LEARN Act
Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 17, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act or the LEARN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to develop or improve a comprehensive plan to improve the literacy of children from birth through grade 12.
Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to implement their comprehensive literacy plans for such children through:
- competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or early learning programs for specified activities that support early language and literacy development in children from birth through kindergarten entry;
- competitive subgrants to LEAs that have the highest numbers or percentages of disadvantaged students and students reading or writing below grade level for specified activities to improve the literacy of students in kindergarten through grade 12, including the provision of family literacy services; and
- additional state activities that include providing technical assistance to subgrantees, coordinating literacy programs and resources throughout the state, disseminating information on promising literacy programs, and enhancing the credentials of literacy instructors.
Allots implementation grants to states on the basis of each state's share of disadvantaged students.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) perform a five-year national evaluation of the implementation and effect of the literacy initiatives supported by this Act, and (2) provide technical assistance and information on literacy instruction to educational entities.
Authorizes the Secretary to withhold this Act's funding from states and subgrantees, and states to withhold funding from subgrantees, whose initiatives are not making significant progress in improving student literacy.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2013 to Sep 17, 2014, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jul 17, 2013 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jul 31, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 3, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 9, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Sep 16, 2014 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 17, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jul 17, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Jul 17, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4533)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Jul 17, 2013Introduced in House
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