Total Learning Act
Latest action · Apr 29, 2015 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.
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Total Learning Act
Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to full-service community schools or partnerships between local educational agencies and public or nonprofit social service providers or full-service community schools to implement innovative early learning curricula in preschool and elementary school programs in high-need communities for children from birth through age nine.
Defines "full-service community schools" as public schools which: (1) coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide students, families, and the community with access to such services.
Includes as grant-covered costs, those incurred for: (1) extended school hours and days; (2) staff development, compensation, and retention; (3) comprehensive child and family support services; and (4) other activities the Secretary deems appropriate to promote academic success for impoverished children.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) award funds to a public or nonprofit organization experienced in an innovative early learning curriculum to provide training and technical assistance to grantees on implementing that curriculum, and (2) disseminate information concerning the grant program to potential grant applicants.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2015 to May 12, 2015, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jan 14, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | May 12, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 14, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Child care and development
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Family relationships
- Government information and archives
- Preschool education
- Public-private cooperation
- School administration
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
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