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10/1/2007--Introduced.<br/>Facilitating Outstanding Classrooms Using Size reduction Act (FOCUS Act) - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to require the Secretary of Education to award formula grants to states for allocation to their local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) reduce class size, particularly in the early elementary grades, by using highly qualified teachers; and (2) create a continuum of small classes from kindergarten through third grade for all their students. Permits LEAs to use such funds to recruit highly qualified teachers, test new teachers, and provide professional development that enables teachers to teach effectively in their content areas. Requires 80% of an LEA's allocation to be based on its proportion of the state's low-income students, with the remainder based on its proportion of the state's enrolled students. Requires LEAs that receive allocations to provide written notice to the parent of each child who is taught for two or more consecutive weeks by a substitute teacher or a teacher who is not highly qualified. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for an independent evaluation of this Act's effectiveness in reducing class size and improving teaching in small classrooms; and (2) develop and maintain, through the National Center for Education Statistics, a database that accurately calculates class size for every school, school district, and state. Requires the National Center for Education Research, in the Institute of Education Sciences, to develop and maintain a web-based National Clearinghouse on Class Size to inform the public regarding class size reduction research, resources, and best practices.<br/>

1191211200 2007-10-01 Fri Nov 07 16:45:02 -0600 2008 introduced 46473 'v':6 'act':13 'use':22 '1965':15 'bill':2 'educ':12 'high':24 'size':19 'titl':5 'amend':4 'class':18 'reduc':17 'purpos':30 'qualifi':25 'teacher':26 'secondari':11 'elementari':9 52534 false official introduced 46473 'act':7,9 'use':4 'size':5 'focus':8 'reduct':6 'facilit':1 'outstand':2 'classroom':3 53447 false short action 46473 1191211200 Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131117 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. M001111 1950-10-11 173 Russell Senate Office Building http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm 202-224-0238 Patty 'd':4 'wa':5 'sen':1 'patti':2,6,8 'murray':3,7,9 F 300076 Murray Patty_Murray Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] N00007876 10862 Democrat 202-224-2621 Roman Catholic WA Patty Murray 4.34848484848485 http://murray.senate.gov/ B000444 1942-11-20 Joseph 'd':4 'de':5 'sen':1 'biden':3,7,9 'joseph':2,6,8 M 300008 Biden Joseph_Biden R. Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE] N00001669 9826 Democrat Roman Catholic DE Joseph Biden 3.0 O000167 1961-08-04 Barack 'obama':2,4,6 'barack':1,3,5 M 400629 Obama Barack_Obama Barack Obama N00009638 54362 Democrat United Church of Christ Barack Obama 3.72651356993737 S000033 1941-09-08 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://sanders.senate.gov/comments/ 202-228-0776 Bernard 'vt':5 'sen':1 'berni':8 'sander':3,7,10 'bernard':2,6,9 M 400357 Sanders Bernard_Sanders Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Bernie N00000528 9399 Independent 202-224-5141 Jewish VT Bernie Bernard Sanders 6.6 http://sanders.senate.gov/ SenatorSanders action 46473 1191211200 Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131117 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. introduced 46473 1191211200 Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0500 2007 131116