WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Migrant education

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. 6632, The Improving No Child Left Behind for All Students Act

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6632 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reform various programs and activities carried out under that Act....

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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. 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. 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. 3055, The Families Conquering Literacy Together Act of 2007

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3055 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide expanded resources, technical assistance, reasonable accountability, and professional development to eligible entities implementing Even Start programs....

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H.R. 2955, The Every Student Counts Act

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2955 would improve calculation, reporting, and accountability for graduation rates....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $508.88

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1642 would extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 2674, The CARE Act of 2007

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2674 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase penalties for violations of child labor laws....

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H.R. 1623, The Graduation for All Act

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1623 would improve graduation rates by authorizing the Secretary of Education to make grants to improve adolescent literacy....

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P.L. 110-134, The Improving Head Start Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $315.70

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1429 would reauthorize the Head Start Act, improve program quality, and expand access....

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S. 583, The Rural Teacher Retention Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 583 would create a competitive grant program for States to enable the States to award salary bonuses to highly qualified elementary school or secondary school teachers who teach, or commit to teach, for at least 3 academic years in a school served by a rural local educational agency....

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S. 556, The Head Start for School Readiness Act - Cost per Average Family: $328.24

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 556 would reauthorize the Head Start Act....

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S. 301, The Nontraditional Student Success Act

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 301 would provide higher education assistance for nontraditional students....

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H.R. 209, To authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 209 would authorize the appropriation of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children....

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H.R. 2123, The Independent Restaurant Appreciation Act - Cost per Average Family: $316.47

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 2123 would reauthorize the Head Start program through 2011. The program was authorized through 2003 by the Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-285) and has since been extended through annual appropriation acts....

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H.R. 609, The College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $107.43

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 609 would make changes to federal higher education programs, including the Pell Grant program and the Perkins Loan program, and numerous smaller changes to the student and parent loan programs. Provisions included in H.R. 609 include: Increasing the maximum award level for Pell grants for academic year 2006-2007 to $6,000; Changing eligibility requirements for Pell grants; Requiring the Secretary of Education to reallocate to schools default collections on Perkins loans; and Delaying the re...

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S. 1107, The Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act - Cost per Average Family: $344.75

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1107 would reauthorize the Head Start program through 2010. The program was authorized through 2003 by Coats Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-285) and has since been extended through annual appropriation acts....

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S. 1614, The Higher Education Amendments of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1272.52

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1614 would make numerous changes to federal higher education programs, including the student and parent-loan programs. The bill also would authorize spending for numerous higher education programs¿including the Pell Grant program....

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