No Child Left Behind Reform Act
Latest action · Apr 24, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4923-4924)
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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the consideration of student attendance rates.
Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive: (1) grants to state educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP.
Allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students who are members of specified types of groups that fail to make AYP. Requires placement and service in the least restrictive environment for students who receive services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act who use an option to transfer under ESEA.
Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize states to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 24, 2007 to Nov 16, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Nov 16, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 24, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4923-4924)
- Apr 24, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4922-4923)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2087 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act | Identical bill | May 1, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Computer software
- Computers
- Continuing education
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational statistics
- Educational technology
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Identification devices
- Labor and Employment
- Licenses
- Rating of teachers
- Recruiting of employees
- School administration
- School choice
- School districts
- School personnel
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Special education
- Student enrollment
- Student records
- Teacher education
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2007Introduced in Senate
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