Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Academic performance

Bill Introduced: H.R.7203 Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity Act of 2008

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

To provide for the establishment of a commission to engage in an informed, national, and public dialogue about how to ensure that each student in the United States receives an equitable education that enables the student to achieve his or her maximum academic potential.

Bill Introduced: H.R.7154 T-FELAS Act

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

To amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows that will strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1463 Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.

2008-09-18T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the benefits of service-learning as a teaching strategy to effectively engage youth in the community and classroom, and supporting the goals of the National Learn and Serve Challenge.

Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Act

2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6856 Ready to Compete Act

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America's global competitiveness, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1413 Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

Acknowledging the accomplishments and goals of the Youth Impact Program.

Bill Introduced: S.3431 Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2008

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish expanded learning time initiatives, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3364 Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to increase the recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists by low-income local educational agencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6654 Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

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

Bill Introduced: H.R.6525 American History and Civics Achievement Act

2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

To amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United States history and civics, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1320 Expressing support for designation of July 10, 2008, as "National Summer Learning Day".

2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

Expressing support for designation of July 10, 2008, as "National Summer Learning Day".

Bill Introduced: S.Res.607 A resolution designating July 10, 2008, as "National Summer Learning Day".

2008-07-07T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating July 10, 2008, as "National Summer Learning Day".

Bill Introduced: H.R.6239 NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to suspend temporarily the process of identifying schools and local educational agencies as in need of improvement and of imposing sanctions on such schools and local educational agencies.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1229 Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

Recognizing the achievements of America's high school valedictorians of the graduating class of 2008, promoting the importance of encouraging intellectual growth, and rewarding academic excellence of all American high school students.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6104 Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives.

Bill Introduced: S.3047 Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the coordination of the Nation's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education initiatives.

Bill Introduced: S.3028 Senior Year Community Service Act

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to promote community service among United States youth by connecting secondary school seniors to community service opportunities.

Bill Introduced: S.3027 COACH Act

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a program to provide college coaches to low- and middle-income high-achieving high school students.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.556 A resolution congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contibutions to educaction, and for other purposes.

2008-05-08T00:00:00Z

A resolution congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contibutions to educaction, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5647 Fair Share Act of 2008

2008-03-14T00:00:00Z

To provide public charter school options for those students that attend schools that are in need of improvement and have been identified for restructuring and those schools with a graduation rate of less than 60 percent, and for other purposes.