Success in the Middle Act of 2011
Latest action · May 20, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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 14, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Success in the Middle Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states, based on their proportion of poor children aged 5 to 17, to: (1) implement state middle grades needs analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, improvement plans that describe what students must master to complete successfully the middle grades and succeed in academically rigorous secondary school coursework; and (2) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships of LEAs and institutions of higher education, educational service agencies, or educational nonprofit organizations to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school. Favors LEAs, or partnerships that include LEAs, that serve high proportions of poor children and children attending eligible schools.
Defines "eligible schools" as those where: (1) a high proportion of middle grade students matriculate to secondary schools with graduation rates below 65%; (2) more than 25% of the students who finish grade six, or the school's earliest middle grade level, exhibit key risk factors for failure; and (3) a majority of middle grade students are not rated proficient on required state assessments in mathematics, reading, or language arts.
Permits states to make subgrants to LEAs and partnerships that did not receive a competitive subgrant to assist them in applying for competitive subgrants and developing comprehensive middle school improvement plans.
Provides the Secretary with funding to: (1) contract for studies that identify promising practices for, and review existing research to identify factors that might lead to, the improvement of middle grades education; (2) create a national clearinghouse in best middle grade educational practices and a national database identifying factors that facilitate or impede middle grade student achievement; (3) require certain educational field research designed to enhance the performance of middle grade schools and students; (4) create a research and development center that addresses topics pertinent to the middle grades; and (5) provide grants to entities that partner with states and LEAs to develop, adapt, or replicate effective models for turning around low-performing middle grades.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2011 to May 30, 2012; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Apr 14, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | May 10, 2011 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 23, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 1, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 6, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 20, 2011 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 30, 2012 |
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 Apr 14, 2011 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2856.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 833 | Success in the Middle Act of 2011 | Related bill | Apr 14, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and district policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Success in the Middle Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Language arts
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
