H.R. 2617 would direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to high-need local educational agencies to establish teaching residency programs.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log in to editPreparing Excellent Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the wikiElementary and beSecondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the firstSecretary of Education to providemake competitive, three-year, matching grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and support teacher residency programs under which residents engage in rigorous master's level coursework at a detailed summarycollege or university with which the LEA has an agreement while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship alongside a mentor teacher.

Requires mentor teachers to have at least five years of teaching experience at a school in the high-need LEA and a master's degree in education or teaching.

Requires program participants to attain full state teaching certification prior to completing the program and accept placement for at least five academic years thereafter in a school chosen by the bill!)high-need LEA.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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Latest Major Action: 6/7/2007:7/24/2007: Referred to House committee.subcommittee. Status: Referred to the House CommitteeSubcommittee on EducationEarly Childhood, Elementary, and Labor.Secondary Education.
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