SCORE (Strengthening Community Opportunities through Rural Education) Act of 2009
Latest action · Jul 10, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 10, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
SCORE (Strengthening Community Opportunities through Rural Education) Act of 2009 - Establishes, in the Department of Education, the National Advisory Committee on Rural Education to study, and make policy recommendations for overcoming, the unique challenges faced by rural public elementary and secondary school systems, including: (1) difficulties in recruiting and retaining teachers; (2) deficient or inadequate school or transportation facilities; (3) difficulties in effectively incorporating information technology; (4) dwindling numbers of recent postsecondary graduates returning to rural communities; and (5) limited and varied levels of funding.
Requires the Secretary of Education or the Secretary's designee to appoint Advisory Committee members from among experts on rural public school systems.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
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- Jul 10, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
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- Jul 10, 2009Introduced in House
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