WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Federal aid to education

H.R. 6783, The Pledge Language is English Declaration and Government Endorsement Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6783 would withhold Federal funds from schools that permit or require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance or the national anthem in a language other than English....

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S. 3431, The Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3431 would establish expanded learning time initiatives....

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H.R. 6704, The Student VOTER Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6704 would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies....

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S. 3390, The Student VOTER Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3390 would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies....

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H.R. 6733, The Midwest Schools Disaster Recovery Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6733 would provide assistance to local educational agencies in areas of the Midwest adversely affected by storms and severe flooding that occurred in May and June, 2008....

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H.R. 6759, The Renew Through Green Jobs Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6759 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the renewable electricity production credit and to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide for workforce training and education, at institutions of higher education, in the fields of renewable energy and efficiency, green technology, and sustainable environmental practices....

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S. 3378, The Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3378 would require all public school employees and those employed in connection with a public school to receive FBI background checks prior to being hired....

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S. 3364, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3364 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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H.R. 6654, The Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6654 would increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies....

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S. 3353, The Rural Fuel for School Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3353 would provide temporary financial relief for rural school districts adversely impacted by the current energy crisis....

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P.L. 110-300, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3352 would temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 3347, The Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3347 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate....

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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. 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. 6525, The American History and Civics Achievement Act

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6525 would amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United States history and civics....

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S. 3270, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill to reauthorize the National Aeronautics and Space Administration....

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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. 6490, The Promoting the Safe Use of the Internet by Students Act of 2008

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6490 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students....

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H.R. 6453, The Schoolchildren's Health Protection Act

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6453 would amend the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception....

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H.R. 6402, The Increasing Student Achievement through School Attendance Act

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6402 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish grants to increase student attendance....

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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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P.L. 110-256, A bill to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3180 would temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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H.R. 6293, The Military Children's School Investment Act

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6293 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a discretionary grant program for school construction for local educational agencies affected by base closures and realignments....

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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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