To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 23, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 23, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to reduce class size through the use of fully-qualified teachers.
Allots funds to states and local educational agencies to recruit, hire, and train additional teachers in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in those grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 8, 2009 to Jan 19, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Dec 9, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Dec 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jan 19, 2010 |
Actions 2
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- Jun 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Jun 23, 2009Introduced in House
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