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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2493-2494) Bill TextA bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires various grantee and subgrantee activities designed to expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students by improving their teachers' professional development programs offered through [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E418-419) Bill TextTo improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires various grantee and subgrantee activities designed to expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students by improving their teachers' professional development programs offered through institutions [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership program in foreign languages that provides matching incentive payments to partnerships composed of state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. Requires such partnerships to establish, improve, or expand model programs of foreign language learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase the number of high school graduates who attain advanced proficiency in at least one foreign language. Requires each model program to have a dimension allowing the student to gain an understanding of the historic, geographic, cultural, economic, and other contextual [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for core curriculum development. 9/19/2007--Introduced. Access to Complete Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to promote and strengthen as an integral part of the curriculum one or more of the subjects of music and arts, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, history, geography, and physical education and health. Gives priority to LEAs that have greatest numbers or percentages of children from families below the poverty line. Requires grantees to coordinate, to the extent practicable, their programs to promote or strengthen education in such subjects with opportunities provided by public or private cultural entities, including museums, education associations, libraries, and theaters.
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Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextTo celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name "America", and for other purposes. 7/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Celebrates the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name "America" to describe areas in the Western Hemisphere. Honors the explorations of Amerigo Vespucci and other navigators who contributed to the discovery of the Western Hemisphere. Acknowledges the significance of Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 map of the world and accompanying book, "Cosmographiae Introductio" which changed the accepted geographical view of the world and first officially used the name "America." Encourages the inhabitants of all countries of the Western Hemisphere who have the privilege to share this great name "America" to join with the House of Representatives and citizens of the United States of America in this historic celebration.
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Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Star Print ordered on S. 562. Bill TextA bill to provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. 2/13/2007--Introduced. No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise requirements relating to annual yearly progress (AYP) of students and schools, statewide and local accountability systems, special education, limited English proficiency students, funding levels and academic assessment deferrals, highly qualified teachers, and reading activities. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to modify an AYP timeline. Allows states to use: (1) additional types of statewide models and systems for measuring all students' progress; and (2) alternative assessments, designated by their individualized education program plan teams, for students with disabilities. Gives states an option to include as limited English proficiency students, until they complete secondary school,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for core curriculum development. 9/19/2007--Introduced. Access to Complete Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to promote and strengthen as an integral part of the curriculum one or more of the subjects of music and arts, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, history, geography, and physical education and health. Gives priority to LEAs that have greatest numbers or percentages of children from families below the poverty line. Requires grantees to coordinate, to the extent practicable, their programs to promote or strengthen education in such subjects with opportunities provided by public or private cultural entities, including museums, education associations, libraries, and theaters.
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Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership program in foreign languages. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership program in foreign languages that provides matching incentive payments to partnerships composed of state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. Requires such partnerships to establish, improve, or expand model programs of foreign language learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase the number of high school graduates who attain advanced proficiency in at least one foreign language. Requires each model program to have a dimension allowing the student to gain an understanding of the historic, geographic, cultural, economic, and other contextual [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Authors and authorship, Books, Commemorations, History, Humanities, Latin America, Maps, Names, Natural resources, North America, Western Hemisphere
Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. Bill TextTo celebrate the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name "America", and for other purposes. 7/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Celebrates the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name "America" to describe areas in the Western Hemisphere. Honors the explorations of Amerigo Vespucci and other navigators who contributed to the discovery of the Western Hemisphere. Acknowledges the significance of Martin Waldseemuller's 1507 map of the world and accompanying book, "Cosmographiae Introductio" which changed the accepted geographical view of the world and first officially used the name "America." Encourages the inhabitants of all countries of the Western Hemisphere who have the privilege to share this great name "America" to join with the House of Representatives and citizens of the United States of America in this historic celebration.
Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Communications, Conferences, Curricula, Distance education, Education, Educational accountability, Educational innovations, Educational research, Educational technology, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Foreign policy, Geographic information systems, Higher education, International affairs, International education, Secondary education, Teacher education, Technology
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2493-2494) Bill TextA bill to improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires various grantee and subgrantee activities designed to expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students by improving their teachers' professional development programs offered through [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Academic performance, Budgets, Communications, Conferences, Curricula, Distance education, Education, Educational accountability, Educational innovations, Educational research, Educational technology, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Federal aid to education, Foreign policy, Geographic information systems, Higher education, International affairs, International education, Secondary education, Teacher education, Technology
Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E418-419) Bill TextTo improve and expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students in the United States by improving professional development programs for kindergarten through grade 12 teachers offered through institutions of higher education. 2/28/2007--Introduced. Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires various grantee and subgrantee activities designed to expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students by improving their teachers' professional development programs offered through institutions [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Citizenship education, Communications, Department of Education, Disabled, Economic policy, Economic theory, Education, Educational accountability, Educational tests, Elementary and secondary education, English language, Executive departments, Federal aid to education, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Higher education, History, Law, Policy sciences, Politics and government, Reading, Rural affairs, Rural education, Secondary education, Social sciences, Special education, State and local government, Teacher education, Teachers
Latest Action: 02/27/2007 - Star Print ordered on S. 562. Bill TextA bill to provide for flexibility and improvements in elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. 2/13/2007--Introduced. No Child Left Behind Flexibility and Improvements Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise requirements relating to annual yearly progress (AYP) of students and schools, statewide and local accountability systems, special education, limited English proficiency students, funding levels and academic assessment deferrals, highly qualified teachers, and reading activities. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to modify an AYP timeline. Allows states to use: (1) additional types of statewide models and systems for measuring all students' progress; and (2) alternative assessments, designated by their individualized education program plan teams, for students with disabilities. Gives states an option to include as limited English proficiency students, until they complete secondary school,[...] show full description
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