ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Dept. of Education: 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]

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]

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

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

Appointments

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

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

Bills and resolutions

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— provide career education pathways in manufacturing (see H.R. 645), H702 [2FE]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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]

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]

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

——— 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]

——— improve early education (see S. 317), S653 [29JA]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (see S. 355), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 3141), H5330 [21JY]

——— support the community schools model (see H.R. 718), H810 [4FE]

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

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]

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]

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

Reauthorize (see S. 1177), S2568 [30AP]

Reauthorize (S. 1177): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]

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

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 311), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 2902), H4769 [25JN]

——— 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]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals (see S. 882), S2041 [26MR]

——— require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired (see S. 63), S58 [7JA]

——— 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]

Cloture motions

Reauthorize (S. 1177), S5002 [13JY], S5098 [15JY], S5149 [16JY], S8030, S8033 [18NO]

——— 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]

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]

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 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

Dept. of Education: 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]

Reauthorize (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO], H8271 [17NO]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, H2130, H2131 [13AP], E467, E469 [13AP]

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

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

——— 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 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— reauthorize Impact Aid Program, H1376 [27FE]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

Education: 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]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (H.R. 3141), H7267 [28OC], E1093 [21JY]

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

——— 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]

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

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

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, E1745 [9DE]

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

Remarks in Senate

Amend, S2456 [28AP]

Children and youth: 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]

Dept. of Education: allow flexibility in establishing charter school authorizer standards, S5147 [16JY]

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

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

——— 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 opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, S4821 [8JY]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— establish Promise Neighborhoods program, S5143 [16JY]

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

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

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

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

——— promote environmental education (S. 492), S987 [12FE]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 312), S656 [29JA]

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

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

——— 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 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 about postsecondary enrollment rates at public and State institutions, S4989, S4991 [13JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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]

Education: amend accountability provisions, S5106–S5110 [15JY]

——— improve early education (S. 317), S1839 [25MR]

——— 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 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]

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

——— require local educational agencies to inform parents of any State or local agency policy, procedure, or parental right regarding student participation in mandated assessments for that school year, S5039, S5040, S5045 [14JY]

——— require States to establish a limit on the aggregate amount of time spent on assessments, S5045 [14JY], S5114 [15JY], S7536 [27OC]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training, S4927 [9JY], S8460 [8DE]

——— support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training (S. 355), S738 [3FE]

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

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]

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

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]

——— 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]

——— House amendment, S8029–S8034 [18NO]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S4608 [24JN], S5125 [15JY], S5143 [16JY]

Reauthorize (S. 1177), unanimous-consent agreement, S4913 [9JY], S5097, S5115 [15JY]

Reform, S175–S179 [13JA], S2392 [23AP]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, S5041 [14JY], S5111 [15JY]

——— allow use of Title I funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools, S5144 [16JY]

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

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals, S8457 [8DE]

——— reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals (S. 882), S2050 [26MR]

——— 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]

Title I: funding formula reform, S4825 [8JY], S5030, S5035, S5038, S5044, S5051–S5054 [14JY], S5108, S5117 [15JY], S5141, S5148 [16JY]

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]

Every Child Achieves Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1177), S2566 [30AP]

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]

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

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Education: 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 [26FE]

Statements

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

——— Senator Alexander, S8237 [1DE]

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

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

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

Summaries

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

Safe, Healthy, and Ready To Learn Report: Futures Without Violence (organization), S5042 [14JY]

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. 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]

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

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

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