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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10813-10814) Bill TextA bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for school improvement, comprehensive, high-quality multi-year induction and mentoring for new teachers, and professional development for experienced teachers, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist low-achieving, high-need schools that serve a high proportion of low-income students in implementing: (1) comprehensive, coherent, high-quality induction and mentoring programs for teachers during at least their first two years of full-time teaching; and (2) ongoing, high-impact professional development programs for teachers, principals, and administrators. Requires the induction and professional development programs to be: (1) integrated and aligned; (2) aligned with the state's school improvement [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo provide a grant program for gifted and talented students, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies for the development or expansion of gifted and talented education programs, and the provision of direct educational services and materials. Specifies that such gifted and talented education programs include: (1) professional development for such students' teachers; (2) the implementation of innovative educational strategies; (3) making materials and services available through state regional educational service centers, institutions of higher education, or other entities; and (4) providing challenging, high-level coursework through technology.
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, and for other purposes. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Gifted and Talented Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include teacher quality enhancement programs relating to the needs of gifted and talented students among authorized uses of title II grants for states and partnerships.
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Budgets, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Employers' liability, Federal aid to education, Fraud, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Immigration, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, Nurses, Physical therapy, Recruiting of employees, Scholarships, Transfer of employees, Visas, Whistle blowing
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Introduced. Global Competitiveness Act of 2008 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural workers). Revises H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) provisions regarding: (1) recapture of unused visas (including a recapture fee); (2) visa increases and increases for exemptions from numerical limitations for aliens with higher education degrees; (3) increased employer petition fees; (4) employer restrictions on outsourcing, advertising, and hiring; and (5) enforcement, information sharing, and labor application penalty increases. Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 regarding: (1) recapture of unused employment-based immigrant visas and redistribution to specified employment [...] show full description
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Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Admission of nonimmigrants, Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Budgets, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Elementary and secondary education, Employers' liability, Federal aid to education, Fraud, Governmental investigations, Higher education, Immigration, Labor, Law, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, Nurses, Physical therapy, Recruiting of employees, Scholarships, Transfer of employees, Visas, Whistle blowing
Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to provide emergency relief for United States businesses and industries currently employing temporary foreign workers and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Introduced. Global Competitiveness Act of 2008 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the annual cap exemption for returning H-2B aliens (temporary nonagricultural workers). Revises H-1B nonimmigrant visa (specialty occupation) provisions regarding: (1) recapture of unused visas (including a recapture fee); (2) visa increases and increases for exemptions from numerical limitations for aliens with higher education degrees; (3) increased employer petition fees; (4) employer restrictions on outsourcing, advertising, and hiring; and (5) enforcement, information sharing, and labor application penalty increases. Amends the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 regarding: (1) recapture of unused employment-based immigrant visas and redistribution to specified employment [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Children, Communications, Community and school, Continuing education, Curricula, Disabled, Education, Education of the disadvantaged, Educational accountability, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, English language, Families, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Illiteracy, Language arts, Learning, Literacy programs, Mentoring, Parent-school relationships, Performance measurement, Rating of teachers, School administration, School districts, Secondary education, Special education, Standards, Teacher education, Teaching, Technology, Welfare
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10813-10814) Bill TextA bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for school improvement, comprehensive, high-quality multi-year induction and mentoring for new teachers, and professional development for experienced teachers, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist low-achieving, high-need schools that serve a high proportion of low-income students in implementing: (1) comprehensive, coherent, high-quality induction and mentoring programs for teachers during at least their first two years of full-time teaching; and (2) ongoing, high-impact professional development programs for teachers, principals, and administrators. Requires the induction and professional development programs to be: (1) integrated and aligned; (2) aligned with the state's school improvement [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Continuing education, Curricula, Distance education, Education, Educational innovations, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to Indians, Government information, Government paperwork, Higher education, Indian education, Indians, Minorities, School districts, Secondary education, Teacher education, Teaching materials, Telecommunication
Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo provide a grant program for gifted and talented students, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies for the development or expansion of gifted and talented education programs, and the provision of direct educational services and materials. Specifies that such gifted and talented education programs include: (1) professional development for such students' teachers; (2) the implementation of innovative educational strategies; (3) making materials and services available through state regional educational service centers, institutions of higher education, or other entities; and (4) providing challenging, high-level coursework through technology.
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Bill TextTo amend title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase teacher familiarity with the educational needs of gifted and talented students, and for other purposes. 1/10/2007--Introduced. Gifted and Talented Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include teacher quality enhancement programs relating to the needs of gifted and talented students among authorized uses of title II grants for states and partnerships.
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