WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: School districts

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. 6928, The After School Partnerships Improve Results in Education Act

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6928 would award grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs....

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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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H.R. 6239, The NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6239 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to suspend temporarily the process of identifying schools and local educational agencies as in need of improvement and of imposing sanctions on such schools and local educational agencies....

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H.R. 5762, The Food Safety Recall Information Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5762 would prohibit the use of nonambulatory livestock for human food and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to publish the names of retailers and school districts that have purchased meat, poultry, or egg products subject to voluntary recall....

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H.R. 5647, To provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent, and for other purposes

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5647 would provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent....

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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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S. 2580, The College and University Rural Education Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2580 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the participation in higher education of, and to increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas....

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H.R. 4540, The Fair Funding for Schools Act

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4540 would reauthorize the impact aid program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 4496, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that the Impact Aid program of the Department of Education guarantees that each eligible local educational agency receives at least the same percentage of the maximum payment under current formulas as the percentage of its land owned by the Federal Government

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4496 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that the Impact Aid program of the Department of Education guarantees that each eligible local educational agency receives at least the same percentage of the maximum payment under current formulas as the percentage of its land owned by the Federal Government....

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H.R. 4495, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that the Impact Aid program of the Department of Education guarantees full funding under current formulas to local educational agencies in which the Federal Government owns at least 50 percent of the land

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4495 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that the Impact Aid program of the Department of Education guarantees full funding under current formulas to local educational agencies in which the Federal Government owns at least 50 percent of the land....

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H.R. 4352, To provide $30,000,000 in funding to the Department of Education to provide assistance to public school districts for the prevention of drug resistant infections - Cost per Average Family: $0.32

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4352 would provide $30,000,000 in funding to the Department of Education to provide assistance to public school districts for the prevention of drug resistant infections....

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H.R. 4310, The School Energy Crisis Relief Act

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4310 would authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program of energy assistance grants to local educational agencies....

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S. 2360, The Student Protection Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2360 would develop a national system of oversight of States for sexual misconduct in the elementary and secondary school system....

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H.R. 4139, The College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4139 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas....

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S. 2312, A bill to amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for State student achievement contracts

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2312 would amend title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for State student achievement contracts....

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H.R. 3978, The Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3978 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to establish a program to improve the health and education of children through grants to expand school breakfast programs....

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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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S. 2212, A bill to support the establishment and operations of Teachers Professional Development Institutes

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2212 would support the establishment and operations of Teachers Professional Development Institutes....

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S. 2194, A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers, and for other purposes

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2194 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers....

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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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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. 3760, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in nutrition and exercise

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3760 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in nutrition and exercise....

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H.R. 3759, To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in financial literacy

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3759 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enable local educational agencies to use amounts received from the Fund for the Improvement of Education for innovative programs to increase learning in financial literacy....

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