Ready to Compete Act
Latest action · May 28, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ready to Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new Ready to Learn program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award a grant to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to provide a coordinated Ready to Learn television service by awarding subgrants and contracts to public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready to Learn programs for preschool and elementary school children.
Requires such service to include programming that: (1) is aligned with state academic and early learning standards; (2) addresses specific community and school needs, ascertained via ongoing community outreach programs; and (3) is in reading and social and emotional development.
Specifies that public broadcasting entities are eligible for Ready to Teach grants to improve teaching in core curriculum areas by using high-tech platforms to deliver integrated educational content and services and teacher training. Requires grantees to direct a significant portion of such services to schools that have failed for two consecutive years to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards.
Alters the Digital Educational Programming Grants program by authorizing competitive five-year (currently, three-year) grants to public television stations that partner with certain other entities to develop, and train teachers in the use of, innovative educational tools and digital content for core curriculum content areas, particularly math, science, and technology.
Reauthorizes appropriations for such revamped programs through FY2016.
Directs the Secretary to award five-year grants to television public broadcasting entities to develop and operate a national on-demand digital education media service available to teachers, parents, educational entities, and the public at low or no cost.
Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create a Ready to Earn program authorizing the Secretary to award competitive grants to public television stations that partner with states, state workforce investment boards, or institutions of higher education to develop, disseminate, and provide on-line and on-air education and training services for adults.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2010 to Sep 29, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | May 28, 2010 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 15, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 16, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 22, 2010 |
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 May 28, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2010Introduced in House
- May 28, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and to increase America's global competitiveness, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ready to Compete Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Adult education and literacy
- Advisory bodies
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Digital media
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Preschool education
- Science and engineering education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Television and film
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 2010Introduced in House
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