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7/24/2008--Introduced.<br/>Pathways to College Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive 5-year grants to local educational agencies that serve mostly high-need secondary schools for programs to increase the number of students from low-income families who attend college. Defines &quot;high-need secondary schools&quot; as those where at least one-half of the students are from low-income families. Requires grantees to use such funds to: (1) train teachers and counselors to provide students with advice concerning postsecondary education; (2) ensure that each student receives postsecondary information and planning assistance before the end of their first semester of secondary school; (3) inform students and parents regarding the benefits, expenses, and financing of higher education; and (4) ensure that their schools develop comprehensive, school-wide plans of action to strengthen their college-going culture. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees in calculating and analyzing their college-going rates and adopting best practices for elevating such rates. Requires grantees to measure externally verified school-wide college enrollment, track data that leads to increased college-going, and evaluate the success of their grant activities.<br/>

1216872000 2008-07-24 Fri Nov 07 19:16:46 -0600 2008 introduced 51866 'bill':2 'educ':8,14 'agenc':15 'award':10 'grant':11 'local':13 'access':19 'author':4 'colleg':18 'improv':17 'secretari':6 62373 false official introduced 51866 'act':4 'colleg':3 'pathway':1 63539 false short action 51866 1216872000 Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167391 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. D000563 1944-11-21 10035 309 Hart Senate Office Building http://durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0400 Richard 'd':4 'il':5 'sen':1 'durbin':3,7,9 'richard':2,6,8 M 300038 Durbin Richard_Durbin J. Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] 5122 N00004981 20325 Democrat 202-224-2152 Roman Catholic IL Dick Richard Durbin 3.60810810810811 http://durbin.senate.gov action 51866 1216872000 Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167391 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. introduced 51866 1216872000 Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167389 action 51866 1216872000 Thu Jul 24 00:00:00 -0500 2008 167390 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7289-7290)