No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007
Latest action · May 18, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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 23, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) allowing states to vary the number of students sufficient for such an assessment from local educational agency (LEA) to LEA and from school to school; (2) lowering the percentage of students in a failing group who must show improvement from the preceding year for a school to avoid corrective action; (3) changing the method of counting students in more than one group; (4) allowing states to use alternative methods of defining AYP; (5) exempting a higher percentage of students from such assessments; (6) giving states greater flexibility in the use of alternative assessments for disabled students and those not proficient in English; and (7) allowing multiple assessments of the same student prior to the following school year and measurement of the achievement of students as if they were in their prior grade.
Provides that a state's intermediate academic achievement goals need not increase in equal increments for all groups.
Requires that states be given maximum flexibility in devising academic improvement plans.
Limits the implementation of sanctions to schools and LEAs that fail AYP standards in the same subject for the same group for two consecutive school years, and the provision of school transfers and supplemental services to students in the group who failed AYP standards. Provides further exceptions to and conditions on the application of corrective actions.
Involves LEAs in the choice and critique of supplemental service providers as well as the provision of such services.
Authorizes states, LEAs, and schools to defer implementation of certain corrective actions in any fiscal year when the amount appropriated under ESEA and the Individuals with Disabilities Act does not equal or exceed a specified authorized amount.
Applies AYP assessments to private schools receiving benefits under ESEA. Allows states to deny such benefits to private schools that fail state AYP standards for three consecutive years and underperform local public schools.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2007 to Mar 11, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 14, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Nov 7, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 11, 2008 |
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 23, 2007 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 23, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-61 | REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965328 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Sep 10, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-11 | ESEA REAUTHORIZATION: OPTIONS FOR IMPROVING NCLB'S MEASURES OF PROGRESS80 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Mar 21, 2007 |
| 110-13 | ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY ACT REAUTHORIZATION: IMPROVING NCLB TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP152 pages | Education and Workforce Committee · Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Mar 13, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Administrative procedure
- Compensatory education
- Department of Education
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Illiteracy
- Law
- Private schools
- School choice
- School districts
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Special education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 23, 2007Introduced in House
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