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Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act - (Sec. 4) Revises subpart 1 (Charter School Program) of part B (Public Charter Schools) of title V (Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

 (Sec. 5) Replaces the current charter school grant program with a program awarding grants to state entities (state educational agencies, state charter school boards, Governors, or charter school support organizations) and, through them, subgrants to charter school developers to open new charter schools and expand and replicate high-quality charter schools.

 Requires grantees to use at least 7% of grant funds: (1) to provide technical assistance to subgrantees and authorized public chartering agencies, and (2) work with those agencies to improve the charter school authorization process.

Prohibits grantees from reserving more than 3% of the grant funds for administrative costs. Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit a report to the Secretary of Education and Congress, within three years of this Act's enactment, examining the appropriateness of that level of authorized funding for administrative costs.

 Limits the duration of charter school grants and subgrants to no more than five years. Gives subgrantees no more than 18 months to plan and design their programs.

 Prohibits the Secretary from awarding a charter school grant to a state entity if such award would result in more than one charter school grant being carried out in a state at the same time. Limits subgrantees to no more than one subgrant per charter school over a five-year period, unless the subgrantee demonstrates at least three years of improved educational results for students enrolled in the applicable charter school.

 Requires the Secretary and each grantee to use a peer review process to review applications for charter school grants and subgrants.

 Requires grantees to award subgrants in a manner that ensures, to the extent possible, that subgrants are distributed to different areas and assist charter schools representing a variety of educational approaches.

 Permits the Secretary to waive certain statutory or regulatory requirements if the waiver is requested by a grant applicant and promotes the purpose of the Charter School program without tampering with what is definitionally required of charter schools.

Directs the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants to the extent that they are from states that:

 have a quality authorized public chartering agency that is not a local educational agency (LEA), if the state allows entities other than LEAs to be authorized public chartering agencies; do not impose any limitation on the number or percentage of charter schools that may exist or the number or percentage of students that may attend charter schools; ensure equitable financing, as compared to traditional public schools, for charter schools and students in a prompt manner; and use charter schools and best practices from charter schools to help improve struggling schools and LEAs. Directs the Secretary to give priority to grant applicants also to the extent that they:

 partner with an organization experienced in developing management organizations to support charter school development, support charter schools that support at-risk students, authorize all their charter schools to serve as school food authorities, and take steps to ensure that all authorizing public chartering agencies implement best practices for charter school authorizing. (Sec. 6) Subsumes subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) of part B of title V under subpart 1. (Under subpart 2, the Secretary awards grants to public entities and private nonprofit entities to demonstrate innovative means of enhancing credit to finance the acquisition, construction, or renovation of charter schools.)

 Requires the Secretary to award credit enhancement grants to applicants that have the highest-quality applications after considering the diversity of such applications. (Currently, the Secretary is required to award at least three grants, including at least one to a public entity, one to a private nonprofit entity, and one to a consortium of such entities, provided an application from each merits approval.)

 Prohibits grant recipients from using more than 2.5% (currently, 0.25%) of their grant for administrative costs.

 Revises the per-pupil facilities aid program (under which the Secretary makes competitive matching grants to states to provide per-pupil financing to charter schools) to allow states to: (1) partner with organizations to provide up to 50% of the state share of funding for the program; and (2) receive more than one program grant, so long as the amount of the grant funds provided to charter schools increases with each successive grant.

 Allows states that are required by state law to provide charter schools with access to adequate facility space to qualify for a grant under the program even if they do not have a per-pupil facilities aid program for charter schools specified in state law, provided they agree to use the funds to develop such a program.

 (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include:

 providing state entities with technical assistance in awarding subgrants to charter school developers; providing technical assistance to grantees under the credit enhancement and per-pupil facilities aid programs; disseminating best practices; evaluating the charter school program's impact, including its impact on student achievement; and awarding competitive grants directly to charter school developers (in states that have not applied for or received a charter school grant) and to charter management organizations to open, replicate, and expand charter schools. (Sec. 8) Requires states and LEAs to ensure that a student's records are transferred as quickly as possible to a charter school or another public school when the student transfers from one such school to the other.

 (Sec. 9) Allows charter schools to serve prekindergarten or postsecondary school students.

 Defines a "charter management organization" as a nonprofit organization that manages a network of charter schools linked by centralized support, operations, and oversight.

 (Sec. 10) Reauthorizes appropriations under subpart 1 through FY2020.

 Directs the Secretary to use: (1) 12.5% of such funding for credit enhancement grants and the per-pupil facilities aid program, (2) up to 10% of such funding for the Secretary's national activities, and (3) the remaining funds for the charter school grant program.

success opportunity quality charter schools act sec revises subpart public charter schools title promoting informed parental choice innovative_programs elementary secondary education act sec replaces current charter school grant program program awarding grants state entities state educational agencies state charter school boards governors charter school support organizations subgrants charter school developers open new charter schools expand replicate high quality charter schools requires grantees use grant funds provide technical assistance subgrantees authorized public chartering agencies work agencies improve charter school authorization process prohibits grantees reserving grant funds administrative costs directs comptroller_general gao submit report secretary education congress years act enactment examining appropriateness level authorized funding administrative costs limits duration charter school grants subgrants years gives subgrantees months plan design programs prohibits secretary awarding charter school grant state entity award result charter school grant carried state time limits subgrantees subgrant charter school year period subgrantee demonstrates years improved educational results students enrolled applicable charter school requires secretary grantee use peer review process review applications charter school grants subgrants requires grantees award subgrants manner ensures extent possible subgrants distributed different areas assist charter schools representing variety educational approaches permits secretary waive certain statutory regulatory requirements waiver requested grant applicant promotes purpose charter_school program tampering definitionally required charter schools directs secretary priority grant applicants extent states quality authorized public chartering agency local educational agency lea state allows entities leas authorized public chartering agencies impose limitation number percentage charter schools exist number percentage students attend charter schools ensure equitable financing compared traditional public schools charter schools students prompt manner use charter schools best practices charter schools help improve struggling schools leas directs secretary priority grant applicants extent partner organization experienced developing management organizations support charter school development support charter schools support risk students authorize charter schools serve school food authorities steps ensure authorizing public chartering agencies implement best practices charter school authorizing sec subpart credit_enhancement_initiatives renovation title subpart subpart secretary awards grants public entities private nonprofit entities demonstrate innovative means enhancing credit finance acquisition construction renovation charter schools requires secretary award credit enhancement grants applicants highest quality applications considering diversity applications currently secretary required award grants including public entity private nonprofit entity consortium entities provided application merits approval prohibits grant recipients currently grant administrative costs revises pupil facilities aid program secretary makes competitive matching grants states provide pupil financing charter schools allow states partner organizations provide state share funding program receive program grant long grant funds provided charter schools increases successive grant allows states required state law provide charter schools access adequate facility space qualify grant program pupil facilities aid program charter schools specified state law provided agree use funds develop program sec directs secretary conduct national activities include providing state entities technical assistance awarding subgrants charter school developers providing technical assistance grantees credit enhancement pupil facilities aid programs disseminating best practices evaluating charter school program impact including impact student achievement awarding competitive grants directly charter school developers states applied received charter school grant charter management organizations open replicate expand charter schools sec requires states leas ensure student records transferred quickly possible charter school public school student transfers school sec allows charter schools serve prekindergarten postsecondary school students defines charter management organization nonprofit organization manages network charter schools linked centralized support operations oversight sec reauthorizes appropriations subpart fy2020 directs secretary use funding credit enhancement grants pupil facilities aid program funding secretary national activities remaining funds charter school grant program


Summary: Safe Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone.

safe schools act amends federal criminal code repeal provisions making unlawful possess discharge firearm school zone


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School Building Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to: (1) states and local educational agencies (LEAs) for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) LEAs that become partners through such Energy Star program; and (3) states for use in the development, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy, of state-level school energy efficiency quality plans.

Requires the Secretary of Education to give priority to projects to provide assistance to state and local educational agencies with a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement.

secretary education provide grants states local educational agencies leas providing intensive technical assistance assisting implementation doe program environmental_protection_agency epa leas partners energy_star program states use development partnership secretary energy state level school energy efficiency quality plans requires secretary education priority projects provide assistance state local educational agencies demonstrated need energy efficiency improvement


Summary:
Directs the Secretary of Education to allot funds to states for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, hire, and train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals in order to improve educational achievement for children.

Requires that 80% of a state's allotment be allocated to LEAs on the basis of each LEA's proportion of low-income schoolchildren in the state, and that the remainder be allocated on the basis of each LEA's proportion of the overall population of schoolchildren in the state.

directs secretary education allot funds states distribution local educational agencies leas recruit hire train new classroom paraprofessionals order improve educational achievement children requires state allotment allocated leas basis lea proportion low income schoolchildren state remainder allocated basis lea proportion overall population schoolchildren state


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End Radon in Schools Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review, update, revise, and publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in public elementary and secondary schools.

Directs the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award grants to states to: (1) follow the updated Guidelines, (2) test radon levels in their public elementary and secondary schools, and (3) provide funds to their local educational agencies (LEAs) to mitigate and re-test radon levels in schools found to have radon levels that the updated Guidelines deem unsafe.

Requires the Administrator to conduct such mitigation directly or by contract if an LEA does not certify to its state that it will use grant funds to mitigate unsafe radon levels at its schools.

Gives highest grant priority to states whose total landmass lies in Radon Zone 1 and second highest priority to states with at least 50% of their landmass in Radon Zone 1. Defines "Radon Zone 1" as areas that have a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than four picocuries per liter.

end radon schools act directs administrator environmental_protection_agency epa review update revise publish radon measurements current information guidance radon testing public elementary secondary schools directs administrator subject availability appropriations award grants states follow updated guidelines test radon levels public elementary secondary schools provide funds local educational agencies leas mitigate test radon levels schools found radon levels updated guidelines deem unsafe requires administrator conduct mitigation directly contract lea certify state use grant funds mitigate unsafe radon levels schools gives highest grant priority states total lies radon zone second highest priority states defines radon zone areas predicted average indoor radon screening level greater


Summary:
Student Bill of Rights - Directs the Secretary of Education to make annual determinations as to whether each state's public school system provides all its students with the educational resources to succeed academically and in life. Requires such education to enable students to: (1) acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for responsible citizenship, (2) meet challenging academic achievement standards, and (3) compete and succeed in a global economy.

Requires each system to do so by: (1) satisfying certain opportunity to learn indicators for all its schools, including highly effective teachers and equitable instructional resources; (2) providing educational services in local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funds for disadvantaged students that are, taken as a whole, at least comparable to educational services provided in LEAs not receiving such funds; and (3) complying with any final federal or state court order in any matter concerning the adequacy or equitableness of the system. Requires withholding of specified portions of its federal funding for administrative expenses if a system: (1) fails to meet a yearly interim goal; (2) does not remedy, after two school years, a failure to provide comparable educational services to schools that receive funds for disadvantaged children; or (3) does not comply with a court order. Allows students or parents aggrieved by violations of this Act to bring civil actions for enforcement in federal district courts. Directs the Commissioner of Education Statistics to study the effects of educational disparities on economic growth and on national defense.

student bill rights directs secretary education annual determinations state public school system provides students educational resources succeed academically life requires education enable students acquire knowledge skills necessary responsible citizenship meet challenging academic achievement standards compete succeed global economy requires system satisfying certain opportunity learn indicators schools including highly effective teachers equitable instructional resources providing educational services local educational agencies leas receive funds disadvantaged students taken comparable educational services provided leas receiving funds complying final federal state court order matter concerning adequacy system requires withholding specified portions federal funding administrative expenses system fails meet yearly interim goal remedy school years failure provide comparable educational services schools receive funds disadvantaged children comply court order allows students parents aggrieved violations act bring civil actions enforcement federal district courts directs commissioner education statistics study effects educational disparities economic growth national defense


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Student Privacy Protection Act of 2009 [sic]- Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise provisions for military recruiter access to secondary school student information.

Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to consent to a release of the student's name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters, and to give the parent the opportunity to provide such consent in writing. Requires such LEAs to provide military recruiters, upon their request, with access to such information on a student only if the student's parent has given such written consent.

esea revise provisions military recruiter access secondary school student information requires esea assisted local educational agencies leas notify secondary school student parent option consent release student address telephone listing military recruiters parent opportunity provide consent writing requires leas provide military recruiters request access information student student parent given written consent


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Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the percentage of school improvement funds that are reserved for outlying areas and Indian education.

Reserves 0.5% of those funds for outlying areas and 0.75% for Indian education. (Currently, 1% of those funds are reserved for outlying areas and Indian education.)

amends title elementary secondary education act alter percentage school improvement funds reserved outlying areas indian education reserves funds outlying areas indian education currently funds reserved outlying areas indian education


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High School Data Transparency Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools that participate in any ESEA program to: (1) report annually certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available, upon request, to their students, potential students, and the public.

Directs the Commissioner to ensure that such data are posted on the Department of Education's Web site within a reasonable period of time.

high school data transparency act amends elementary secondary education act esea direct coeducational elementary secondary schools participate esea program report annually certain information equality school athletic programs commissioner information available request students potential students public directs commissioner ensure data posted department_of_education web site reasonable period time


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Transforming Education through Technology Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to strengthen state and local technological infrastructure and professional development that supports digital learning.

Allocates grant funds among states in proportion to each state's share of school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965.

Requires states to use at least 90% of their grant to award subgrants to LEAs.

Requires LEAs to use: (1) at least 40% of those funds to support the acquisition of technology that addresses their technology infrastructure and access needs, and (2) at least 35% of those funds for professional development for digital learning.

Allows states to form purchasing consortia with other states, and allows LEAs to form purchasing consortia with other LEAs, to carry out grant and subgrant activities, including the purchase of technology.

Technology for Tomorrow Fund - Directs the Secretary to award renewable, competitive grants to eligible partnerships to improve student achievement, academic growth, and college-and-career readiness through the use of technology and digital learning.

Defines an "eligible partnership" as a partnership that includes at least one state or LEA and at least one LEA or educational service agency, institution of higher education, nonprofit or community-based organization, or business or for-profit organization.

Requires partnerships to use their grants to carry out activities that utilize technology and digital learning to promote: (1) personalized, individualized instruction; (2) improvements in teacher and school leader preparation, professional development, knowledge, skills, practice, and professional capacity; (3) students' equitable access to high-quality curriculum, instruction, assessments, technology, and digital learning; and (4) educational efficiency and productivity.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish partnership performance measures, (2) contract with an outside entity to evaluate the grant program and identify effective practices for improving student outcomes, (3) disseminate and provide technical assistance to LEAs and states on best practices in utilizing technology and digital learning for student advancement, and (4) ensure that the Department of Education applies those best practices to other innovation fund programs.

transforming education technology act directs secretary education award matching grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas strengthen state local technological infrastructure professional development supports digital learning allocates grant funds states proportion state share school improvement funds title elementary secondary act requires states use grant award subgrants leas requires leas use funds support acquisition technology addresses technology infrastructure access needs funds professional development digital learning allows states form purchasing consortia states allows leas form purchasing consortia leas carry grant subgrant activities including purchase technology technology tomorrow fund directs secretary award renewable competitive grants eligible partnerships improve student achievement academic growth college career readiness use technology digital learning defines eligible partnership partnership includes state lea lea educational service agency institution higher education nonprofit community based organization business profit organization requires partnerships use grants carry activities utilize technology digital learning promote personalized individualized instruction improvements teacher school leader preparation professional development knowledge skills practice professional capacity students equitable access high quality curriculum instruction assessments technology digital learning educational efficiency productivity directs secretary establish partnership performance measures contract outside entity evaluate grant program identify effective practices improving student outcomes disseminate provide technical assistance leas states best practices utilizing technology digital learning student advancement ensure department_of_education applies best practices innovation fund programs


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School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award renewable grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to retain or hire additional school social workers.

Permits grantees to use the funds to reimburse school social workers for expenses they incur in rendering services.

Requires grant-funded social workers to target their services to the highest-need students.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to high-need LEAs in applying for such grants.

Prohibits the grant funds from being used to supplant other federal, state, or local funds used for hiring and retaining school social workers.

education act authorize secretary education award renewable grants high need local educational agencies leas retain hire additional school social workers permits grantees use funds reimburse school social workers expenses incur rendering services requires grant funded social workers target services highest need students directs secretary provide technical assistance high need leas applying grants prohibits grant funds supplant federal state local funds hiring retaining school social workers


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Protect America's Schools Act of 2013 - Makes supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, for Community Oriented Policing Services, for school resource officers for FY2012.

Rescinds an equal amount of unobligated balances available for the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for operations, research, and facilities.

protect_america schools act makes supplemental appropriations department_of_justice doj office_of_justice_programs school resource officers fy2012 rescinds equal unobligated balances available department_of_commerce national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa operations research facilities


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Continuum of Learning Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to coordinate school improvement and professional development activities with early childhood development and education programs.

Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA to require states to create or revise early learning guidelines for preschool age children and early learning standards for children in kindergarten through grade three.

Requires the guidelines and standards to be developmentally appropriate and cover all domains of child development and learning.

Requires states to encourage local educational agencies (LEAs) and elementary schools to use school improvement funds to offer early childhood education programs in schools and other settings from birth to the age of mandatory school entry.

Requires LEAs to: (1) assist their elementary schools in conducting a ready school needs review, at least once every three years, that is used to create a school environment that supports children's transition to school and achievement of state and grade level expectations; (2) ensure, to the extent feasible, starting with the 2015-2016 school year, that teachers placed in the early elementary school grades have a specialized early childhood education teaching license, credential, or endorsement; and (3) work with early childhood education programs to establish a continuity of curricular objectives and developmental expectations that support children's transition to school.

Limits the use of child assessments for children from birth through grade two.

Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to require states to incorporate knowledge regarding early childhood development and learning into teacher and principal certification or licensing requirements.

Requires professional development activities to include: (1) training in early child development and learning, and (2) joint training for elementary school staff and early childhood education program staff.

continuum learning act amends elementary secondary education act esea coordinate school improvement professional development activities early childhood development education programs amends school improvement program title esea require states create revise early learning guidelines preschool age children early learning standards children kindergarten grade requires guidelines standards developmentally appropriate cover domains child development learning requires states encourage local educational agencies leas elementary schools use school improvement funds offer early childhood education programs schools settings birth age mandatory school entry requires leas assist elementary schools conducting ready school needs review years create school environment supports children transition school achievement state grade level expectations ensure extent feasible starting school year teachers placed early elementary school grades specialized early childhood education teaching license credential endorsement work early childhood education programs establish continuity curricular objectives developmental expectations support children transition school limits use child assessments children birth grade amends teacher principal_training recruiting fund title esea require states incorporate knowledge early childhood development learning teacher principal certification licensing requirements requires professional development activities include training early child development learning joint training elementary school staff early childhood education program staff


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Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement).

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for matching subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies.

Requires program participants to use their grants and subgrants to enhance the geographic literacy of students in kindergarten through grade 12 by supporting specified activities, including: (1) educational research; (2) teacher training; (3) the development of effective teaching tools and learning materials; (4) the application of rigorous academic standards and assessment techniques; (5) comparative studies of world cultures, economies, and environments; and (6) the exchange of information regarding the state of geographic literacy and strategies for its improvement.

teaching_geography fundamental act amends higher education act establish geography education grant program title teacher quality enhancement authorizes secretary education award grant national nonprofit educational organization consortium matching subgrants institutions higher education associated state geographic alliances nonprofit educational organizations state local educational agencies requires program participants use grants subgrants enhance geographic literacy students kindergarten grade supporting specified activities including educational research teacher training development effective teaching tools learning materials application rigorous academic standards assessment techniques comparative studies world cultures economies environments exchange information state geographic literacy strategies improvement


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Providing Resources Early for Kids Act of 2013 or the PRE-K Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states to enhance or improve state-funded preschool programs.

Sets forth a grant formula favoring states that: (1) have curricula aligned with state early learning standards; (2) use nationally-established, or better, best practices for class size and teacher-to-student ratios; (3) require each teacher to have at least an associate degree in early childhood education or a related field; (4) require such programs to operate for at least a full academic year; and (5) have a plan for meeting the requirement, within five years of receiving such grant, that teachers have at least a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or have such degree in a related field, but have also completed specialized training in early childhood education.

Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive process for awarding grants to other states that demonstrate that they will meet such requirements within two fiscal years.

Prohibits state grantees from reducing their preschool or child care expenditures.

Requires states to give priority, in using grant funds, to preschool programs in communities with high concentrations of impoverished children.

 Includes among grant uses: (1) increasing the qualifications of, and benefits provided to, teachers, teacher aides, and program directors; (2) decreasing class size and improving teacher-to-student ratios; (3) providing certain comprehensive services that support healthy child development; (4) extending program duration; (5) improving program monitoring and learning environments; and (6) providing classroom supplies or equipment.

Reserves funds for competitive grants to Indians for their preschool programs.

direct secretary education award matching grants states enhance improve state funded preschool programs sets forth grant formula favoring states curricula aligned state early learning standards use nationally established better best practices class size teacher student ratios require teacher associate degree early childhood education related field require programs operate academic year plan meeting requirement years receiving grant teachers baccalaureate degree early childhood education degree related field completed specialized training early childhood education directs secretary establish competitive process awarding grants states demonstrate meet requirements fiscal years prohibits state grantees reducing preschool child care expenditures requires states priority grant funds preschool programs communities high concentrations impoverished children includes grant uses increasing qualifications benefits provided teachers teacher aides program directors decreasing class size improving teacher student ratios providing certain comprehensive services support healthy child development extending program duration improving program monitoring learning environments providing classroom supplies equipment reserves funds competitive grants indians preschool programs


Summary:
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects their education.

Requires LEAs to also provide: (1) students, parents, and educational professionals with annual notice of the conduct prohibited in their discipline policies; (2) students and parents with grievance procedures that target such conduct; (3) the public with annual data on the incidence and frequency of that conduct at the school and LEA level; and (4) discipline policies that minimize the removal of students from instruction and prevent disproportionate punishment.

Requires: (1) the Secretary of Education to conduct, and report on, an independent biennial evaluation of programs and policies to combat bullying and harassment in elementary and secondary schools; and (2) the Commissioner for Education Statistics to collect state data, that are subject to independent review, to determine the incidence and frequency of the conduct prohibited by LEA discipline policies.

safe schools improvement act amends elementary secondary education act require states direct local educational agencies leas establish policies prevent prohibit conduct including bullying harassment sufficiently severe persistent pervasive limit students ability participate benefit school programs create hostile abusive educational environment adversely affects education requires leas provide students parents educational professionals annual notice conduct prohibited discipline policies students parents grievance procedures target conduct public annual data incidence frequency conduct school lea level discipline policies minimize removal students instruction prevent disproportionate punishment requires secretary education conduct report independent biennial evaluation programs policies combat bullying harassment elementary secondary schools commissioner education statistics collect state data subject independent review determine incidence frequency conduct prohibited lea discipline policies


Summary:
Educational Opportunities Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers a tax credit for charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. Allows a maximum credit amount of $4,500 ($2,250 for a married individual filing a separate return). Defines "scholarship granting organization" as a tax-exempt entity whose exclusive purpose is to provide scholarships for the tuition and other expenses of elementary and secondary school students from low income households (i.e., household income not exceeding 250% of federal poverty guidelines).

Allows corporate taxpayers a tax credit, up to $100,000, for contributions to a scholarship granting organization.

Imposes a penalty on scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute at least 90% of their total receipts for elementary and secondary school expenses in a taxable year.

educational opportunities act amends internal revenue code allow individual taxpayers tax credit charitable contributions scholarship granting organization allows maximum credit married individual filing separate return defines scholarship granting organization tax exempt entity exclusive purpose provide scholarships tuition expenses elementary secondary school students low income households household income exceeding federal poverty guidelines allows corporate taxpayers tax credit contributions scholarship granting organization imposes penalty scholarship granting organizations fail distribute total receipts elementary secondary school expenses taxable year


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School Safety Enhancements Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize school security grants by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to be used for the installation of surveillance equipment and the establishment of hotlines or tiplines for the reporting of potentially dangerous students and situations.

Requires the Office Director: (1) in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to establish an interagency task force to develop a set of advisory school safety guidelines; and (2) to consider such guidelines in determining permissible uses of school security grant funds.

Requires a grant application to be accompanied by a report that is signed by the heads of each law enforcement agency and school district with jurisdiction over the schools where the safety improvements will be implemented and that demonstrates that each proposed use of the grant funds will be: (1) an effective means for improving school safety, (2) consistent with a comprehensive approach to preventing school violence, and (3) individualized to the needs of each school.

Authorizes appropriations for such grant program for FY2014-FY2023.

school safety enhancements act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize school security grants office_of_community_oriented_policing_services installation surveillance equipment establishment hotlines tiplines reporting potentially dangerous students situations requires office director collaboration secretary education establish interagency task force develop set advisory school safety guidelines consider guidelines determining permissible uses school security grant funds requires grant application accompanied report signed heads law enforcement agency school district jurisdiction schools safety improvements implemented demonstrates proposed use grant funds effective means improving school safety consistent comprehensive approach preventing school violence individualized needs school authorizes appropriations grant program fy2014-fy2023


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Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs.

Prohibits such grants from being used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.

amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education award competitive grants educational organizations carry proposed existing holocaust education programs prohibits grants supplant nonfederal funds grantees holocaust education programs


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Nutrition Education Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require local educational agencies participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include in their school wellness policies the requirement that each student receive 50 hours of nutrition education each school year.

Requires such instruction to meet specified standards, including that it is consistent with nutritional requirements for food served under the school lunch, school breakfast, and child and adult care food programs.

nutrition education act amends national school lunch act require local educational agencies participating school lunch breakfast programs include school wellness policies requirement student receive hours nutrition education school year requires instruction meet specified standards including consistent nutritional requirements food served school lunch school breakfast child adult care food programs


Summary: Better Protecting Children in Schools Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, wages received by a full-time, off-duty state or local law enforcement official for providing services as a substitute teacher in an elementary or secondary school.

schools act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income income tax purposes wages received time duty state local law enforcement official providing services substitute teacher elementary secondary school


Summary: Rebuilding America's Schools Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt bond funding for educational facilities, to: (1) reinstate the national qualified school construction bond limitation amount for calendar years after 2013, (2) make permanent the qualified zone academy bond (QZAB) limitation amount, (3) permit private entities to waive the 10% matching requirement for QZABs, and (4) permit QZAB proceeds to be used for constructing a public school facility in which such an academy is established.

rebuilding america schools act amends internal revenue code respect tax exempt bond funding educational facilities reinstate national qualified school construction bond limitation calendar years permanent qualified zone academy bond limitation permit private entities waive matching requirement permit proceeds constructing public school facility academy established


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Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local governments, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of community violence by educating, mentoring, and counseling youth regarding the principles and application of nonviolence in conflict resolution.

Gives grant priority to applicants that agree to use the funds in communities experiencing an increase in violence, but lacking the resources to address violence prevention.

educating training youth safety act authorizes attorney general award grants state local governments educational institutions nonprofit organizations faith based entities prevent alleviate effects community violence educating mentoring counseling youth principles application conflict resolution gives grant priority applicants agree use funds communities experiencing increase violence lacking resources address violence prevention


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Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or enhance educational programs and related services that enable pregnant and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school.

Requires state grantees to: (1) designate a Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting Students who is to develop and implement a state plan for educating pregnant and parenting students, and (2) develop and implement high-quality professional development programs for LEAs and school personnel.

Requires subgrantees to:

 provide academic support services to pregnant and parenting students; assist such students in accessing quality, affordable child care, and early childhood education services; provide transportation services or assistance to such students and their children; educate students, parents, and community members regarding the educational rights of such students; train school personnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and parenting students and their educational rights; revise school policies and practices that hinder or discourage such students from continuing their education; provide student parents with training and support in parenting, healthy relationship skills, unplanned pregnancy prevention strategies, and other life skills; and provide educational and career mentoring services and peer groups to pregnant and parenting students. Gives subgrant priority to LEAs in geographic areas with teen birth rates that: (1) exceed the state average, or (2) are below the state average but higher than the state average for one or more racial or ethnic groups.

Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include: (1) providing technical assistance to states and reviewing their plans for educating pregnant and parenting students, (2) evaluating subgrantees' programs and education program service delivery models for such students, and (3) gathering and disseminating information regarding the education of such students and best practices in facilitating it.

pregnant parenting students access education act authorizes secretary education formula grants states competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas establish enhance educational programs related services enable pregnant parenting students enroll attend succeed school requires state grantees designate coordinator education pregnant parenting students develop implement state plan educating pregnant parenting students develop implement high quality professional development programs leas school personnel requires subgrantees provide academic support services pregnant parenting students assist students accessing quality affordable child care early childhood education services provide transportation services assistance students children educate students parents community members educational rights students train school personnel challenges facing pregnant parenting students educational rights revise school policies practices hinder discourage students continuing education provide student parents training support parenting healthy relationship skills unplanned pregnancy prevention strategies life skills provide educational career mentoring services peer groups pregnant parenting students gives subgrant priority leas geographic areas teen birth rates exceed state average state average higher state average racial ethnic groups directs secretary conduct national activities include providing technical assistance states reviewing plans educating pregnant parenting students evaluating subgrantees programs education program service delivery models students gathering disseminating information education students best practices facilitating


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Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make matching demonstration grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) in which the student-to-school nurse ratio in each of their public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse for the purpose of reducing such ratio.

Gives grant priority to LEAs: (1) for which not fewer than 10,000 or not less than 20% of the children served are from families with incomes below the poverty line, and (2) that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services for their students.

student school nurse ratio improvement act authorizes secretary education matching demonstration grants local educational agencies leas student school nurse ratio public elementary secondary schools students school nurse purpose reducing ratio gives grant priority leas fewer children served families incomes poverty line demonstrate greatest need new additional nursing services students


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Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2013 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include teacher and principal training in practices that address the social and emotional development needs of students among the activities funded under the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program.

Allows funded training to include training in classroom instruction and schoolwide initiatives that enable students to acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills most conducive to social and emotional competency.

academic social emotional learning act amends title elementary secondary education act include teacher principal training practices address social emotional development needs students activities funded teacher principal_training recruiting_fund program allows funded training include training classroom instruction schoolwide initiatives enable students acquire knowledge attitudes skills conducive social emotional competency


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Keeping All Students Safe Act - Directs the Secretary of Education (Secretary) to establish minimum standards that:

 prohibit elementary and secondary school personnel from managing any student by using any mechanical or chemical restraint, physical restraint or escort that restricts breathing, or aversive behavioral intervention that compromises student health and safety; prohibit such personnel from using physical restraint or seclusion, unless such measures are required to eliminate an imminent danger of physical injury to the student or others and certain precautions are taken; require states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to ensure that a sufficient number of school personnel receive state-approved crisis intervention training and certification in first aid and certain safe and effective student management techniques; prohibit physical restraint or seclusion from being written into a student's education plan, individual safety plan, behavioral plan, or individual education program as a planned intervention; and require schools to establish procedures to notify parents in a timely manner if physical restraint or seclusion is imposed on their child. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to LEAs to: (1) establish, implement, and enforce policies and procedures to meet such standards; (2) improve their capacity to collect and analyze data related to physical restraint and seclusion; and (3) implement school-wide positive behavior supports.

Requires LEAs to allow private school personnel to participate, on an equitable basis, in activities supported by such grants and subgrants.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a national assessment of this Act's effectiveness.

Gives Protection and Advocacy Systems the authority provided under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to investigate, monitor, and enforce this Act's protections for students.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish standards for Head Start agencies that are consistent with the minimum standards for the management of elementary and secondary school students.

Authorizes the Secretary to allocate funds to the Secretary of HHS to assist Head Start agencies in establishing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures to meet such standards.

keeping students safe act directs secretary education secretary establish minimum standards prohibit elementary secondary school personnel managing student mechanical chemical restraint physical restraint escort restricts breathing behavioral intervention compromises student health safety prohibit personnel physical restraint seclusion measures required eliminate imminent danger physical injury student certain precautions taken require states local educational agencies leas ensure sufficient number school personnel receive state approved crisis intervention training certification aid certain safe effective student management techniques prohibit physical restraint seclusion written student education plan individual safety plan behavioral plan individual education program planned intervention require schools establish procedures notify parents timely manner physical restraint seclusion imposed child authorizes secretary award grants states competitive subgrants leas establish implement enforce policies procedures meet standards improve capacity collect analyze data related physical restraint seclusion implement school wide positive behavior supports requires leas allow private school personnel participate equitable basis activities supported grants subgrants directs secretary conduct national assessment act effectiveness gives_protection_and_advocacy_systems authority provided developmental disabilities assistance bill rights act investigate monitor enforce act protections students directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs establish standards head start agencies consistent minimum standards management elementary secondary school students authorizes secretary allocate funds secretary hhs assist head_start agencies establishing implementing enforcing policies procedures meet standards


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Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Office of Specialized Instructional Support within the Department of Education to improve specialized instructional support services in schools. Defines "specialized instructional support services" as assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other services provided by qualified professionals as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states to: (1) establish or expand specialized instructional support services and programs at the state level that are designed to provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to specialized instructional support services and programs addressing barriers to learning within local educational agencies and individual schools; and (2) hire and support specialized instructional support services coordinators to provide such assistance, coordination, and support.

Replaces references to pupil services and pupil services personnel with references to specialized instructional support services and specialized instructional support personnel.

reducing barriers learning act amends department_of_education_organization_act create department_of_education improve specialized instructional support services schools defines specialized instructional support services assessment diagnosis counseling educational therapeutic services provided qualified professionals comprehensive program meet student needs amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education award competitive matching grants states establish expand specialized instructional support services programs state level designed provide technical assistance coordination support specialized instructional support services programs addressing barriers learning local educational agencies individual schools hire support specialized instructional support services coordinators provide assistance coordination support replaces references pupil services pupil services personnel references specialized instructional support services specialized instructional support personnel


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Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Requires states that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to:

 require criminal background checks for each school employee that include searches of the criminal registry or repository of the state in which the employee resides, the child abuse and neglect registries and databases of that state, the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Sex Offender Registry; prohibit the employment of an individual who refuses to consent to, or who makes a false statement in connection with, a background check or who has been convicted of one of specified felonies or of a violent or sexual crime against a minor; require background checks to be periodically repeated or updated in accordance with state law or the policies of the state's local educational agencies (LEAs); provide school employees who have had a background check with a copy of the background check if they request one and a timely process to appeal the results of the background check if it blocks their service as a school employee; ensure that such policies and procedures are published on state and LEA websites; and allow an LEA to share the results of a recent background check on a school employee with another LEA that is considering that individual for employment. Prohibits states and LEAs from knowingly transferring or facilitating the transfer of any school employee if they know, or have substantive reason to believe, that such employee engaged in sexual misconduct with an elementary or secondary school student. Allows: (1) the Attorney General and state law enforcement officials to charge reasonable fees for conducting the background checks, and (2) states and LEAs to use ESEA administrative funds to pay such fees.

protecting students sexual violent predators act requires states receive funds elementary secondary education act esea require criminal background checks school employee include searches criminal registry repository state employee resides child abuse neglect registries databases state federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi national sex offender registry prohibit employment individual refuses consent makes false statement connection background check convicted specified felonies violent sexual crime minor require background checks periodically repeated updated accordance state law policies state local educational agencies leas provide school employees background check copy background check request timely process appeal results background check blocks service school employee ensure policies procedures published state lea websites allow lea share results recent background check school employee lea considering individual employment prohibits states leas knowingly transferring facilitating transfer school employee know substantive reason believe employee engaged sexual misconduct elementary secondary school student allows attorney general state law enforcement officials charge reasonable fees conducting background checks states leas use esea administrative funds pay fees


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Defending State Authority Over Education Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the Secretary of Education from attempting to influence, incentivize, or coerce a state to participate in a voluntary partnership with another state to develop and implement academic content and achievement standards and assessments.

Prohibits the Secretary from conditioning the approval of a state's, local educational agency's (LEA's), or Indian tribe's request for a waiver of ESEA statutory or regulatory requirements on such an entity: (1) including in, or deleting from, such request, specific academic standards; (2) using specific academic assessment instruments or items; or (3) including in, or deleting from, such waiver request any criteria used to establish, implement, or improve state academic standards, academic assessments, state accountability systems, or teacher and school leader evaluation systems.

Prohibits any federal officer or employee from directly or indirectly mandating, directing, or controlling a state's, LEA's, or school's specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curricula, or program of instruction, including through the placement of conditions on financial support.

education act amends elementary secondary education act esea prohibit secretary education attempting influence incentivize coerce state participate voluntary partnership state develop implement academic content achievement standards assessments prohibits secretary conditioning approval state local educational agency lea indian tribe request waiver esea statutory regulatory requirements entity including deleting request specific academic standards specific academic assessment instruments items including deleting waiver request criteria establish implement improve state academic standards academic assessments state accountability systems teacher school leader evaluation systems prohibits federal officer employee directly indirectly mandating directing controlling state lea school specific instructional content academic standards assessments curricula program instruction including placement conditions financial support


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Helping Communities Rebuild After Deadly School Shootings and Other Traumatic Events Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to fund certain actions they deem necessary to improve the learning environment at a school that has experienced a violent or traumatic crisis on campus.

Requires LEAs to use that grant to: (1) acquire real property; (2) construct new facilities; or (3) renovate, repair, or alter existing facilities for an elementary and secondary school that has experienced such a crisis.

Prohibits the grant from covering more than 50% of an LEA's cost in taking such actions.

deadly school shootings traumatic events act amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education award grants local educational agencies leas fund certain actions deem necessary improve learning environment school experienced violent traumatic crisis campus requires leas use grant acquire real property construct new facilities renovate repair alter existing facilities elementary secondary school experienced crisis prohibits grant covering lea cost taking actions


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21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.

Requires grantees to use grant funds to collaborate with institutions of higher education and local, regional, or national employers in STEM fields to: (1) carry out dual-credit courses that offer both secondary school and college credit and incorporate STEM education and STEM workplace training, (2) assist students in being placed in internships or apprenticeships with those employers, and (3) develop STEM curricula and metrics.

Permits grantees to use grant funds for: (1) STEM tutoring and mentoring programs; (2) STEM outside-the-classroom, after-school, or summer programs; and (3) STEM instructional materials or equipment.

21st century stem competitive jobs act amends elementary secondary act direct secretary education award matching grants local educational agencies leas improve science technology engineering mathematics stem education requires grantees use grant funds collaborate institutions higher education local regional national employers stem fields carry dual credit courses offer secondary school college credit incorporate stem education stem workplace training assist students placed internships apprenticeships employers develop stem curricula metrics permits grantees use grant funds stem tutoring mentoring programs stem outside classroom school summer programs stem instructional materials equipment


Summary: Promoting Health as Youth Skills In Classrooms And Life Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include health education and physical education in the definition of "core academic subjects."

promoting_health youth skills classrooms life act amends elementary secondary education act include health education physical education definition core academic subjects


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Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership program in foreign languages that provides matching grants to partnerships composed of state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education.

Requires such partnerships to establish, improve, or expand model programs of foreign language learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase the number of high school graduates who attain advanced proficiency in at least one foreign language.

Requires each model program to have a dimension allowing the student to gain an understanding of the historic, geographic, cultural, economic, and other contextual factors of countries whose people speak the language studied. Conditions a partnership's continued funding for two additional five-year periods, after an initial four-year funding period, on its demonstrating its program's effectiveness based on nationally recognized standardized foreign language assessments.

Directs the Secretary of Education to collect and analyze data on such programs annually and disseminate aggregated program data nationally, as well as information on successful programs and practices.

act amends elementary secondary education act replace program providing incentive payments public elementary schools foreign language instruction partnership program foreign languages provides matching grants partnerships composed state local educational agencies institutions higher education requires partnerships establish improve expand model programs foreign language learning kindergarten grade increase number high school graduates attain advanced proficiency foreign language requires model program dimension allowing student gain understanding historic geographic cultural economic factors countries people speak language studied conditions partnership continued funding additional year periods initial year funding period demonstrating program effectiveness based nationally recognized standardized foreign language assessments directs secretary education collect analyze data programs annually disseminate aggregated program data nationally information successful programs practices


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Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or FIT Kids Act - Requires the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to implement comprehensive programs to promote physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition that are based on scientifically valid research, and an analysis of need that considers, at a minimum, physical education indicators. Limits a grant award to a maximum of five years.

Prescribes certain activities under a grant, including that states must: (1) develop and implement a physical education indicators measurement system; (2) collect and publish information on physical activity, education, and fitness and nutrition at the school level; (3) use indicators to identify and address student needs; (4) encourage local education agencies to integrate physical activity, education, and fitness into a range of subjects throughout the school day and locations within schools; and (5) award sub-grants based on identified needs. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, to establish program performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of the grant program's activities.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the compact with parents under the school-level parental involvement policy to include a description of the school's responsibility to support their children in leading a healthy and active life, such as by providing health meals and snacks, encouraging participation in physical education, and sharing in physical activity outside the school day to support successful academic achievement.

Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Secretary to promote equal opportunities for students with disabilities to be included and participate in physical education and extracurricular athletics implemented in, or in conjunction with, elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education, by ensuring the provision of appropriate technical assistance and guidance for schools and institutions and their personnel.

fitness integrated teaching kids act fit kids act requires secretary education award grants states implement comprehensive programs promote physical activity education fitness nutrition based scientifically valid research analysis need considers minimum physical education indicators limits grant award maximum years prescribes certain activities grant including states develop implement physical education indicators measurement system collect publish information physical activity education fitness nutrition school level use indicators identify address student needs encourage local education agencies integrate physical activity education fitness range subjects school day locations schools award sub grants based identified needs requires secretary acting director institute_of_education_sciences establish program performance metrics measure effectiveness grant program activities amends elementary secondary education act require compact parents school level parental involvement policy include description school responsibility support children leading healthy active life providing health meals snacks encouraging participation physical education sharing physical activity outside school day support successful academic achievement amends rehabilitation act require secretary promote equal opportunities students disabilities included participate physical education extracurricular athletics implemented conjunction elementary schools secondary schools institutions higher education ensuring provision appropriate technical assistance guidance schools institutions personnel


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Working to Encourage Community Action and Responsibility in Education Act or the WE CARE Act - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to assess the nonacademic factors affecting student academic performance and work with other public, private, nonprofit, and community-based entities to address those factors.

Requires the annual report cards issued by states and LEAs to include additional performance data, including information on their efforts to increase community and parental involvement in students' education.

Establishes a new program requiring the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to LEAs for the development and implementation of community involvement policies that leverage the resources, services, and opportunities available from public, private, nonprofit, and community-based partners to address students' academic and nonacademic needs and thereby support their attainment of state academic performance standards.

working care act amends title improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary secondary education act require states local educational agencies leas assess nonacademic factors affecting student academic performance work public private nonprofit community based entities address factors requires annual report cards issued states leas include additional performance data including information efforts increase community parental involvement students education establishes new program requiring secretary education award matching grants leas development implementation community involvement policies leverage resources services opportunities available public private nonprofit community based partners address students academic nonacademic needs support attainment state academic performance standards


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Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to require the use of adaptive assessments of student progress toward state academic performance standards that accurately assess student achievement above and below grade level while also measuring grade-level performance.

Defines an "adaptive assessment" as one that changes in difficulty in accordance with a student's performance but reports its outcome on a scale common to all students.

assessment accuracy improvement act amends elementary secondary education act allow states require use adaptive assessments student progress state academic performance standards accurately assess student achievement grade level measuring grade level performance defines adaptive assessment changes difficulty accordance student performance reports outcome scale common students


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Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities.

Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) children are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (4) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (5) families and communities are supportive and engaged in their children's education as equal partners; (6) students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; (7) students are contributing to their communities; and (8) students are not chronically absent.

Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals.

Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.

developing innovative_partnerships_and_learning_opportunities motivate achievement act diploma act authorizes secretary education award renewable year grants states subgrants local consortia include local educational agency community partners ensure academic physical social emotional civic development disadvantaged youth strengthen families communities requires state grantee develop implement state child youth strategy assesses children needs assets state mobilized coordinated integrated achieve quantifiable progress goals include ensuring children ready school students engaged achieving school students physically mentally socially emotionally healthy schools neighborhoods safe provide positive climate learning families communities supportive engaged children education equal partners students ready postsecondary education 21st century careers students contributing communities students chronically absent directs consortia develop implement local child youth strategy integrates multiple private public services comprehensive coordinated continuum services directed achieving quantifiable progress goals requires secretary award competitive grants directly local consortia appropriated funds fall specified


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All Students Achieving through Reform Act of 2013 or the All-STAR Act of 2013 - Revises subpart 1 (Charter School Programs) of part B (Public Charter Schools) of title V (Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, including by subsuming subpart 2 (Credit Enhancement Initiatives to Assist Charter School Facility Acquisition, Construction, and Renovation) under subpart 1.

Replaces the current charter school grant program with a program awarding grants to states, authorized public chartering agencies, or local educational agencies and, through them, subgrants to charter school developers to open new charter schools and expand and replicate high-quality charter schools.

Requires grantees to: (1) use 10% of the grant funds to provide technical assistance to subgrantees and authorized public chartering agencies, and (2) work with those agencies to improve the charter school authorization process.

Requires the Secretary of Education to award credit enhancement grants to applicants that have the highest-quality applications, after considering the diversity of such applications. (Currently, the Secretary is required to award at least three grants, including at least one to a public entity, one to a private nonprofit entity, and one to a consortium of such entities, provided an application from each merits approval.)

Revises the per-pupil facilities aid program (under which the Secretary makes competitive matching grants to states to provide per-pupil financing to charter schools) to allow states to: (1) partner with organizations to provide up to 50% of the state share of funding for the program; and (2) receive more than one program grant, so long as the amount of the grant funds provided to charter schools increases with each successive grant.

Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include: (1) disseminating best practices and technical assistance to this Act's grantees; (2) developing, in partnership with the Institute for Education Sciences, performance metrics to evaluate charter school startup, replication, and expansion efforts; and (3) awarding competitive grants directly to charter school developers or charter management organizations to open new charter schools and expand and replicate high-quality charter schools.

Allows charter schools to: (1) admit students through a lottery that gives added weight to impoverished students, if authorized by state law and the school's charter; and (2) serve prekindergarten or postsecondary school students.

Reauthorizes appropriations through FY2019.

students achieving reform act star act revises subpart charter_school_programs public charter schools title promoting informed parental choice innovative_programs elementary secondary education act including subpart credit_enhancement_initiatives renovation subpart replaces current charter school grant program program awarding grants states authorized public chartering agencies local educational agencies subgrants charter school developers open new charter schools expand replicate high quality charter schools requires grantees use grant funds provide technical assistance subgrantees authorized public chartering agencies work agencies improve charter school authorization process requires secretary education award credit enhancement grants applicants highest quality applications considering diversity applications currently secretary required award grants including public entity private nonprofit entity consortium entities provided application merits approval revises pupil facilities aid program secretary makes competitive matching grants states provide pupil financing charter schools allow states partner organizations provide state share funding program receive program grant long grant funds provided charter schools increases successive grant directs secretary conduct national activities include disseminating best practices technical assistance act grantees developing partnership performance metrics evaluate charter school startup replication expansion efforts awarding competitive grants directly charter school developers charter management organizations open new charter schools expand replicate high quality charter schools allows charter schools admit students lottery gives added weight impoverished students authorized state law school charter serve prekindergarten postsecondary school students reauthorizes appropriations fy2019


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Multi-Hazard School Disaster Planning and Response Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow funds provided under the Matching Grant Program for School Security to be used for the following law enforcement and school information sharing activities: (1) establishing or improving an electronic data management system for the purpose of sharing specified emergency response plan data with first responders; (2) assisting local law enforcement and local schools with costs associated with collecting information on, evaluating, updating, and digitizing such plan data and making plans electronically available to local dispatch centers and first responders through mobile data terminals and mobile data computers; and (3) enabling law enforcement to consult with schools to develop emergency plans, including such plan data, to ensure that plans are comprehensive, complete, and current.

Requires the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to give preferential consideration to an application for a grant for such an activity from a jurisdiction that demonstrates that: (1) the activity will cover a significant number of schools, (2) such jurisdiction uses (or will use such grant to develop) an electronic record management system that is compatible across multiple jurisdictions, or (3) there is community interest with respect to such activity.

Reauthorizes such Program for FY2014-FY2017.

response_act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act allow funds provided matching grant program school security following law enforcement school information sharing activities establishing improving electronic data management system purpose sharing specified emergency response plan data responders assisting local law enforcement local schools costs associated collecting information evaluating updating plan data making plans electronically available local dispatch centers responders mobile data terminals mobile data computers enabling law enforcement consult schools develop emergency plans including plan data ensure plans comprehensive complete current requires director office_of_community_oriented_policing_services preferential consideration application grant activity jurisdiction demonstrates activity cover significant number schools jurisdiction uses use grant develop electronic record management system compatible multiple jurisdictions community interest respect activity reauthorizes program fy2014 fy2017


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Native Hawaiian Education Act - Amends the Native Hawaiian Education Act to revise the duties and composition of the Native Hawaiian Education Council. (The Native Hawaiian Education Council coordinates the educational and related services and programs available to Native Hawaiians.) Requires the Council to be composed of 15 members who: (1) are from certain educational, governmental, Trust, and grant-making entities; and (2) demonstrate at least five years of experience as consumers or providers of Native Hawaiian education or cultural activities.

Directs the Council, in addition to its existing duties, to: (1) serve as a clearinghouse for the educational and related services and programs available to Native Hawaiians, and (2) provide technical assistance to Native Hawaiian organizations that apply for or receive Native Hawaiian Education program grants.

Requires the Council to hold at least one community consultation each year on each of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai regarding Native Hawaiian education program grants and other education issues. Eliminates the requirement that the council meet at least four times each year with an island council composed of parents, students, and other Native Hawaiian education stakeholders.

Includes charter schools as eligible recipients of Native Hawaiian Education program grants, in addition to Native Hawaiian education organizations, Native Hawaiian community-based organizations, and public and private nonprofit entities.

Gives grant priority to programs that: (1) meet the educational priorities established by the Council; (2) repair and renovate public schools that serve high concentrations of Native Hawaiian students; (3) meet the unique cultural and language needs of Native Hawaiian students in order to help them meet challenging state academic achievement standards; and (4) involve states, local educational agencies, or institutions of higher education in partnerships or consortia.

Requires the Secretary of Education to use funds made available for Native Hawaiian Education program grants before this Act's enactment to support: (1) the development of a body of Native Hawaiian law; (2) the repair and renovation of public schools that serve high concentrations of Native Hawaiian students; (3) access to Hawaiian culture and history through digital archives; (4) informal education programs that connect traditional Hawaiian knowledge, science, astronomy, and the environment through state museums or learning centers; and (5) public charter schools serving high concentrations of Native Hawaiian students.

 Authorizes appropriations for such grants through FY2019.

native hawaiian education act amends native hawaiian education act revise duties composition native_hawaiian_education_council native_hawaiian_education_council coordinates educational related services programs available native hawaiians requires council composed members certain educational governmental trust grant making entities demonstrate years experience consumers providers native hawaiian education cultural activities directs council addition existing duties serve clearinghouse educational related services programs available native_hawaiians provide technical assistance native hawaiian organizations apply receive native_hawaiian_education program grants requires council hold community consultation year islands hawaii maui molokai lanai oahu kauai native hawaiian education program grants education issues eliminates requirement council meet times year island council composed parents students native hawaiian education stakeholders includes charter schools eligible recipients native_hawaiian_education program grants addition native hawaiian education organizations native hawaiian community based organizations public private nonprofit entities gives grant priority programs meet educational priorities established council repair renovate public schools serve high concentrations native hawaiian students meet unique cultural language needs native hawaiian students order help meet challenging state academic achievement standards involve states local educational agencies institutions higher education partnerships consortia requires secretary education use funds available native_hawaiian_education program grants act enactment support development body native hawaiian law repair renovation public schools serve high concentrations native hawaiian students access hawaiian culture history digital archives informal education programs connect traditional hawaiian knowledge science astronomy environment state museums learning centers public charter schools serving high concentrations native hawaiian students authorizes appropriations grants fy2019


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Local Taxpayer Relief Act - Amends the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 2012 to make permanent amendments that Act made to the Impact Aid program (which compensates local educational agencies [LEAs] for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts) that:

 require the valuation of the federal property located within the boundaries of an LEA by calculating the valuation, for property tax purposes, of all property within the LEA's boundaries and then multiplying that value by the proportion of that property that is federal property; alter the formula for determining the foundation payments due LEAs for federal ownership of property when appropriations for a fiscal year are insufficient to provide them with full compensation; alter the formula for determining the payments due LEAs for eligible federally-connected children who are displaced from federal property or Indian lands due to housing renovation or rebuilding; and direct the Secretary of Education to complete Impact Aid payments to eligible LEAs within three fiscal years of their appropriation. Amends the Impact Aid program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the formula for determining the payments due LEAs for eligible federally-connected children. Includes not only children in average daily attendance but also those enrolled pursuant to a state open enrollment policy.

Continues an LEA's eligibility for such payments while activities associated with military base closures and realignments or force structure changes or relocations are ongoing.

Allows the calculation of such payments using current student counts instead of prior fiscal year data when LEAs experience a specified influx of new federally-connected students due to federal activities or the closure of an LEA that was receiving Impact Aid due to federally-connected children.

Requires the Secretary to allow LEAs to count their federally-connected children using the date they register their students for the fiscal year for which their application is filed.

Alters the formula for determining the construction payments due LEAs that are eligible for other Impact Aid payments. Divides 80% of the construction funds evenly between LEAs impacted by military dependent children and LEAs impacted by children residing on Indian lands, with the remainder reserved for emergency repair and modernization grants to LEAs serving Indian lands or experiencing a specified influx of new students due to federal activities.

Alters the formula for determining whether a state's plan for equalizing assistance to its LEAs will except it from the prohibition on state aid to LEAs being affected by Impact Aid payments.

Requires new LEAs applying for Impact Aid to have boundaries established by state law and the authority to tax or receive an imputed local tax.

Reauthorizes appropriations for the Impact Aid program.

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