DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Addresses

Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities: Senator Alexander, S1298 [4MR]

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act: Senator Alexander, S2240 [16AP]

Overregulation of Higher Education and Regulatory Guidance: Senator Alexander, S2754 [11MY]

Amendments

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7073 [21OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 480), H7046 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S4675, S4676, S4690, S4691, S4692, S4693, S4694, S4777, S4780, S4782, S4783, S4790, S4792, S4794, S4795, S4796, S4797, S4798, S4799, S4800, S4801 [7JY], S4827, S4828, S4845, S4846, S4847, S4849, S4851, S4852, S4853, S4854, S4856, S4859, S4862, S4863, S4864, S4872, S4874, S4875, S4876, S4879, S4880, S4881, S4882, S4884, S4885, S4886, S4887 [8JY], S4906, S4909, S4912, S4913, S4923, S4924, S4925, S4964, S4965, S4967, S4968, S4969, S4971, S4972, S4973, S4974, S4975, S4976, S4977, S4978, S4979, S4984 [9JY], S5012, S5013, S5015, S5016, S5018 [13JY], S5033, S5038, S5039, S5064, S5065, S5066, S5067, S5068, S5069, S5078, S5080, S5082, S5085, S5086, S5087 [14JY], S5094, S5095, S5096, S5097, S5098, S5099, S5102, S5103, S5104, S5131 [15JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8882 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

Federal Perkins Loan Program: extend temporarily (H.R. 3594), S8708, S8726 [16DE], H9676 [17DE]

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), H1253, H1255, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1265, H1270, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1283, H1285, H1286, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1295, H1297 [26FE], H1393, H1394 [27FE], H4908, H4910, H4912, H4913 [8JY]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1191 [26FE]

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 (S. 227), S8816 [17DE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S8034 [18NO]

——— S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8272 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

College Too Expensive? That’s a Myth, S4905 [9JY]

Education Law Everyone Wants To Fix, S4905 [9JY]

Misguided Attack on D.C.’s Needy Students, H7069 [21OC]

Quality Controls Lacking for D.C. Schools Accepting Federal Vouchers, H7074 [21OC]

Scorecard for Colleges Unfair and Damaging, E1510 [22OC]

Bills and resolutions

Adult education: strengthen research (see S. 277), S589 [28JA]

American Dream Accounts: authorize to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students (see S. 687), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1359), H1635 [13MR]

American Dream Grant program: establish to encourage States to increase access to higher education to low-income students regardless of immigration status (see S. 796), S1659 [19MR] (see H.R. 1507), H1803 [19MR]

Appropriations: authorize to recruit, hire, and train new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children (see H.R. 736), H811 [4FE]

——— authorizing appropriations for improving basic programs operated by local educational agencies for the disadvantaged (see H.R. 3581), H6178 [18SE]

Armed Forces: extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 2718), H4135 [10JN]

——— protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see H.R. 4260), H9328 [15DE]

Business and industry: provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 645), H702 [2FE]

Carol M. White Physical Education Program: strengthen and reauthorize (see S. 1075), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2013), H2464 [23AP]

Children and youth: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 363), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 2960), H4861 [7JY]

——— allow State teacher and personnel training and recruitment funds to be used to train school personnel how to recognize child sexual abuse (see S. 1369), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 1827), H2269 [15AP]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 561), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 1306), H1612 [4MR]

——— assure educational stability for children in foster care (see S. 1639), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 3087), H5289 [16JY]

——— authorize a parent to opt their child out of certain required educational assessments (see H.R. 2382), H3252 [15MY]

——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (see S. 1665), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3067), H5235 [15JY]

——— 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. 541), H638 [27JA]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (see S. 251), S466 [26JA] (see H.R. 523), H581 [26JA]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (see H.R. 3604), H6227 [24SE]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten programs and programs to support infants and toddlers (see S. 645), S1246 [3MR]

——— award grants to States to pay the Federal share of carrying out full-day prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 2528), H3559 [21MY]

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 696), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 4020), H8240 [16NO]

——— 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. 2149), H2768 [30AP]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming (see S. 897), S2110 [13AP] (see H.R. 850), H916 [10FE]

——— improve requirements for alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 528), S983 [12FE]

——— make grants to States to improve early education (see H.R. 587), H660 [28JA]

——— permit alternate standards and assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (see S. 516), S983 [12FE]

——— prevent and reduce use of physical restraint and seclusion in schools (see H.R. 927), H1033 [12FE]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see S. 988), S2244 [16AP]

——— promote youth athletic safety (see S. 436), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 829), H915 [10FE]

——— provide grants for high-quality prekindergarten programs (see H.R. 4042), H8279 [17NO]

——— reduce testing requirements for certain struggling learners (see H.R. 3204), H5466 [23JY]

——— strengthen student achievement and graduation rates, and prepare young people for college, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships (see H.R. 495), H531 [22JA]

——— support a reduction in school suspension and expulsions (see S. 672), S1303 [4MR]

Civic learning and engagement: authorize awarding of grants to promote (see H.R. 3008), H5029 [9JY]

Civil liberties: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected (see S. 1322), S2849 [13MY]

——— improve privacy protections for students and their parents (see S. 1341), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 3157), H5402 [22JY]

Colleges and universities: add a work-study program at higher education institutions for off-campus community service at selected after-school activities (see H.R. 1574), H1899 [24MR]

——— add disclosure requirements to the institution of higher education financial aid offer form and make such form mandatory (see S. 2149), S7219 [7OC]

——— amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid for college (see H.R. 860), H980 [11FE]

——— carry out a pilot program under which higher education savings accounts are established for the benefit of eligible secondary school students (see H.R. 4222), H9269 [10DE]

——— combat campus sexual violence (see S. 590), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1310), H1612 [4MR] (see H.R. 2680), H3914 [4JN]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (see S. 1373), S3059 [19MY]

——— 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. 26), H224 [12JA]

——— establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of Federal student loans to refinance their loans and extend tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to interest payments on certain loans (see H.R. 4102), H8410 [19NO]

——— establish an alternative, outcomes-based process for authorizing innovative higher education providers to receive Federal education funding (see S. 2111), S7047 [30SE]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (see S. 1374), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2417), H3387 [19MY]

——— establish Federal-State higher education financing partnerships in order to reduce tuition for students (see S. 2191), S7413 [21OC]

——— establish pilot programs to expand access to digital course materials in higher education (see H.R. 2089), H2652 [29AP]

——— expand higher education opportunities by allowing States to develop their own systems of accrediting educational institutions, curricula, programs, and courses (see S. 649), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1287), H1611 [4MR]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges (see S. 2098), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3992), H8152 [5NO]

——— make grants for pilot programs at institutions of higher education that support the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students (see S. 2176), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3721), H6935 [8OC]

——— 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. 2150), S7219 [7OC]

——— prohibit an institution of higher learning from participating in certain student assistance programs if the institution bans the display of the U.S. flag on its campus (see H.R. 1691), H2109 [26MR]

——— prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (see S. 1122), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2079), H2497 [28AP]

——— protect victims of sexual violence and improve adjudication of sexual violence allegations (see H.R. 3403), H5767 (see H.R. 3408), H5768 [29JY]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY] (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

——— provide certain long-term resident alien students with access to financial aid (see S. 1059), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1959), H2416 [22AP]

——— provide for higher education reform (see S. 1355), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2537), H3560 [21MY]

——— remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO] (see H.R. 4043), H8279 [17NO]

——— require higher education institutions to provide students with information from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics Program and Occupational Outlook Handbook (see H.R. 1573), H1899 [24MR]

——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 773), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1421), H1767 [18MR]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 706), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1490), H1802 [19MR]

——— require programs offered by institutions to meet licensure and accreditation requirements for an occupation in order to receive Federal tuition grants and loans (see S. 1165), S2568 [30AP]

——— restrict institutions of higher education from using Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes (see S. 1908), S6186 [30JY] (see H.R. 4109), H8411 [19NO]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2272), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 4101), H8410 [19NO]

——— 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. 1664), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO] (see H.R. 4054), H8280 [17NO]

——— simplify and streamline information on institutions of higher education made publicly available (see H.R. 3178), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (see S. 108), S59 [7JA]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process (see H.R. 3177), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify the college financial aid application process and increase income threshold to qualify for zero expected family contribution in determining Federal student aid eligibility (see S. 1872), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3446), H5847 [8SE]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (see S. 2222), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3862), H7346 [29OC]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (see S. 1195), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 2518), H3559 [21MY]

——— use student loan repayment rates at institutions of higher education to determine institutional eligibility for Federal student aid funds and require risk sharing payments of institutions (see S. 1939), S6379 [5AU]

Comprehensive literacy program: establish (see H.R. 858), H917 [10FE]

Computers: establish grant program to promote development of career education programs in computer science in secondary and postsecondary education (see S. 1184), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 2056), H2496 [28AP]

——— establish task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4041), H8279 [17NO]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 671), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2057), H2496 [28AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: create a partnership to place individuals in low-performing schools to implement school turnaround strategies and provide additional support (see S. 1710), S4686 [7JY]

Credit: provide removal of default information from a borrower’s credit report relative to certain rehabilitated private education loans (see S. 1309), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2363), H3251 [15MY]

——— 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. 2677), H3914 [4JN]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 221), S347 [21JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a mechanism to allow borrowers of private education loans to refinance their loans (see S. 2050), S6809 [17SE]

——— establish State and multistate infrastructure banks to provide loans for repair, construction, renovation, or improvement of educational facilities (see H.R. 1962), H2416 [22AP]

——— use revenue generated by certain fines, penalties, and settlements to fund evidence-based youth mentoring projects, justice reinvestment efforts, and medical research and development (see H.R. 1360), H1635 [13MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1695), S4648 [25JN] (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 3020), H5087 [10JY]

Disabled: promote and ensure delivery of special education and related services to students with visual and hearing disabilities through appropriate instructional methodologies (see H.R. 3535), H6136 [17SE]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4028), H8279 [17NO]

——— require disaggregation of educational outcomes of students with disabilities by disability category (see S. 1729), S4953 [9JY]

Diseases: provide grants to schools for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma medications and devices for emergency use (see S. 1065), S2400 [23AP]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (see S. 2171), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 10), H6794 [5OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 480), H7026 [20OC]

Drugs: exclude certain marijuana-related offenses from drug-related offenses that result in students being barred from receiving Federal educational loans, grants, and work assistance (see H.R. 3561), H6178 [18SE]

——— repeal suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (see H.R. 4004), H8239 [16NO]

Early Education Trust Fund: provide access to free pre-kindergarten by providing funding to States (see H.R. 3542), H6136 [17SE]

Early Learning Challenge Fund: establish (see H.R. 374), H405 [14JA]

Ecology and environment: promote environmental education (see S. 492), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 882), H981 [11FE]

Economy: adjust for inflation amounts exempted from administrative offsets for defaulted student loans (see H.R. 3747), H6974 [9OC]

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. 121), H40 [6JA]

——— 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. 419), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H1163 [25FE]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 2155), H2768 [30AP]

——— award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 966), H1067 [13FE]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (see H.R. 2371), H3252 [15MY]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered (see S. 1025), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 452), H479 [21JA]

——— encourage parent, family, and community involvement, provide needed integrated services and supports to assist students to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement (see S. 412), S858 [9FE]

——— establish additional protections and disclosures for students and co-signers relative to student loans (see S. 1958), S6380 [5AU]

——— establish additional protections and disclosures for students and cosigners relative to student loans (see H.R. 3474), H5941 [10SE]

——— establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (see H.R. 73), H38 [6JA]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children (see S. 1380), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2411), H3386 [19MY]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects (see S. 867), S1891 [25MR]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (see S. 265), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 618), H662 [28JA]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs (see S. 580), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1118), H1369 [26FE]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 605), S1162 [26FE] (see H.R. 847), H916 [10FE]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs (see H.R. 937), H1034 [12FE]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates (see S. 182), S238 [16JA]

——— prohibit Federal grants and regulation waivers from being contingent upon whether States are using a certain curriculum or assessment policies (see H.R. 755), H853 [5FE]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (see S. 73), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 524), H581 [26JA]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or making financial support conditioned upon State or local educational agency adoption of specific academic standards, content, curricula, or testing (see S. 144), S131 [9JA]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs (see S. 557), S1118 [25FE]

——— promote use of blended learning in classrooms (see S. 342), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 678), H755 [3FE]

——— provide for the preparation of career and technical education teachers (see H.R. 4263), H9373 [16DE]

——— provide loan forgiveness to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, tax credits for STEM school supplies and incentivize STEM hiring practices (see H.R. 2082), H2652 [29AP]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers (see S. 308), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1042), H1113 [24FE]

——— recognize challenges and burdens associated with rising costs of a college education and support proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students (see H. Con. Res. 10), H639 [27JA]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (see H.R. 4013), H8240 [16NO]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 840), S1708 [23MR]

——— require States and local educational agencies to report on the achievement of military-connected students (see H.R. 834), H916 [10FE]

——— restore State sovereignty over public education and parental rights over the education of their children (see H.R. 106), H39 [6JA]

——— simplify and improve Federal student loan program through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 3695), H6835 [6OC]

——— strengthen communities through English literacy and civic education (see H.R. 2794), H4431 [16JN]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs (see S. 643), S1246 [3MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

Eliminate (see H.R. 2281), H2877 [12MY]

Employment: carry out pilot programs to improve skills and job training (see H.R. 1279), H1611 [4MR]

——— 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. 2224), H2792 [1MY]

——— establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (see S. 1542), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 4174), H9011 [3DE]

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (see S. 478), S982 [12FE]

——— provide enhanced academic and career training in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 922), H1033 [12FE]

——— 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. 191), S283 [20JA]

Enhancing Education Through Technology Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1004), H1069 [13FE]

Families and domestic relations: make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students (see S. 416), S858 [9FE]

Federal aid programs: allow for portability of funds for programs improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged (see S. 72), S58 [7JA]

——— amend the weighted child count used to determine targeted grant amounts and education finance incentive grant amounts for local educational agencies (see H.R. 754), H853 [5FE]

——— assure comparability of opportunity for educationally disadvantaged students (see H.R. 1071), H1163 [25FE]

——— establish a competitive grant program assisting the development of innovative early learning curricula for low-income children (see H.R. 375), H405 [14JA]

——— increase income allowance for working students receiving need-based Federal financial aid (see S. 2065), S6893 [22SE]

——— increase low-income student assistance funding for outlying areas (see H.R. 851), H916 [10FE]

——— provide guidance on how dependent students with noncitizen parents without Social Security numbers may obtain Federal student assistance for college (see H.R. 1833), H2305 [16AP]

——— reinstate ability-to-benefit eligibility to provide postsecondary education financial assistance to students without a high school diploma or its equivalent (see H.R. 4158), H8970 [2DE]

——— repeal certain programs in order to provide more State and local control of education (see H.R. 773), H853 [5FE]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow a choice between a fixed amount student loan repayment plan or an income-driven student loan repayment plan for all borrowers (see S. 1948), S6379 [5AU]

——— allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness (see S. 1556), S4103 [11JN]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (see S. 793), S1629 [18MR] (see H.R. 1131), H1369 [26FE] (see H.R. 1434), H1768 [18MR] (see H.R. 3751), H6974 [9OC]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans and extend exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance to employer payment of interest on certain refinanced student loans (see S. 2099), S7005 [29SE]

——— authorize borrowers of loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification (see H.R. 649), H703 [2FE]

——— eliminate origination fees (see H.R. 1285), H1611 [4MR]

——— ensure that student loan interest rates never exceed rates available to banks that borrow from the FRS (see H.R. 3675), H6787 [1OC]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan (see H.R. 4256), H9327 [15DE]

——— establish simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan for new borrowers, repayment notification options, and loan forgiveness for total and permanently disabled (see S. 85), S58 [7JA]

——— include certain individuals who work on farms or ranches as individuals who are employed in public service jobs for purposes of loan forgiveness eligibility (see H.R. 2590), H3641 [1JN]

——— provide student loan forgiveness for American Indian educators teaching in local educational agencies with a high percentage of American Indian students (see H.R. 386), H405 [14JA]

——— reinstate authority to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students (see H.R. 4223), H9270 [10DE]

——— 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. 1352), H1626 [10MR] (see H.R. 3634), H6306 [28SE]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (see S. 2043), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3179), H5465 [23JY]

——— simplify and improve through income-contingent repayment to provide stronger protections for borrowers, encourage responsible borrowing, and save money for taxpayers (see H.R. 3752), H6974 [9OC]

——— use excess revenue generated to carry out the Federal Pell Grant Program (see H.R. 939), H1034 [12FE]

Federal Pell Grant Program: allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (see S. 1900), S6186 [30JY]

——— award Early College Federal Pell Grants (see S. 1106), S2472 [28AP] (see H.R. 2065), H2497 [28AP]

——— award job training grants (see H.R. 3985), H8151 [5NO]

——— clarify duration limits of borrowers who attend an institution of higher education that closes or commits fraud or other misconduct (see S. 2037), S6699 [16SE] (see H.R. 3512), H6074 [16SE]

——— establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program (see S. 1128), S2529 [29AP]

——— fund through mandatory appropriations (see S. 1060), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1956), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve college affordability by increasing maximum awards, allowing year-round eligibility, and extending duration limits (see S. 1998), S6381 [5AU]

——— increase for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers (see S. 1352), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2350), H3251 [15MY]

——— increase maximum grant to match average cost of in-State tuition and fees and index future amounts for inflation (see S. 1061), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1957), H2416 [22AP]

——— prohibit awarding of Federal Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 3327), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide students with increased flexibility in the use of Federal Pell Grants (see H.R. 3180), H5465 [23JY]

——— reinstate eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (see H.R. 2521), H3559 [21MY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (see S. 1062), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 242), H187 [9JA] (see H.R. 1064), H1163 [25FE] (see H.R. 1958), H2416 [22AP]

Federal Perkins Loan Program: extend temporarily (see H.R. 3594), H6226 [24SE]

——— support continuation (see S. Res. 267), S6938 [24SE] (see H. Res. 294), H3878 [3JN]

Federal-State relations: provide adequate and equitable educational opportunities for students in State public school systems (see H.R. 1070), H1163 [25FE]

——— support State and local accountability for public education, inform parents of their schools’ performance, and support Impact Aid and homeless student services (see H.R. 5), H754 [3FE]

——— 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), consideration (see H. Res. 121), H1112 [24FE] (see H. Res. 125), H1162 [25FE] (see H. Res. 347), H4860 [7JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults (see H. Res. 232), H2654 [29AP]

——— provide grants to promote (see H.R. 346), H403 [14JA]

Foreign countries: require additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs of study abroad (see H.R. 3551), H6136 [17SE]

FRS: establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (see H.R. 1866), H2306 [16AP]

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. 325), S673 [30JA]

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP): amend to require schools receiving funding to provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services (see H.R. 3834), H7253 [27OC]

Government regulations: prohibit from engaging in regulatory overreach relative to institutional eligibility under student aid provisions of the Higher Education Act (see S. 559), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 970), H1067 [13FE]

Health: promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (see H.R. 2062), H2497 [28AP]

——— support and encourage the health and well-being of elementary and secondary school students by enhancing physical and health education (see S. 418), S858 [9FE]

Health care professionals: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H8150 [5NO]

Higher Education Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 505), H7346 [29OC]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 2192), H2769 [30AP]

Hispanic Americans: authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving certain Higher Education Act grants to use such amounts to assist students in entering medical schools (see H.R. 2927), H4770 [25JN]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 2545), H3560 [21MY]

Homeless: require State report cards to include information on academic progress of homeless children in foster care (see H.R. 3221), H5523 [27JY]

Impact Aid Program: provide for temporary emergency funds for local educational agencies (see H.R. 2634), H3877 [3JN]

——— reauthorize (see S. 658), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 770), H853 [5FE] (see H.R. 1318), H1613 [4MR]

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program: reauthorize and strengthen (see S. 312), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1874), H2307 [16AP]

Information technology: increase out-of-school access to digital learning resources for eligible students to increase student and educator engagement (see S. 1606), S4297 [18JN] (see H.R. 3582), H6178 [18SE]

——— provide for more effective online education verification metrics (see H.R. 2004), H2463 [23AP]

Innovation Inspiration school grant program: establish (see S. 442), S900 [10FE]

Languages: award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs (see H.R. 3096), H5290 [16JY]

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. 690), S1383 [10MR]

Mental health: establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 2988), H4955 [8JY]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see S. 1945), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 2646), H3912 [4JN]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 2375), H3252 [15MY]

Minorities: increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1183), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 840), H916 [10FE]

National objectives: improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see H.R. 3790), H7089 [21OC]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 565), H639 [27JA]

National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent (SMART) Grants: restore for a certain number of award years (see H.R. 4221), H9269 [10DE]

National Student Loan Data System: increase students’ and borrowers’ access to student loan information and encourage improved outreach and communication with borrowers (see S. 445), S900 [10FE]

Native Americans: improve education (see S. 410), S858 [9FE] (see H.R. 1082), H1163 [25FE]

——— promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program (see S. 1419), S3237 [21MY]

——— provide grants to eligible entities to develop and maintain or improve and expand before school, afterschool, and summer school programs for Indian and Alaska Native students (see S. 1745), S4953 [9JY] (see H.R. 3252), H5588 [28JY]

——— provide State relief from Federal mandate to provide higher education opportunities for Native Americans (see H.R. 1089), H1164 [25FE]

——— support the education of Indian children through recruiting and retaining more teachers to Native American schools (see S. 1928), S6296 [4AU]

Native Hawaiian Education Act: strengthen (see S. 464), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 895), H981 [11FE]

Office of Rural Education Policy: establish (see H.R. 3369), H5766 [29JY]

Office of School Discipline Policy: establish (see H.R. 2797), H4431 [16JN]

Office of Specialized Instructional Support: establish (see H.R. 2378), H3252 [15MY]

Population: require State report cards to reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see S. 389), S832 [5FE]

——— require that annual State report cards reflect the same race groups as the decennial census of population (see H.R. 717), H810 [4FE]

Power resources: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities in the areas of clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate change mitigation and adaptation (see H.R. 2763), H4343 [12JN]

Principals: recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at high-need schools (see S. 476), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 930), H1033 [12FE]

Promise Neighborhoods: support (see H.R. 2882), H4650 [24JN]

Promise Neighborhoods program: establish (see S. 514), S983 [12FE]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 747), H852 [5FE]

Research: complete a data analysis study on the impacts of all income- or employment-based outcome measures of quality in higher education before issuing or implementing regulations utilizing such metrics (see H.R. 2815), H4491 [17JN]

——— 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 (see S. 227), S348 [21JA]

Rural areas: establish a scholarship program and loan forgiveness for rural educators and provide professional development grants for rural schools (see S. 2190), S7413 [21OC]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: include bullying and harassment prevention programs (see H.R. 3331), H5764 [29JY]

Schools: carry out a program of canceling certain Federal student loans of principals in high need schools (see H.R. 3925), H7741 [4NO]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 2022), H2464 [23AP]

——— encourage growth and replication of successful charter school models (see S. 102), S59 [7JA] (see S. 316), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 1639), H2033 [25MR]

——— 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. 2268), H2876 [12MY]

——— establish a full-service community schools grant program (see S. 1787), S5170 [16JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (see S. 1609), S4298 [18JN] (see H.R. 3346), H5765 [29JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (see S. 1166), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2186), H2769 [30AP]

——— establish a program to support the modernization, renovation, or repair of career and technical education facilities (see S. 1050), S2352 [22AP]

——— establish an awards program recognizing excellence exhibited by public school system employees providing services to students in pre-kindergarten through higher education (see H.R. 1519), H1803 [19MR]

——— establish grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 72), H38 [6JA]

——— provide grants to States for repair, renovation, and construction of elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1505), S3776 [4JN]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees (see S. 474), S982 [12FE] (see S. 856), S1781 [24MR]

——— require States to develop positive school climate and school discipline policies (see S. 811), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1435), H1768 [18MR]

——— strengthen charter school accountability and transparency, prevent fraud, and increase community involvement (see S. 1708), S4685 [7JY] (see H.R. 3795), H7089 [21OC]

Science: integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (see S. 1185), S2599 [4MY] (see H.R. 823), H915 [10FE]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage female students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2762), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (see H.R. 2773), H4381 [15JN]

——— support innovation (see S. 894), S2041 [26MR] (see H.R. 3959), H8150 [5NO]

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program: establish (see S. 402), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 794), H855 [5FE]

Sports: conduct a study on the causes of deaths related to high school football and formulate recommendations to prevent such deaths (see H.R. 3986), H8151 [5NO]

——— increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (see H.R. 2731), H4241 [11JN]

States: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (see S. 2310), S8159 [19NO] (see H.R. 3421), H5768 [29JY]

——— award grants to improve delivery of high quality assessments (see S. 197), S283 [20JA] (see H.R. 408), H429 [20JA]

——— ensure State control over academic standards (see H.R. 2803), H4490 [17JN]

——— provide for accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (see S. 37), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 193), H103 [7JA]

——— provide grants to ensure that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors (see S. 581), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 2105), H2653 [29AP]

——— provide grants to establish a comprehensive school counseling program (see H.R. 1079), H1163 [25FE]

Student loans: allow an individual to qualify for both teacher loan forgiveness and public service loan forgiveness (see H.R. 3366), H5766 [29JY]

——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs (see S. 2064), S6893 [22SE] (see H.R. 3964), H8151 [5NO]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (see S. 1102), S2431 [27AP] (see H.R. 2364), H3251 [15MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H1899 [24MR]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— improve and expand Coverdell education savings accounts (see S. 195), S283 [20JA]

Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund: amend (see H.R. 1751), H2152 [13AP]

Teachers: improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (see S. 2419), S8793 [17DE]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (see H.R. 848), H916 [10FE]

——— make grants for recruiting, training, and retaining individuals from underrepresented groups as elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 833), H916 [10FE]

——— provide for loan repayment for teachers in high-need schools (see S. 1892), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3359), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 2321), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide military spouses who participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program a waiver from the consecutive years of service requirement if their spouse is relocated pursuant to military orders (see H.R. 3684), H6835 [6OC]

——— require training for teachers in social and emotional learning programming (see H.R. 497), H531 [22JA]

Technology: award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 451), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 4021), H8240 [16NO]

21st Century Learning Centers: amend to strengthen afterschool programs to improve college and career readiness of students (see S. 899), S2110 [13AP]

Veterans: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student (see S. 604), S1162 [26FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1721 [17MR]

Virgin Islands: establish a program that enables college-bound residents to have greater choices among institutions of higher education by allowing students to pay in-State tuition in certain States (see H.R. 4191), H9079 [8DE]

World War II: provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans (see H.R. 4146), H8859 [1DE]

Cloture motions

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY], S8030, S8033 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]

Comparisons

Background check requirements for child care and school employees in Dept. of HHS Child Care and Development Block Grant program and Senator Toomey’s legislation on agencies receiving Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds, S1429 [11MR]

Conference reports

Every Student Succeeds Act (S. 1177), H8444–H8634 [30NO]

E-mails

Higher Education Extension Act: Mary Bodnar, S6993 [29SE]

——— Michael Bodnar, S6993 [29SE]

Letters

Allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1258 [26FE]

Budget aggregate and allocation revisions: Representative Tom Price, Committee on the Budget (House), H5115 [13JY]

District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization: Anita Bonds, District of Columbia Council, H7066 [21OC]

——— several District of Columbia Council members, H7062 [21OC]

——— several District of Columbia parents of schoolchildren, H7068 [21OC]

Higher Education Extension Act: Beverly Warren, Kent State University, S6993 [29SE]

——— James H. Page, University of Maine System, S6988 [29SE]

——— Marvin Krislov, Oberlin College & Conservatory, S6993 [29SE]

State education accountability systems requirement to provide additional resources to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement: Mary Kusler, National Education Association (excerpt), S5117 [15JY]

Lists

Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1132 [25FE]

Organizations supporting Casey amendment to S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, on improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4933 [9JY]

Organizations supporting conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8891 [2DE]

Organizations supporting Representative Robert C. Scott substitute amendment to H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1483 [27FE]

Motions

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7076 [21OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO], H8271 [17NO]

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), H4932 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Ann Arbor, MI: James B. Angell Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1597 [4NO]

——— Wines Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1656 [19NO]

Auburn, MA: Pakachoag School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1491 [20OC]

Bentleyville, PA: Bentworth High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1460 [9OC]

Business and industry: provide career education pathways in manufacturing and renewable energy, H6885, H6886 [7OC]

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (H.R. 645), H716, H717 [3FE]

Career and Technical Education Act: reauthorize, H992, H993 [12FE], H8436 [30NO]

Carmel, IN: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1537 [26OC]

Carrollton, TX: McCoy Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E308 [4MR]

Charter schools: encourage collaboration and sharing of best practices between charter schools and local education agencies, H1275, H1276 [26FE]

——— support as a critical part of education system and support opening more charter schools, H1274, H1275 [26FE]

Children and youth: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance, H1286 [26FE]

——— authorize local educational agencies and schools to carry out child sexual abuse awareness and prevention programs or activities (H.R. 3067), H5177 [15JY]

——— award grants to States to establish universal prekindergarten in public schools and public charter schools (H.R. 3604), E1352 [24SE]

——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce, H1298 [26FE]

——— promote youth athletic safety (H.R. 829), H5986 [16SE], E1324 [18SE], E1336 [22SE]

——— support accountability-based programs that enhance school safety and bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, H1279 [26FE], H8881 [2DE]

Clarkston, MI: Pine Knob Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H7168 [23OC]

Colleges and universities: combat campus sexual violence (H.R. 1310), E311 [4MR]

——— prohibit inclusion of mandatory arbitration clauses in federally funded school enrollment agreements, thereby restricting pursuit of legal claims against higher education institutions in court (H.R. 2079), H2479 [28AP]

——— protect students from higher education costs and increased student loan interest rates, H1669 [17MR], H2024–H2029 [25MR], H2409–H2411 [22AP], H6883–H6890 [7OC]

——— remove schools currently under investigation from list of viable transfer options for former Corinthian Colleges, Inc., students, H2669 [30AP]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (H.R. 4101), E1657 [19NO]

Copyrights: ensure teachers, parents, and other educational professionals receive education on the harms of copyright piracy in order to educate students to that end, H1271, H1272 [26FE]

Dallas, TX: Trinidad Garza Early College High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H7081 [21OC]

Dept. of Education: require States to identify ‘‘workforce critical subjects’’ for schools, H1265, H1266 [26FE]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), H7038, H7061–H7079 [21OC], E1507 [22OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 480), H7041–H7047 [21OC]

——— reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H7076 [21OC]

——— require schools that receive private school vouchers to certify that they provide each student with all applicable civil rights protections, H7076 [21OC]

——— restore requirement to evaluate private school vouchers using strongest possible research design and limit voucher students to no more than certain percentage of total school enrollment, H7073–H7076 [21OC]

Drugs: exclude certain marijuana-related offenses from drug-related offenses that result in students being barred from receiving Federal educational loans, grants, and work assistance (H.R. 3561), E1322 [18SE]

Eastchester, NY: Anne Hutchinson Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E132 [28JA]

Education: allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4912 [8JY]

——— award grants to States that enact laws making school attendance compulsory through the age of 17 (H.R. 2371), E723 [15MY]

——— establish grants to assist in cost of compensation paid by employers to recent college graduates and to provide funding for further education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (H.R. 73), H5162 [14JY]

——— importance of career and technical education, H1124 [25FE], H8436 [30NO]

——— prohibit Federal mandating, incentivizing, or coercing of States to adopt Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, content, or curricula (H.R. 524), H643 [28JA]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, H160 [9JA], H468, H469 [21JA], H538, H539 [26JA], H712 [3FE], H761 [4FE]

——— provide college and career-ready standards and set performance, growth, and graduation rate targets for all student subgroups, H4923, H4924 [8JY]

——— reform education system so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school (H.R. 4013), H8227 [16NO]

El Monte, CA: El Monte Union High School District recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E586 [27AP]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: anniversary, H2130, H2131 [13AP], E467, E469 [13AP]

——— prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), H5337 [22JY], H8271 [17NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, H8438 [30NO], H8868, H8874, H8884–H8894 [2DE], H9002 [3DE], H9216 [10DE], H9677 [17DE], E1702, E1704 [3DE], E1736 [8DE], E1741, E1745 [9DE], E1764 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8875–H8884 [2DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

Ethnic groups: provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, E1745 [9DE]

Evans, WV: Evans Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H6840 [7OC]

Executive Office of the President: proposal for Dept. of Education to provide an alternative to college accreditation for providers who develop partnerships with non-college accredited institutions, H8285 [18NO]

Federal aid programs: increase low-income student assistance funding for outlying areas (H.R. 851), E191 [10FE]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 1131), E259 [26FE]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (H.R. 1434), H1865–H1867 [24MR], H2025, H2028 [25MR], H2411 [22AP], H2968 [14MY]

——— authorize borrowers of loans to modify interest rate to be equal to interest rate at time of modification, H744 [3FE]

Federal Pell Grant Program: funding, H2670 [30AP]

——— reinstate eligibility for individuals incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions (H.R. 2521), E776 [21MY]

——— reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants (H.R. 242), H6799 [6OC]

Federal Perkins Loan Program: extend temporarily (H.R. 3594), H6279–H6281 [28SE], E1383 [29SE]

——— extend temporarily (H.R. 3594), Senate amendment, H9676 [17DE]

——— support continuation (H. Res. 294), H6280 [28SE]

Federal-State relations: allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1257–H1259 [26FE]

——— allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, H1277 [26FE]

——— allow States to use funding allocated for library resources and instructional materials to award grants to education professionals for restorative justice and conflict resolution training, H1273, H1274 [26FE]

——— allow States to use local educational agencies’ aid funds for apprenticeships and comprehensive career counseling, H1259, H1260 [26FE]

——— allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, H1283–H1285 [26FE]

——— appoint a neutral ombudsman to ensure K–12 textbooks are held to high academic standards, H1259 [26FE]

——— clarify definition of ‘‘school leader’’, H1283 [26FE]

——— develop a national research strategy for the collection, analysis, and assessment of student achievement data, H1290 [26FE]

——— disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]

——— encourage States and local educational agencies to establish and support effective dropout prevention and reentry programs, H1289 [26FE]

——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]

——— permit States and local education agencies to use funds designated for teacher training and retention to fund Pay for Success initiatives, H1270, H1271 [26FE]

——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1256, H1257 [26FE]

——— require school districts that use local educational agencies’ aid funds for afterschool and summer programs to report and describe activities in local plans, H1260, H1261 [26FE]

——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1261, H1262 [26FE]

——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262, H1263 [26FE]

——— require States to provide a description for college and career counseling opportunities for homeless youth in their State plan, H1289, H1290 [26FE]

——— require statewide family engagement centers to conduct adult and financial literacy training programs, H1276 [26FE]

——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255, H1256 [26FE]

——— 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), H985 [12FE], H1092 [24FE], H1121, H1138, H1142–H1150 [25FE], H1168, H1174, H1175, H1193–H1299 [26FE], H1393–H1483 [27FE], H2130 [13AP], H4014 [10JN], H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872, H4873, H4876, H4879, H4908–H4935 [8JY], H5337 [22JY], H5760 [29JY], H8652 [1DE], E262 [26FE], E274 [27FE], E1013 [8JY], E1021 [9JY], E1044, E1056 [13JY]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 121), H1126–H1134 [25FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 125), H1180–H1192 [26FE]

——— 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), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4879–H4887 [8JY]

——— 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), corrections in engrossment, H4946 [8JY]

——— 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), motion to recommit, H4933 [8JY]

Food Research and Action Center (organization): report on Dept. of Agriculture School Breakfast Program, H870 [10FE]

FRS: establish a grant program in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to establish centers of excellence in financial literacy education for young adults and families (H.R. 1866), E520 [16AP]

Georgetown, IN: Highland Hills Middle School named to National Forum To Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform ‘‘Schools to Watch’’ list, E196 [11FE]

Glen Gardner, NJ: Voorhees High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1464 [9OC]

Grass Valley, CA: William & Marian Ghidotti Early College High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H6751 [1OC]

Greensboro, GA: Lake Oconee Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E441 [26MR]

Holocaust: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (H.R. 2545), E786 [21MY]

Hot Springs, AR: Park Magnet School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H7402 [3NO]

Impact Aid Program: increase weight of non-connected children residing in public-private venture housing located on military property for the purposes of basic support payment calculations, H1281 [26FE]

——— reauthorize, H1376 [27FE]

Information technology: allow grants to be used for the creation and distribution of open access textbooks and open educational resources, H1278, H1279 [26FE]

International Education Week: observance, E1666 [19NO]

La Grange, IL: Ogden Avenue Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E26 [7JA]

——— Seventh Avenue Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E24 [7JA]

——— Spring Avenue Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E23 [7JA]

——— St. Cletus Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E27 [7JA]

Languages: award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language, H1294 [26FE]

Lawrence, NY: Rambam Mesivta recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1527 [23OC]

Liberty Corner, NJ: Liberty Corner School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1462 [9OC]

Local government: require school districts provide parents with information on any mandated assessments the student will have to take during the school year and any school district policy on assessment participation, H1274 [26FE]

Long Beach, CA: Los Cerritos Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, E845 [4JN]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, H52 [7JA], H362 [14JA], H1177 [26FE], H3402 [20MY]

——— make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 2646), H4008 [10JN], H4166 [11JN], H4963 [9JY], H5537 [28JY], H5985 [16SE], H6217 [24SE], H6826–H6832 [6OC], H7039 [21OC], H7261 [28OC], H8655 [1DE], H9086 [9DE], H10694 [18DE]

Minorities: increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H1254 [26FE]

Mount Vernon, IN: Farmersville Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H7099 [22OC]

National objectives: improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, H7262 [28OC]

Native Americans: ensure that Native American children do not attend school in dilapidated or deteriorating buildings, H1281–H1283 [26FE]

——— tribute to Miccosukee tribe for receiving flexibility to use Dept. of Education culturally responsive academic standards, E858 [9JN]

New Haven, MO: New Haven High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1449 [8OC]

New Mexico: improve Federal and State accountability for schools’ performance, H9002 [3DE]

North East, PA: North East High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H6710 [30SE]

Omaha, NE: Edward (Babe) Gomez Heritage Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, H3402 [20MY]

——— Wilson Focus School recipient of Dept. of Education Green Ribbon Schools award, H3402 [20MY]

Pensions: ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1291, H1292 [26FE], H8868 [2DE]

Poseyville, IN: North Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H7099 [22OC]

Preschool Development Grants program: funding, H988 [12FE]

Privacy: express importance of safeguarding students’ personally identifiable information, H1285 [26FE]

Religion: reaffirm right of students, teachers, and school administrators to free exercise of religion, H1292, H1293 [26FE]

Rural areas: authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales, H1296, H1297 [26FE]

Schools: delay implementation of State funding allocation formulas to ensure funding for schools serving high percentages of students in poverty, H1265 [26FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 2268), E673 [12MY]

——— establish a competitive grant program to foster expansion and replication of excellent public charter schools, H8881 [2DE]

——— establish a full-service community schools grant program, H8888 [2DE]

——— provide for intensive care reading labs and for specialization of school staffing for the purposes of basic skills in language arts, math, and science, H1280 [26FE]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, H1174 [26FE]

——— require local education agencies to collaborate with Head Start agencies to carry out early childhood education activities, H1263 [26FE]

Science: integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education, H1102 [24FE]

——— integrate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education into elementary and secondary instruction, encourage STEM professional development, and support research on engineering education (H.R. 823), H872 [10FE]

——— provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) (H.R. 2773), E895 [15JN]

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program: establish, H8887 [2DE]

Sports: increase accountability of nonprofit athletic associations and establish a commission to identify and examine issues of national concern relative to intercollegiate athletics (H.R. 2731), H4246 [12JN]

States: allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, H4911, H4912 [8JY]

——— provide grants to establish a comprehensive school counseling program, H993 [12FE]

——— require States to identify ‘‘workforce critical subjects’’ for schools, H1265, H1266 [26FE]

Summit, NJ: Oratory Preparatory School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1444 [7OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (H.R. 1581), H1856 [24MR]

——— improve accountability and ensure proper oversight of taxpayer funded grants, H1291 [26FE]

Teachers: allow funding targeted for teacher professional development to be used on early childhood education-focused teacher development, H1272, H1273 [26FE]

——— improve teacher and principal effectiveness by investing in evidence-based best practices in training, evaluation, and support (H.R. 848), H4882 [8JY]

21st Century Community Learning Centers: funding, H1188 [26FE]

Tyrone, PA: Tyrone Area High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1461 [9OC]

University of New Hampshire: anniversary of Educational Talent Search, E1515 [22OC]

Urbandale, IA: Webster Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1496 [21OC]

Westfield, IN: Oak Trace Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1536 [26OC]

White House Initiative on Educational Excellance for Hispanics: anniversary, H7012 [20OC], E1534 [26OC], E1543 [27OC], E1606 [5NO]

Youngsville, PA: Youngsville High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H6710 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska Native Education Equity program: reform, S5055 [14JY]

American Dream Accounts: authorize to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students, S5048 [14JY], S5140 [16JY]

Berne, IN: South Adams High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]

Carmel, IN: Our Lady of Mount Carmel recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]

Charter schools: allow flexibility in establishing charter school authorizer standards, S5147 [16JY]

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 (S. 1369), S3062 [19MY]

——— allow States to use Pay for Success initiatives funding to improve quality and coordination of early learning and care services, S4671 [7JY], S5143 [16JY]

——— allow use of funds for programs and activities that promote volunteerism and community service, S4908, S4915 [9JY]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities, S4673 [7JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities (S. 251), S467 [26JA]

——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career, S8460 [8DE]

——— ensure States will ensure unique needs of students at all levels of schooling, S5144 [16JY]

——— establish grants to support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming, S4896 [8JY]

——— improve the public school system to help the disadvantaged and reduce child poverty, S1053–S1055 [24FE]

——— include specialized instructional support personnel in literacy development of children, S5143 [16JY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote minimum State requirements for prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports (S. 988), S2249 [16AP]

——— provide for a study on increasing the effectiveness of existing services and programs intended to benefit children, S4831 [8JY]

——— reform parental notification and opt-out of certain required educational assessments, S5038, S5039, S5045, S5046 [14JY]

——— require State plans to include support for the education of children facing substance abuse in the home, S5143, S5145 [16JY]

——— require State report cards to include information on graduation rates of homeless children and children in foster care, S5034 [14JY]

——— substance abuse recovery support services for students funding, S4909, S4915 [9JY]

Civil liberties: ensure student data handled by private companies is protected, S4992 [13JY]

——— establish a commission to develop procedures to regulate use of, and ensure protection of student personal data, S4672 [7JY], S4992, S4996, S4998 [13JY]

Climate: establish competitive grant program for States to develop and improve educational materials and teacher training on climate change science and solutions, S5115 [15JY]

Colleges and universities: combat campus sexual violence (S. 590), S2325 [22AP]

——— eliminate tuition at public colleges and universities, reduce interest rates and allow for refinancing of student loans, expand work study program, and simplify student aid application process (S. 1373), S3278 [22MY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to encourage the use of college savings accounts, S1882 [25MR]

——— establish fair and consistent eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside the U.S. and Canada (S. 1374), S3301 [22MY]

——— impact of government regulations on higher education, S1100, S1103 [25FE], S3667–S3669 [3JN]

——— improve determination of cohort default rates, provide for enhanced civil penalties, and require executives and owners to assume liability relative to for-profit colleges, S8448 [8DE]

——— provide for higher education reform (S. 1355), S7765 [4NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response, S4929 [9JY]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S1454–S1456 [12MR], S2446 [28AP], S2714 [7MY], S3907 [9JN], S5503 [23JY], S6252 [4AU], S6996 [29SE], S7761–S7767 [4NO], S8448 [8DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to the 90–10 rule and military and veterans’ education benefits, S2463–S2466 [28AP], S6252 [4AU]

——— 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 (S. 1664), S7898 [10NO]

——— simplify college financial aid application and repayment processes, streamline Federal grant and loan programs, reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, and discourage over-borrowing (S. 108), S61–S66 [7JA], S3668 [3JN]

——— support community college and industry partnerships, S3042 [19MY], S7078 [1OC]

——— support community college and industry partnerships (S. 2222), S7807 [5NO]

——— update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes (S. 1195), S2652 [5MY]

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate): priorities, S174 [13JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8461 [8DE], S8528 [9DE], S8568–S8570 [10DE], S8657–S8659 [15DE]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response, S4929 [9JY]

——— restore certain Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native education programs, S4830 [8JY], S5026 [14JY]

——— Rural Education Achievement Program funding, S8458 [8DE]

Depts. of Education and the Interior: conduct study on elementary and secondary education in rural or poverty areas of Indian country to identify Federal barriers that restrict tribes from implementing regional policies, S4814 [8JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

District of Columbia: reauthorize funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers (S. 2171), S7274 [8OC]

Ecology and environment: promote environmental education (S. 492), S987 [12FE]

Education: allow schools, districts, nonprofits, and small businesses to develop proposals based on the specific needs of the community, S4671 [7JY]

——— allow States and local governments to renegotiate contracts and to reallocate money and policies in more effective ways, S4672 [7JY]

——— clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered, S5026 [14JY]

——— encourage science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in elementary and secondary instruction and encourage STEM professional development, S6765 [16SE]

——— ensure local governance of education, S4915 [9JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to promote the importance of civic and government education, S1967 [26MR]

——— establish a spending-neutral reserve fund to allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, S1857 [25MR], S1990 [26MR]

——— establish partnerships between schools, businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations to improve student learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4936 [9JY]

——— expand pre-school programs for children of low- and moderate-income families, S2003 [26MR]

——— expand science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) funding, S4920 [9JY], S5148 [16JY]

——— impose a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers to raise revenue to establish a program to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S1877 [25MR], S1987 [26MR]

——— improve early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4929–S4933, S4936 [9JY], S5025, S5029–S5033, S5044 [14JY], S5098, S5111, S5114 [15JY], S5142, S5143, S5149 [16JY]

——— improve public school system by implementing local control funding formulas, expanding charter schools, and providing support services to at-risk students, S5124 [15JY]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects, S4820, S4821 [8JY], S4926 [9JY]

——— improve teacher and principal retention in schools serving Indian and Alaska Native students, S4920 [9JY]

——— improve the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program, expand educational choices for the disabled, and establish a scholarship program for military children (S. 265), S5027 [14JY]

——— include community partners and intermediaries in the planning and delivery of education and related programs, S5056 [14JY]

——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs, S8561 [9DE]

——— partner with current and recently retired science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals and tailor educational resources to engage students and teachers in STEM, S5143 [16JY]

——— prohibit Federal education mandates, S4990 [13JY]

——— promote advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs, S4936 [9JY]

——— promote local authority over school districts in both regulatory and guidance process and limit role of Federal Government, S4678 [7JY]

——— proposal to provide two years of free tuition for qualifying community college students, S302 [21JA], S519 [27JA]

——— provide for State-determined assessment and accountability systems for testing, S5139 [16JY]

——— provide professional development and training to schools to ensure teachers and principals have necessary knowledge and skills to address chronic absenteeism, S4920 [9JY]

——— reauthorize 21st century community learning centers, S4936 [9JY], S5054 [14JY]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals, S4673 [7JY]

——— strengthen connections to early childhood education programs, S5115 [15JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow use of Title I funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— amend, S2456 [28AP]

——— reauthorize, S1053–S1055 [24FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), S4659, S4661–S4680 [7JY], S4805–S4831, S4895 [8JY], S4901, S4902, S4904–S4915, S4920–S4937, S4940, S4984 [9JY], S4989–S4998, S5001, S5018, S5019 [13JY], S5022–S5057, S5090 [14JY], S5091–S5104, S5106–S5117, S5120, S5123–S5125 [15JY], S5133–S5154, S5167 [16JY], S5206, S5207 [21JY], S7536 [27OC], S7557 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), conference report, S8237 [1DE], S8425, S8426 [3DE], S8445, S8450–S8454, S8457–S8471, S8476, S8504 [8DE], S8507–S8514, S8523–S8525, S8528, S8532–S8535, S8561 [9DE], S8564, S8565, S8596 [10DE]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), House amendment, S8029–S8034 [18NO]

——— reauthorize (S. 1177), unanimous-consent agreement, S4913 [9JY], S5097, S5115, S5125 [15JY], S5143 [16JY]

Employment: establish grant program to promote reforms in workforce education and skills training for manufacturing in States and metropolitan areas (S. 1542), S7077 [1OC]

——— promote career readiness indicators and career counseling for students (S. 478), S985 [12FE], S7076 [1OC]

——— 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 (S. 191), S463 [26JA]

Ethnic groups: provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, S4809, S4826, S4830 [8JY]

Federal Direct Loan Program: allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness (S. 1556), S4106 [11JN]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans, S1840–S1843 [25MR], S2209 [15AP]

——— allow certain borrowers to refinance current loans (S. 793), S1632 [18MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan and reducing overlapping student loan repayment plans, S1838, S1842 [25MR], S2209 [15AP]

——— establish a simplified income-driven student loan repayment plan, new and notification about repayment options, and loan forgiveness for the total and permanently disabled, S63 [7JA]

——— revise counseling requirements for certain student loan borrowers (S. 2043), S6702 [16SE]

Federal Pell Grant Program: allow the awarding of job training Federal Pell Grants (S. 1900), S6189 [30JY]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase access to higher education for low-income individuals through the Federal Pell Grant Program, S1970, S1987, S1988 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reinstate year-round access to Pell Grants, S1971 [26MR]

——— fund through mandatory appropriations for a certain period and index future amounts for inflation, S8329 [3DE]

——— funding, S1988 [26MR]

——— increase for the children of fallen police officers, firefighters, and other public safety officers, S179 [13JA]

Federal Perkins Loan Program: extend temporarily, S8590 [10DE]

——— extend temporarily (H.R. 3594), S6988–S6990, S6992–S6994, S7001 [29SE], S7028–S7032, S7043 [30SE], S7398–S7404, S7408 [21OC], S8704–S8707, S8708 [16DE]

——— extend temporarily (H.R. 3594), unanimous-consent request, S7029 [30SE], S7398 [21OC]

——— support continuation (S. Res. 267), S6989 [29SE], S7028 [30SE]

Federal-State relations: support State and local accountability for public education, S2165 [14AP], S4661–S4669 [7JY], S4812 [8JY]

——— 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), S4906 [9JY]

Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]

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, S2235–S2237 [16AP]

FTC: prohibit the marketing of electronic cigarettes to children, S4929 [9JY]

Granger, IN: Prairie Vista Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]

——— St. Pius X Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8541 [9DE]

Higher Education Act: reauthorize, S3667 [3JN]

Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program: reauthorize and strengthen, S4673 [7JY], S4814, S4815 [8JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— reauthorize and strengthen (S. 312), S656 [29JA]

Lafayette, IN: Murdock Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8482 [8DE]

Martinsville, IN: Centerton Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8436 [7DE]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (S. 1945), S6924 [24SE], S7235 [8OC], S7381–S7383 [21OC]

——— provide educators with training to identify mental illness in students and services for those at risk, S4896 [8JY]

——— provide grants to integrate behavior and mental health programs into schools, S5116 [15JY]

Minot, ME: Minot Consolidated School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7217 [7OC]

Mount Vernon, IN: Farmersville Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8436 [7DE]

Native Americans: promote academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S4936 [9JY], S5055 [14JY]

——— provide resources needed to study and review Native American language medium schools and programs, S5144 [16JY]

——— restore certain Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education programs, S4830 [8JY], S5026 [14JY]

No Child Left Behind Act: reform, S175–S179 [13JA], S2392 [23AP]

Poseyville, IN: North Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8482 [8DE]

Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) program: expand to include violence prevention activities, S5143, S5144 [16JY]

Promise Neighborhoods program: establish, S5143 [16JY]

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 (S. 227), S8830, S8831 [17DE]

Rural Education Achievement Program: funding, S8458 [8DE]

Schools: add career and technical education as a core academic subject, S4914, S4915 [9JY]

——— allow funds to be used for a site resource coordinator, S4913 [9JY], S4991 [13JY]

——— allow use of funds by States to pay for efficiency reviews of schools, S4935 [9JY]

——— amend definitions of eligible technology and technology readiness survey and provide a restriction on funds, S5144 [16JY]

——— award grants for support of full-service community schools, S5142 [16JY]

——— diversion of public education funding to private schools in the form of vouchers to allow for school choice, S4823–S4825 [8JY]

——— ensure that smoking bans include electronic cigarettes, S4929 [9JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools, S4928 [9JY]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools (S. 1609), S4301 [18JN]

——— establish a pilot grant program to support career and technical education exploration programs in middle schools and high schools (S. 1166), S7077 [1OC]

——— provide for early college high school and dual or concurrent enrollment opportunities, S5035 [14JY]

——— require criminal background checks for school employees, S1345–S1347 [10MR], S1405, S1427–S1430 [11MR], S1570–S1572 [17MR], S4673, S4676 [7JY], S4825, S4828 [8JY], S4907, S4908, S4914 [9JY], S8476 [8DE]

——— require State accountability systems to provide additional resources and support to schools with low graduation rates, low-performing subgroups, or well-below average achievement, S5098, S5114, S5117 [15JY]

——— require State report cards to include rates of enrollment in postsecondary education, and remediation rates, for high schools, S5144 [16JY]

——— support professional development to help students prepare for postsecondary education and the workforce, S5143 [16JY]

——— support State assessments of school facilities, S5143 [16JY]

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program: establish, S4936 [9JY]

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, S4819, S4831 [8JY], S5027, S5028 [14JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, S4821 [8JY], S4910–S4913 [9JY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement (S. 2310), S8164 [19NO]

——— allow States to use consolidated administration funds to pay for fiscal support teams, S4670 [7JY]

——— award grants to improve delivery of high quality assessments, S5114 [15JY]

——— encourage States to reform accountability system to include measures that demonstrate students are ready for postsecondary education or the workforce, S4997, S4998 [13JY]

——— ensure timely and meaningful consultation between State educational agencies and Governors in the development of State plans, S4915 [9JY]

——— provide for accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S4673 [7JY], S4817, S4824 [8JY], S4933 [9JY], S5116 [15JY], S5147 [16JY], S8457 [8DE]

——— provide for accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning (S. 37), S19 [6JA]

——— require State report cards to include information about postsecondary enrollment rates at public and State institutions, S4989, S4991 [13JY]

——— require States to identify and support students at risk of dropping out of middle school, S5056 [14JY]

——— require to provide an assurance regarding cross-tabulation of student data, S5144 [16JY]

Student loans: extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs, S8460 [8DE]

——— provide for institutional risk sharing in the Federal student loan programs (S. 1102), S2433 [27AP]

Teachers: improve quality and accountability for educator preparation programs (S. 2419), S8795 [17DE]

Technology: award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system, S4671 [7JY]

Valley, ND: Washington Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8013 [17NO]

Valparaiso, IN: Memorial Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8436 [7DE]

Westfield, IN: Oak Trace Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S8483 [8DE]

Women: ensure States have resources necessary to enforce Title IX, promoting gender equality, S4895 [8JY]

York, ME: Coastal Ridge Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S7216 [7OC]

Yudin, Michael K.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, S3631 [2JN]

Reports

No Child Left Behind Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S177 [13JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 114–29), H1162 [25FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act and H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 10, District of Columbia Funding for Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program Private School Vouchers Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 480) (H. Rept. 114–300), H7026 [20OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3020) (H. Rept. 114–195), H5087 [10JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1695) (S. Rept. 114–74), S4646 [25JN]

District of Columbia Funding for Public Schools, Charter Schools, and Opportunity Scholarship Program Private School Vouchers Reauthorization: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 114–292), H6980 [16OC]

Every Student Succeeds Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1177) (H. Rept. 114–354), H8644 [30NO]

Insert H.R. 5 Language in Lieu and Request Conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

Nomination of Ericka M. Miller To Be Assistant Sec. of Education for Postsecondary Education: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2244 [16AP]

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), S2244 [16AP]

Strengthening Education Through Research Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 227), S771 [4FE]

Student Success Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 114–24), H1084 [20FE]

Statements

Every Student Succeeds Act: Representatives Rokita and Kline, H8894 [2DE]

——— Senator Alexander, S8237 [1DE]

Fixing No Child Left Behind Act—Innovation To Better Meet the Needs of Students: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S765 [4FE]

Higher Education Act Reauthorization—Evaluating Accreditation’s Role in Ensuring Quality: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S4947 [9JY]

Its Time To Fix No Child Left Behind: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S417 [22JA]

School Choice: Senator Alexander, S765 [4FE]

Student Success Act: Executive Office of the President, H1148 [25FE]

Support State and Local Accountability for Public Education: Senator Alexander, S2165 [14AP]

Supporting Teachers and School Leaders: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S585 [28JA]

Task Force on Government Regulation of Higher Education: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S1101–S1103 [25FE]

Summaries

Financial Aid Simplification and Transparency Act (S. 108), S65 [7JA], S3669 [3JN]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178): Alexander Amendment Requiring Criminal Background Checks for School Employees, S1430 [11MR]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H5115 [13JY]

Committee on Appropriations (House) budget authority and outlay allocations revisions, H5115 [13JY]

Five-year estimates of Federal allotments and number of children served by improved early learning opportunities for prekindergarten children, S4932 [9JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 121, consideration of H.R. 529, tax treatment of certain education savings plans improvement and H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1126 [25FE]

H. Res. 125, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1180 [26FE]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H4879 [8JY]

H. Res. 480, consideration of H.R. 10, District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization and H.R. 692, Default Prevention Act, H7041 [21OC]

H. Res. 526, insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference on S. 1177, Student Success Act, H8254 [17NO]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act and conference report on S. 1177, Every Student Succeeds Act, H8875 [2DE]

H.R. 5, Student Success Act, H1194–H1253 [26FE]

H.R. 10, District of Columbia funding for public schools, charter schools, and the Opportunity Scholarship Program providing private school vouchers reauthorization, H7070–H7073 [21OC]

H.R. 3594, Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act, S8708 [16DE], H9676 [17DE]

H.R. 3594, Higher Education Extension Act, H6279 [28SE]

S. 396, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S834–S836 [5FE]

S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S1712–S1716 [23MR]

S. 988, Protecting Student Athletes From Concussions Act, S2250 [16AP]

S. 1122, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act, S2479 [28AP]

S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act, S5326–S5428 [21JY]

S. 1369, Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act, S3062 [19MY]

S. 1374, Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act, S3063 [19MY]

S. 1556, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 1557, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 2176, Affordable College Textbook Act, S7276 [8OC]

S. 2272, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7916 [10NO]

S. Res. 267, support continuation of Dept. of Education Federal Perkins Loan Program, S6941 [24SE]

Tributes

Duncan, Sec. of Education, S8738 [17DE]