Dollars to the Classroom Act
Latest action · Feb 9, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Dollars to the Classroom Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education award grants to States for use by States and local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve classroom services and activities for students. Prescribes requirements for participation of private school children and teachers in activities and services.
Repeals authority for specified programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) and the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, including: (1) mandatory independent evaluations of State student assessments; (2) grants for schools to develop comprehensive school reforms; (3) the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund; (4) mathematics and science partnerships; (5) the Innovation for Teacher Quality; (6) Enhancing Education through Technology; (7) the Fund for Improvement of Education; and (8) Education for Homeless Children.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 2, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | Mar 2, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2005 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide dollars to the classroom.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Dollars to the Classroom Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Alaska
- Arts
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Bill of Rights
- Civics education
- Class size
- Community and school
- Computer software
- Computers
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Curricula
- Dropouts
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Educational technology
- Educational television
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Gifted children
- Hawaii
- Hawaiians
- Higher education
- Homeless
- Indian education
- Indigenous peoples
- Law
- Literacy programs
- Magnet schools
- Mathematics
- Minorities
- Parent-school relationships
- Private schools
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
- Teacher salaries
- Textbooks
- Women
- Women's education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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