WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Literacy programs

S. 3627, The Every Student Counts Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3627 would improve the calculation of, the reporting of, and the accountability for, secondary school graduation rates....

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H.R. 7116, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States to include certain students with disabilities in the calculation of graduation rates, and to assess limited English proficient students who have been in the United States for 5 or more consecutive years

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7116 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States to include certain students with disabilities in the calculation of graduation rates, and to assess limited English proficient students who have been in the United States for 5 or more consecutive years....

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H.R. 6856, The Ready to Compete Act

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6856 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America's global competitiveness....

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S. 3368, The SECTORS Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3368 would promote industry growth and competitiveness and it would improve worker training, retention, and advancement....

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H.R. 6617, The Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6617 would strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs....

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S. 3334, The Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3334 would strengthen communities through English literacy, civic education, and immigrant integration programs....

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S. 2759, The Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2759 would provide for Kindergarten Plus programs....

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H.R. 5563, The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5563 would reauthorize and reform the national service laws....

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H.R. 4305, To amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve elementary and secondary education

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4305 would amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve elementary and secondary education....

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H.R. 4262, The Maximizing the Use of Federal Education Funds for Job Creation Act of 2007

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4262 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional flexibility to a State with an unemployment rate that is equal to or greater than 125 percent of the national unemployment rate to transfer funds among programs made available to such State by various provisions of that Act....

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H.R. 4067, The Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4067 would provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), it would customize remediation to student career goals, and it would help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion....

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S. 2227, The Success in the Middle Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2227 would provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in high school and postsecondary endeavors, it would improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, and it would develop and implement effective middle school models for struggling students....

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H.R. 3842, To establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3842 would establish dual-language education programs in low-income communities....

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H.R. 3763, The Getting Retention and Diplomas Up Among Today's Enrolled Students Act

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3763 would award competitive grants to eligible partnerships to enable the partnerships to implement innovative strategies at the secondary school level to improve student achievement and prepare at-risk students for postsecondary education and the workforce....

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H.R. 3762, The WE CARE Act

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3762 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement....

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H.R. 3747, The Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3747 would enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array of employment and training, integrating existing employment and training programs to avoid duplication and overlap, establishing a targeted approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability....

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H.R. 3611, The Bringing Success to Scale Act

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3611 would establish the Bringing Success to Scale program in the Department of Education....

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H.R. 3545, The Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3545 would amend the small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965....

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S. 2051, The Rural Education Achievement Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2051 would amend the small rural school achievement program and the rural and low-income school program under part B of title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965....

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S. 2053, The Improving Student Testing Act of 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2053 would amend part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve elementary and secondary education....

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H.R. 3394, The Support Our Schools With Quality Teaching Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3394 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to assist underperforming schools to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers by providing grants for participation in the Targeted High Need Initiative program of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards....

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H.R. 3406, The Success in the Middle Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3406 would provide grants to States to ensure that all students exit the middle grades prepared for success in a high school with an academically rigorous curriculum that prepares students for postsecondary education and the workplace....

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H.R. 3426, The Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3426 would modify certain amendments made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001....

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S. 2001, The All Students Can Achieve Act

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2001 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965....

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S. 1979, A 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

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1979 would 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....

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