State and Local Education Flexibility Act of 2007

To amend the accountability provisions of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

6/28/2007--Introduced.
State and Local Education Flexibility Act of 2007 - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise requirements for determining whether states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools are making adequate yea more...rly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Provides for state and local flexibility, under specified conditions, to:
(1) exclude from AYP and academic assessments the performance of certain limited English proficient students;
(2) include in favorable AYP graduation rates certain students who require extra time to graduate due to exceptional circumstances or disability;
(3) modify academic content and achievement standards in the individual education plans of students with disabilities;
(4) develop assessments locally and use multiple assessments; and
(5) have alternative qualification requirements for special education teachers and rural teachers. Subjects social studies teachers to ESEA competence requirements. Treats teacher competence in general science or social sciences as competence in those subjects' subdisciplines. Directs the Comptroller General to study the adequacy of ESEA school improvement funds. Allows states, which meet certain requirements, to measure AYP using individual growth models measuring individual student progress from grade to grade. Requires that each school be given a grade based on the percentage of AYP factors it has attained. Gives grade A schools greater flexibility in the use of school improvement funds and states and LEAs greater flexibility in choosing the ESEA intervention they consider appropriate for lower-graded schools that fail to make AYP for two years. Requires schools to provide parents with student progress report cards showing the school's AYP grade. Requires states to include their performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress on schoolwide and statewide progress report cards.

Sponsor

• Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
• and 29 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Robert Cramer [D, AL-5]
  • Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Michael Ferguson [R, NJ-7]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2946

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 28, 2007

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In the News

July 12, 2007 'No Child Left Behind' Reform Bill Announced

Terry held a press conference to highlight improvements to the “State and Local Education Flexibility Act” (HR 2946) this year. ...

Source: Southwest Nebraska News, NE
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July 25, 2007 NCLB Reform Bill Introduced in the House

Washington, DC - Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined fellow House members in announcing the introduction of HR 2946, the State and Local Education Flexibility Act of 2007. Simpson is an original co-sponsor of the bipartisan bill that ...

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July 10, 2007 National Education Association: Letter to Representative Terry ...

On behalf of the National Education Association’s (NEA) 3.2 million members, we would like to express our general support for the State and Local Education Flexibility Act (HR 2946). We believe the bill offers common sense flexibility ...

Source: National Journal's Policy Council -...
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