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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Academic performance and assessments</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1977 Growth to Excellence Act of 2013</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-13:/action/358633</id>
    <updated>2013-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish an alternative accountability model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.918 American Dream Accounts Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s918/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358442</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to award grants in order to establish longitudinal personal college readiness and savings online platforms for low-income students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.138 A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 14th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be celebrated the week of May 5 through May 11, 2013.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358448</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 14th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be celebrated the week of May 5 through May 11, 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.915 Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s915/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358343</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to update reporting requirements for institutions of higher education and provide for more accurate and complete data on student retention, graduation, and earnings outcomes at all levels of postsecondary enrollment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.889 Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s889/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357919</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1802 Sandra Day O'Connor Civic Learning Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1802/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357126</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to promote civic learning and engagement, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.854 STEM Education for the Global Economy Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s854/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357014</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.844 Supporting Community Schools Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s844/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356981</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in order to support the community schools model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1736 School Principal Recruitment and Training Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1736/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356901</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to recruit, prepare, and support principals through capacity-building measures that will improve student academic achievement in high-need schools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.833 Educational Success for Children and Youth Without Homes Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s833/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356904</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.840 School Principal Recruitment and Training Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s840/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356999</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to recruit, support, and prepare principals to improve student academic achievement at eligible schools.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.758 Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s758/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355838</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to establish a comprehensive literacy program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1543 Senior Citizenship Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1543/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355258</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.708 Success in the Middle Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s708/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355112</id>
    <updated>2013-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.143 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-hr143/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354845</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the school breakfast program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.689 Achievement Through Prevention Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s689/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354825</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.655 Urban Jobs Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s655/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-21:/action/354224</id>
    <updated>2013-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1343 Project Ready STEM Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1343/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353989</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math education programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1340 Urban Jobs Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1340/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/353993</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide grants for Urban Jobs Programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1334 Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1334/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-03-20:/action/354055</id>
    <updated>2013-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a grant program to ensure that students in high-need schools have equal access to a quality education delivered by an effective, diverse workforce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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