Teach For America Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 22, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teach for America Act of 2007- Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to Teach For America, Inc. to implement and expand its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new teachers.
Requires that grant funds be used to provide teachers to local educational agencies that serve a substantial percentage of students eligible for free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.
Directs the Secretary of Education to provide for a study, at least once every three years, comparing the academic achievement of students taught by teachers assisted by this Act with the academic achievement of students taught by other teachers in the same schools and positions.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2007 to Sep 27, 2007, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 22, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Mar 22, 2007 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Mar 22, 2007 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Mar 22, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 22, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 22, 2007 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 26, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 4, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Sep 27, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Mar 22, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3611-3612)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1971 | Teach for America Act | Related bill | Jul 9, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational accountability
- Educational research
- Educational statistics
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Rating of teachers
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Teachers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
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