U.S. Congress - S.240 Ready to Learn Act
S.240 - Ready to Learn Act
A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten. view all titles (3)
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- Official: A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten. as introduced.
- Popular: Ready to Learn Act as introduced.
- Short: Ready to Learn Act as introduced.
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1/14/2009--Introduced.Ready to Learn Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to schools, child care entities, Head Start programs, or other community-Official Summary
1/14/2009--Introduced.Ready to Learn Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to schools, child care entities, Head Start programs, or other community-based prekindergarten providers for full day voluntary prekindergarten programs that prepare four-year olds for school. Requires that such programs:(1) first serve children whose family income is no higher than 200% of the poverty level or who are limited English proficient;
(2) ensure that, within two years of grant receipt, each classroom is taught by a teacher who has at least a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or such a degree and specialized training in early childhood development;
(3) use curricula that are aligned with state early learning standards; and
(4) have teacher-child ratios of no more than 1 to 10 and group sizes of no more than 20.
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