WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Parent-school relationships

S. 3707, The National Principal Recruitment Act

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 3707 would recruit, train, and support principals for high-need schools who are effective in improving student academic achievement....

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H.R. 7233, The Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7233 would amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional leave, parental involvement leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's educational and extracurricular activities and to clarify that leave may be taken for routine family medical needs and to assist elderly relatives....

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H.R. 7225, The National Parents Corps Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7225 would establish a National Parents Corps Program....

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H.R. 7127, The Total Learning Curriculum Implementation Act

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7127 would authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to implement the Total Learning curriculum....

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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. 3326, The Pathways to College Act

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3326 would authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local education agencies to improve college access....

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H.R. 3289, The PRE-K Act - Cost per Average Family: $15.38

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3289 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education....

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H.R. 6504, The Coordinate to Educate Act

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6504 would authorize grants to local educational agencies to develop and implement coordinated services programs....

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H.R. 2343, The Education Begins at Home Act - Cost per Average Family: $7.01

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2343 would expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns....

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S. 3184, The Empowering Teaching and Learning Through Education Portals Act

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3184 would make grants to States to implement statewide portal initiatives....

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H.R. 6292, The Parents' Right to Know Improvement Act

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6292 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies to provide to parents, on request, information regarding the professional qualifications of their child's specialized instructional support persons....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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S. 2952, The Safe School Lunch Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2952 would improve food safety through mandatory meat, meat product, poultry, and poultry product recall authority, and it would require the Secretary of Agriculture to improve communication about recalls with schools participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs....

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H.R. 2063, The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2063 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools, and it would establish school-based food allergy management grants....

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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. 4453, The Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4453 would establish a grant to increase enforcement of laws to prohibit underage drinking through social sources, it would improve reporting of Federal underage drinking data, and it would establish grants to increase parental involvement in school-based efforts to reduce underage drinking....

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H.R. 4265, Phylicia's Law

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4265 would help keep students safe on school-run, overnight, off-premises field trips....

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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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S. 2365, The Parents' Rights Empowerment and Protection Act' (PREP Act)

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2365 would require educational institutions that receive Federal funds to obtain the affirmative, informed, written consent of a parent before providing a student information regarding sex, and it would provide parents the opportunity to review such information....

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H.R. 4194, The Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4194 would establish a grant to increase enforcement of laws to prohibit underage drinking through social sources, it would improve reporting of Federal underage drinking data, and it would establish grants to increase parental involvement in school-based efforts to reduce underage drinking....

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S. 1642, The Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $518.51

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

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

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H.R. 4060, The Universal Prekindergarten Act

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4060 would assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education....

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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. 3902, The Public School Repair and Renovation Act of 2007

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3902 would amend part D of title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the renovation of schools....

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S. 2189, The Student Bill of Rights

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2189 would provide for educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems....

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