about postsecondary education, and oppose Federal rating system (see H. Res. 614), H5248 [10JN]

——— establish a demonstration program for competency-based education to allow higher education institutions to develop innovative ways to teach and reduce costs (see S. 2513), S3898 [23JN]

——— establish a Pay It Forward model for funding postsecondary education that requires students to pay a percentage of their income back into the fund upon graduation (see H.R. 3959), H1510 [29JA]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 4259), H2484 [14MR]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 1904), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 4612), H4015 [8MY]

——— improve college affordability by creating incentives for States to invest more in higher education to increase attendance and graduation (see S. 2518), S3939 [24JN]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and establish institutional risk-sharing commission (see S. 2993), S6540 [10DE]

——— increase transparency and reduce students’ burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4348), H2801 [1AP]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (see S. 2281), S2614 [1MY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli academic institutions or scholars (see H.R. 4009), H1686 [6FE]

——— provide for higher education reform (see S. 1969), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 5674), H7900 [19SE]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2164), S1818 [27MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 2695), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5277), H7125 [30JY]

——— require institutions of higher education to report revenue generated by each sports team (see H.R. 5100), H6215 [14JY]

——— restore National SMART Grants for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 5566), H7883 [18SE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2837), S5697 [17SE]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 4983), H5817 [26JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 4982), H5817 [26JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process in order to maximize eligibility and increase income threshold to qualify for maximum Pell Grant funding (see S. 2340), S3029 [14MY]

Computers: establish a grant program for career education in computer science (see S. 2167), S1818 [27MR] (see H.R. 4929), H5597 [20JN]

Credit: amend adverse credit history determinations for purposes of Federal Direct PLUS Loan eligibility (see H.R. 4480), H3196 [10AP]

——— verify eligibility of certain borrowers on loans submitted to a guaranty agency for default aversion or already in default before such borrowers obtain a consolidation loan (see H.R. 4579), H3446 [6MY]

Dept. of Energy: establish and carry out a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy-related jobs to increase the number of minorities and women in the workforce (see H.R. 4526), H3363 [30AP]

Dept. of Labor: address the skills gap by providing recommendations to increase on-the-job training and apprenticeship opportunities and employer participation in education and workforce training (see H.R. 4541), H3407 [1MY]

Depts. of Education and Justice: prohibit funds from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons (see H.R. 4081), H1937 [25FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5464), H7528 [15SE]

Early Learning Challenge Fund: establish (see H.R. 3984), H1544 [3FE]

Education: award grants to improve childhood care and education for local governments and local educational agencies (see H.R. 4965), H5767 [25JN]

——— establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 5259), H7125 [30JY]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 2452), S3544 [10JN]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 1909), S223 [9JA] (see H.R. 4773), H5022 [29MY]

——— prohibit the Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see S. 2967), S6262 [2DE]

——— promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see H.R. 5303), H7181 [31JY]

——— require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see S. 2460), S3544 [10JN]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers and provide reasonable and flexible repayment options, access to earned credentials, and loan cancellation in exchange for public service (see H.R. 3892), H472 [15JA]

——— support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards (see S. Res. 345), S821 [6FE] (see H. Res. 476), H1770 [11FE]

Eliminate (see H.R. 5394), H7240 [1AU]

Employment: create career and technical education teacher training grant partnership (see S. 2867), S5782 [18SE]

——— establish a pilot program to promote public-private partnerships among apprenticeships or other job training programs, local educational agencies, and community colleges (see H.R. 4827), H5248 [10JN]

——— raise quality of career and technical education programs and allow local eligible recipients to use Perkins grant funding to establish high-quality career academic programs (see S. 2584), S4404 [10JY]

English learners: promote innovative education practices, help educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge (see H.R. 5219), H6976 [28JY]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4913), H5557 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: allow for portability of funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged (see S. 2998), S6626 [11DE]

——— award interest-free student loans to certain students (see H.R. 5568), H7883 [18SE]

——— conduct a feasibility study for using income tax returns as the primary Federal student aid application (see H.R. 3842), H162 [10JA]

——— establish a competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 3983), H1544 [3FE]

——— establish grant program for undergraduate students with financial need to assist such students in completing degrees at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 5560), H7883 [18SE]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 2897), S5783 [18SE]

——— include foreign income for purposes of determining total income for higher education grant and loan eligibility (see H.R. 3841), H162 [10JA]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 2292), S2718 [6MY] (see S. 2432), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 4582), H3446 [6MY] (see H.R. 4622), H4057 [9MY]

——— eliminate origination fees (see H.R. 5577), H7884 [18SE]

——— establish a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan, new and notification about repayment options, and loan forgiveness for the total and permanently disabled (see S. 2812), S5628 [16SE]

——— modify grace period prior to repayment period for certain Federal direct student loans and exclude certain employer-provided student loan assistance from Federal income tax (see H.R. 5399), H7241 [1AU]

——— provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment (see S. 2826), S5628 [16SE]

——— provide student loan eligibility for mid-career, part-time students (see H.R. 4832), H5248 [10JN]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see S. 2458), S3544 [10JN] (see H.R. 5370), H7183 [31JY]

——— require certain information be included in loan disclosure statements prior to disbursement (see H.R. 5151), H6398 [17JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 2459), S3544 [10JN] (see H.R. 4984), H5817 [26JN]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (see H. Res. 677), H6654 [22JY]

——— simplify and improve through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (see S. 2612), S4557 [16JY]

Federal Pell Grant Program: allow higher education institutions that have previously filed for bankruptcy to apply for reinstatement of eligibility (see H.R. 5191), H6813 [24JY]

——— allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 2033), S948 [12FE] (see H.R. 4207), H2301 [11MR]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 5590), H7884 [18SE]

——— expand and improve (see S. 2194), S1923 [1AP] (see H.R. 4373), H2853 [2AP]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits (see S. 2374), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 4902), H5556 [19JN]

Federal Perkins Loan Program: clarify cancellation of loans of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 4232), H2432 [13MR]

Federal-State relations: establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (see H.R. 4767), H5022 [29MY]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 1974), S654 [30JA] (see H.R. 4008), H1686 [6FE]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 721), H7454 [11SE]

Foreign countries: require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 5485), H7617 [16SE]

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): modify to include a space for the purpose of identifying whether a student is a foster youth (see H.R. 3915), H1241 [16JA]

Fund for the Improvement of Education: use amounts provided to establish a pilot program that supports year-round public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2029), S948 [12FE]

Government regulations: complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see S. 2863), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4897), H5494 [18JN]

‘‘Grow Your Own Teacher’’ program: establish (see H.R. 5839), H9044 [10DE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize (see S. 2954), S6204 [20NO]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation Fund: establish (see S. 2331), S2953 [13MY]

Impact Aid Program: provide for temporary emergency funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 5611), H7885 [18SE]

Information technology: provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 5510), H7674 [17SE]

Israel: prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli Government, economy, or academia (see H.R. 4776), H5063 [30MY]

Local government: limit authority to issue regulations, rules, grant conditions and guidance materials in order to support decision-making functions of local educational agencies (see S. 2451), S3544 [10JN]

Master Teacher Corps program: establish (see H.R. 5704), H7979 [13NO]

Mental health: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 2753), S5217 [31JY]

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: extend (see H.R. 5134), H6397 [17JY]

National Student Loan Data System: increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information and encourage improved outreach and communication with borrowers (see S. 2107), S1519 [11MR]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1948), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 4214), H2360 [12MR]

——— reserve funds for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal College and University adult education and literacy (see S. 1998), S821 [6FE]

Political science: establish grant program to enhance existing secondary education programs teaching high school students about the U.S. Constitution and State constitutions (see H.R. 5501), H7674 [17SE]

Population: require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 5343), H7182 [31JY]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 2204), S2161 [3AP] (see H.R. 4391), H2913 [3AP]

——— strengthen Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement (H.R. 4366), consideration (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]

Rural and Low-Income School Program: amend to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 4973), H5768 [25JN]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3911), H1241 [16JA]

Schools: award grants for support of full-service community schools (see H.R. 5168), H6744 [23JY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 2304), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 10), H2801 [1AP]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 576), H3939 [7MY]

——— end use of corporal punishment in schools by prohibiting funding to any institution or agency utilizing such practices and providing assistance with positive behavior support approaches (see H.R. 5005), H5818 [26JN]

——— establish a grant program to enable States to promote participation in high school/college dual enrollment programs (see S. 2349), S3074 [15MY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 2788), S5507 [10SE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see H.R. 4782), H5063 [30MY]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4108), H2064 [27FE]

——— make grants and low-interest loans to local educational agencies for the construction, modernization, or repair of public educational facilities (see H.R. 4826), H5248 [10JN]

——— make grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-school nurse ratio in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2297), S2796 [7MY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see S. 2860), S5782 [18SE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected students (see S. 2259), S2424 [28AP]

Science: provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4515), H3291 [29AP]

——— support innovation (see H.R. 5812), H8930 [9DE]

States: allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (see S. 1968), S528 [28JA] (see H.R. 4000), H1658 [5FE]

——— award grants to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see H.R. 5807), H8867 [8DE]

——— provide for accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 2557), S4154 [26JN] (see H.R. 5001), H5817 [26JN]

STEM Innovation Networks: award grants to establish (see H.R. 4828), H5248 [10JN]

Student loans: adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (see S. 2896), S5783 [18SE]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2795), S5564 [11SE]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2796), S5564 [11SE]

——— provide borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans with repayment terms available to borrowers of Federal Direct Loans (see H.R. 5596), H7884 [18SE]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see H.R. 5565), H7883 [18SE]

Taxation: improve and expand Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 2892), S5783 [18SE]

Teachers: improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (see H.R. 4269), H2484 [14MR]

——— require training for teachers in social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 4509), H3291 [29AP]

21st Century Community Learning Centers: improve (see H.R. 4086), H1937 [25FE]

Veterans: establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student (see H.R. 5589), H7884 [18SE]

Women: establish a grant program to promote involvement of female students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see H.R. 5165), H6655 [22JY]

Cloture motions

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3491 [9JN], S3557 [11JN]

Letters

Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Mary Kusler, National Education Association, H4035 [9MY]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H4035 [9MY]

Motions

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), S3481 [9JN], S3511 [10JN], S5531 [11SE], S5573 [15SE], S5595 [16SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6776 [24JY]

Press releases

11 Million $2,100 ‘‘Scholarships for Kids’’—A Real Answer to Inequality: Senator Alexander, S508 [28JA]

Proposals

Protecting Student Safety Act, S5943 [12NO]

Remarks in House

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: extend (H.R. 5134), H6676, H6683, H6684 [23JY]

Auburn, MA: Julia Bancroft Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1543 [12NO]

Budget: prohibit cuts in budget baseline for education, health, and safety protections, H3020 [8AP]

Charter schools: develop and enforce conflict of interest guidelines for charter schools receiving Federal assistance, including financial interest disclosures from anyone affiliated with the school, H4029–H4031 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]

——— include comprehensive career counseling to criteria used when prioritizing grants to high-performing charter schools, H4038, H4039 [9MY]

——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on how charter schools which receive funding are supporting and enhancing community involvement, H4040 [9MY]

——— include in reporting requirements of State education entities information on if the sharing of best practices of charter schools with public schools led to adoption of such practices by public schools, H4039, H4040 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

Chicopee, MA: Anne E. Barry School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1765 [9DE]

Colleges and universities: affordability, H6671 [23JY]

——— allow entities with dual-enrollment programs with high schools to participate in a demonstration program for competency-based education, H6697 [23JY]

——— allow participating eligible entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to expand an approved project beyond the student maximum, H6693 [23JY]

——— allow participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to report number and percentage of students finding employment relating to their program or course of study, H6695, H6696 [23JY]

——— clarify that a closure of a branch or campus of an institution of higher education may qualify a borrower for loan discharge under the Higher Education Act (H.R. 4860), H5735 [25JN], E979 [12JN]

——— clarify that eligible entities that have been selected to participate in the demonstration program for competency-based education may submit amendments to their approved applications, H6691 [23JY]

——— combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 5354), E1313 [1AU]

——— conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and institutions in rural areas to provide information on applying for demonstration program for competency-based education, H6689–H6693 [23JY]

——— increase the maximum number of eligible entities participating in the demonstration program for competency-based education, H6694 [23JY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (H.R. 3538), H6673 [23JY]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college, H6683 [23JY]

——— periodically assess the usability of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) relative to the needs of limited English proficient students, H6697 [23JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli academic institutions or scholars (H.R. 4009), H1552 [4FE]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1702 [10FE], H1947 [26FE], H5195 [10JN]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to alert students when sale of personally-identifiable information may happen, H6696 [23JY]

——— require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to show how they are addressing the needs of veterans and Armed Forces members, H6693, H6694 [23JY]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education, H6674 [23JY]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (H.R. 4983), H6101 [10JY], H6634 [22JY], H6677, H6679–H6683 [23JY]

——— study feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages of using individual tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid, H6699 [23JY]

——— submit report to Congress on needs of limited English proficient students using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), E1228 [24JY]

Comprehensive literacy program: establish (H.R. 2706), H7625 [17SE]

Computers: provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H1218 [16JA]

Conservation of energy: provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (H.R. 115), E867 [29MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H441 [15JA], H4813 [22MY]

Doral, FL: Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1556 [13NO]

Education: award grants to improve childhood care and education for local governments and local educational agencies (H.R. 4965), H5736 [25JN]

——— impact of implementation of Federal mandate on common core curriculum, H155 [10JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, H212 [14JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (H.R. 3461), H77 [9JA], H1928 [25FE], H7689 [18SE]

——— increase transparency in Federal budgeting to modify risk assessment in Federal student loan programs, H2968, H2969 [7AP]

——— notify students of financial management resources provided by the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, H6764 [24JY]

——— Pell Grants funding, H453 [15JA], H3030 [8AP], H3136 [9AP]

——— support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards, H3279 [29AP]

Employment: allow that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that lead to recognized postsecondary credentials (H.R. 497), H7625 [17SE]

FBI: National Instant Criminal Background Check System funding, H4897, H4898 [28MY], H4926 [29MY], H5058 [30MY], E876 [29MY]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans, H6675, H6688, H6700, H6701 [23JY], H7661 [17SE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), H3948 [8MY], H5262 [11JN], H7061 [30JY], H7689 [18SE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4582), unanimous-consent request, H7063 [30JY]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 4622), H7851 [18SE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), H5194 [10JN]

——— Executive order expanding the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan for student loans, H5371 [17JN]

——— include in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers information regarding how Federal and private student loans are treated in bankruptcy, H6766 [24JY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers information regarding the impact of delinquency or default on a loan on their credit score, H6767 [24JY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements information for transfer students on their maximum Pell Grant eligibility and the effect of non-transferable course credits on eligibility, H6765, H6766 [24JY]

——— include in revised counseling requirements information regarding the national average default rate and the institutions’s average default rate for certain student loan borrowers, H6767 [24JY]

——— include recent average income and employment data in revised counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers, H6765 [24JY]

——— require student loan borrowers be advised on monthly payment amounts if they were permitted to refinance their loans, H6776, H6777 [24JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), H6634 [22JY], H6688 [23JY], H6753, H6758–H6767, H6775–H6778 [24JY], E1231 [24JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), consideration (H. Res. 677), H6672–H6679 [23JY]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (H.R. 4984), motion to recommit, H6776, H6777 [24JY]

——— simplify and improve through income-contingent repayment to protect borrowers and encourage responsible borrowing (H.R. 1716), H6673, H6674 [23JY]

——— study effectiveness of student loan counseling, improve information provided first-time borrowers, and clarify time frame for loan acceptance after completion of counseling requirements, H6763 [24JY]

Federal Pell Grant Program: improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits (H.R. 4902), E1080 [26JN]

Federal-State relations: support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (H.R. 5), H3961, H4003 [8MY], H6673 [23JY]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security, H4918 [29MY]

Fishers, IN: Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1638 [19NO]

Fort Knox, KY: Kingsolver Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E515 [4AP]

Green Ribbon Schools Program: tribute to award recipients, E1372 [9SE]

Health: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator training in public elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 2308), H7539 [16SE]

Hialeah, FL: Mater Gardens Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1556 [13NO]

Indianapolis, IN: Sidener Academy for High Ability Students recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1634 [19NO]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, H2714 [27MR]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H26 [8JA], H1601 [5FE], H5252, H5254 [11JN], H6749, H6778 [24JY], H6981 [29JY], H7302 [9SE]

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: extend (H.R. 5134), H6676, H6683, H6684 [23JY]

Northborough, MA: St. Bernadette School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1548 [12NO]

Presidential Scholars Foundation: tribute to Presidential Scholar honorees, E804 [21MY]

Regulatory Reform Task Force: create to make recommendations to reduce unnecessary higher education regulations, H6698, H6699 [23JY]

Rural and Low-Income School Program: amend to include professional development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (H.R. 4973), H7050 [30JY]

Rural School and Community Trust: release of ‘‘Why Rural Matters 2013–2014’’ report, H6110 [11JY]

Schaeffer, Sienna E.: Presidential Scholars Foundation Presidential Scholar honoree, E768 [19MY]

Schools: award grants for support of full-service community schools (H.R. 5168), H6659, H6660 [23JY]

——— clarify grant award process for charter schools to ensure proper management of funds and require use of nondiscriminatory discipline practices to promote student retention, H4028 [9MY]

——— direct State education agencies that award federally funded grants to work with charter schools to provide information relative to school requirements and policies on their websites, H3968, H4007 [8MY]

——— eliminate barriers to charter school enrollment for foster youth or unaccompanied homeless youth, H4032, H4033 [9MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), H3393 [1MY], H3453 [7MY], H4001–H4009 [8MY], H4020, H4021, H4023–H4046 [9MY], H7113 [30JY], E735, E738 [9MY], E745, E746 [13MY]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 576), H3961–H3968 [8MY]

——— encourage public charter schools, H2374 [13MR]

——— ensure States require charter schools to collect and disclose same data required of public schools so parents can make informed decision on educational options, H4037, H4038 [9MY]

——— limit compensation of charter school administrators, E745 [13MY]

——— promote and support anti-bullying programs in charter schools, including those serving rural communities, H3968, H4007 [8MY]

——— require charter schools post on their websites the requirements and policies on student recruitment, orientation, enrollment, discipline, behavior, parental contract, and extracurricular fees, H4034–H4037 [9MY], E746 [13MY]

——— require charter schools to disclose student retention rates, E745 [13MY]

——— require GAO to examine whether charter school funding allocated for State administrative costs is at appropriate level, H4028, H4029 [9MY]

——— require States explain process for encouraging Charter School Program grantees to open, replicate, and expand high quality secondary charter schools, H4033, H4034 [9MY]

——— require States receiving charter school grants to reserve certain amount of funds to provide financial oversight of use of funds by charter schools, H4031, H4032 [9MY]

Sports: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), H5502 [19JN]

——— award grants to improve delivery of high quality assessments, H8276 [3DE]

——— provide grants to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (H.R. 2317), E1636 [19NO]

STEM Innovation Networks: award grants to establish (H.R. 4828), H6634 [22JY]

Yorkshire, NY: Pioneer Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E1082 [26JN]

Remarks in Senate

Adult education: strengthen research (S. 2802), S5589 [15SE]

Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: extend (H.R. 5134), S5592 [15SE]

Brazil, IN: Jackson Township Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5985 [13NO]

Carmel, IN: Carmel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, S5368 [8SE]

Chesterton, IN: St. Patrick School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6444 [9DE]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (S. 2036), S1003 [24FE]

Cole, James, Jr.: nomination to be Dept. of Education General Counsel, unanimous-consent agreement, S6904 [16DE]

Colleges and universities: add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (S. 1156), S2776 [7MY]

——— affordability, S3164, S3165 [20MY], S5388 [9SE]

——— allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness (S. 2712), S5145 [30JY]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (S. 1704), S2776 [7MY]

——— make technical improvements to the Net Price Calculator system to give prospective students a more accurate understanding of the true cost of college (S. 2281), S2776 [7MY]

——— prohibit funding to develop, refine, publish, or implement a college rating system, S3648 [12JN]

——— provide for higher education reform (S. 1969), S750–S753 [4FE], S2780, S2785 [7MY]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (S. 2164), S1820 [27MR]

——— require private educational lenders to obtain certain certifications from institutions of higher education (S. 113), S3596 [11JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1644 [13MR], S1762 [26MR], S3164 [20MY], S3357 [3JN], S3904 [24JN]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process, S4326 [9JY]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 1269), S3980 [25JN]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (S. 915), S3561–S3564 [11JN], S5477 [10SE]

Dept. of Energy: eliminate duplication and overlap of energy worker training programs, S2769 [7MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct review in conjunction with Dept. of Education of Federal early learning and care programs and make recommendations to consolidate and streamline such programs, S1554–S1556 [12MR], S1608 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: strengthen the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program Secure Our Schools grant program (S. 146), S3333 [2JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, S412 [16JA], S3647–S3649 [12JN]

Education: improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (S. 1697), S106 [8JA], S3177 [20MY]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children, S3483 [9JN]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (S. 1803), S921–S924 [12FE], S2778, S2780 [7MY], S3165 [20MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and amend (S. 1094), S3483 [9JN]

Employment: create career and technical education teacher training grant partnership (S. 2867), S5787 [18SE]

Evansville, IN: Signature School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6084 [18NO]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 2897), S6321–S6323 [4DE], S6503 [10DE]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 1066), S922 [12FE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2292), S2720 [6MY], S2768, S2775–S2785 [7MY], S2894 [12MY], S3011 [14MY], S3165 [20MY], S3357 [3JN]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), S3404–S3408, S3428, S3430 [4JN], S3433 [5JN], S5388, S5400, S5401 [9SE], S5480 [10SE], S5527, S5528, S5538 [11SE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), motion to proceed, S3481–S3487, S3491, S3492 [9JN], S3511, S3512, S3515–S3520, S3524, S3527–S3535 [10JN], S3554–S3557, S3561–S3564, S3577–S3579, S3596, S3599 [11JN], S3637–S3641, S3649 [12JN], S3905 [24JN], S5531 [11SE], S5573 [15SE], S5595, S5599, S5608–S5614 [16SE], S5725 [18SE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 2432), unanimous-consent request, S5613, S5614 [16SE]

——— Executive order expanding the Pay As You Earn Repayment Plan for student loans, S3596 [11JN]

——— impact on State student loan programs of allowing certain student loan borrowers to refinance current loans, S3638 [12JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable, S2700 [6MY], S2760 [7MY], S3419 [4JN]

——— make Federal student loans more affordable by allowing for adjustable-rate loans, increasing cap on subsidized loans, and refinancing current fixed-rate loans (S. 909), S2778 [7MY]

——— provide funds for student loans through the FRS and ensure that such loans are available at interest rates equivalent to that at which the Government provides loans to banks (S. 897), S3407 [4JN]

Federal Pell Grant Program: expand and improve (S. 2194), S3530 [10JN]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits (S. 2374), S3530 [10JN]

——— strengthen and preserve access, S106 [8JA]

Federal-State relations: establish Federal-State partnership to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (S. 1874), S2778 [7MY]

——— establish Federal-State partnerships to increase higher education funding and need-based student financial aid (S. 1874), S3407 [4JN]

Firearms: ensure National Instant Criminal Background Check System is complete, require a background check for every firearm sale, prevent gun trafficking, and enhance school security (S. 649), S1901 [1AP]

Fishers, IN: Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5985 [13NO]

Fort Wayne, IN: Cedarville Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6016 [17NO]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S3482 [9JN]

——— reauthorize (S. 2954), S6207 [20NO]

Indianapolis, IN: Sidener Academy for High Ability Students recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6017 [17NO]

——— St. Thomas Aquinas School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, S5368 [8SE]

Mitchell, Theodore R.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Education, S2846 [8MY]

National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity: extend (H.R. 5134), S5592 [15SE]

Nineveh, IN: Sprunica Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6017 [17NO]

Portland, IN: East Elementary recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6085 [18NO]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6904 [16DE]

Schools: encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (S. 2304), S2787 [7MY], S3775 [18JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (S. 2788), S5509 [10SE]

——— prohibit funding to exercise any influence over States in establishing student academic standards or require standards as condition for participation in Federal aid programs, S3648 [12JN]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), S5939–S5944 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (H.R. 2083), unanimous-consent request, S5940 [12NO]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), S920 [12FE], S2308 [9AP], S2346–S2350 [10AP], S4607–S4609 [17JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (S. 1596), unanimous-consent request, S2348 [10AP]

Shelton, James H., III: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Education, S1569 [12MR]

——— allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to accredited or otherwise State-approved schools or supplemental educational services program (S. 1968), S505–S508 [28JA], S1607 [13MR], S2412 [28AP]

——— provide for accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (S. 2557), S4160 [26JN]

Student loans: adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (S. 2896), S5795 [18SE]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (S. 1873), S2779, S2780 [7MY], S3165 [20MY]

Turner, ME: Turner Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S6016 [17NO]

Veterans: allow consolidation of student loans or participation in student loan forgiveness without penalty, S1035 [25FE]

Reports filed

Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3136) (H. Rept. 113–529), H6397 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3136, Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act and H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 677) (H. Rept. 113–546), H6654 [22JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 113–444), H3939 [7MY]

Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3984) (H. Rept. 113–531), H6397 [17JY]

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948), S5373 [8SE]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1948) (S. Rept. 113–265), S5918 [12NO]

Nomination of Ericka M. Miller To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of James Cole, Jr., To Be Dept. of Education General Counsel: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of James H. Shelton III To Be Deputy Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Nomination of Massie Ritsch To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Communications and Outreach: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1233 [27FE]

Nomination of Michael K. Yudin To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services: Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S598 [29JA]

Nomination of Robert M. Gordon To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development: Committee on Heath, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4003 [25JN]

Nomination of Theodore R. Mitchell To Be Under Sec. of Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S599 [29JA]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4366) (H. Rept. 113–424), H3291 [29AP]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (H.R. 4366) (S. Rept. 113–275), S6022 [17NO]

Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4983) (H. Rept. 113–530), H6397 [17JY]

Strong Start for America’s Children Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2452), S3544 [10JN]

Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 113–423), H3291 [29AP]

Statements

Simplify the College Financial Aid Application Process: Senator Alexander, S4326 [9JY]

Student Loan Debt: Several Hawaiians, S3530 [10JN]

——— Several Individuals, S3637 [12JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act, H3961 [8MY]

H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act, H3961 [8MY]

H. Res. 677, consideration of H.R. 3136, Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act and H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, H6672 [23JY]

H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Act, H4023–H4028 [9MY]

H.R. 3136, Advanced Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act, H6690 [23JY]

H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education Through Research Act, H3988–H3999 [8MY]

H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act, H6680 [23JY]

H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act, H6761–H6763 [24JY]

H.R. 5134, National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity and Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance extension, H6683 [23JY]

S. 2036, Keeping All Students Safe Act, S1004–S1007 [24FE]

S. 2204, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S2162–S2164 [3AP]

S. 2584, Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S4408 [10JY]

S. 2712, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S5145 [30JY]

S. Res. 345, support State authority and flexibility in establishing student academic standards and denounce the President’s coercion of States into adopting the Common Core State Standards, S823 [6FE]