Summary: School Accountability Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) allowing states to vary the number of students sufficient for such an assessment from local educational agency (LEA) to LEA and from school to school; (2) lowering the percentage of students in a failing group who must show improvement from the preceding year for a school to avoid corrective action; (3) changing the method of counting students in more than one group; (4) allowing states to use alternative methods of defining AYP; (5) allowing states to use a combination of AYP assessments; (6) exempting a higher percentage of students from such assessments; (7) giving states greater flexibility in the use of alternative assessments for disabled students and those not proficient in English; (8) allowing states to continue to include students in the disabled and limited English proficient student groups for three years after their status as disabled or limited English proficient ends; and (9) allowing multiple assessments of the same student prior to the following school year and measurement of the achievement of students as if they were in their prior grade. Provides that a state's intermediate academic achievement goals need not increase in equal increments for all groups. Permits states to adopt alternative calculations of graduation and dropout rates to account for students who do not graduate on time, but are still enrolled in school or are receiving a postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to conduct research regarding, and make grants to states to develop and implement, AYP standards that: (1) meet the expectation that students be prepared for postsecondary education or the workplace; and (2) are consistent with high caliber standards in other countries. Gives states certain incentives to adopt such standards. Requires that states be given maximum flexibility in devising academic improvement plans. Limits the implementation of sanctions to schools and LEAs that fail AYP standards in the same subject for the same group for two consecutive school years, and the provision of school transfers and supplemental services to students in the group who failed AYP standards. Provides further exceptions to and conditions on the application of corrective actions. Involves LEAs in the choice and critique of supplemental service providers as well as the provision of such services. Authorizes states, LEAs, and schools to defer implementation of certain corrective actions in any fiscal year when the amount appropriated under ESEA and the Individuals with Disabilities Act does not equal or exceed a specified authorized amount. Applies AYP assessments to private schools receiving benefits under ESEA. Allows states to deny such benefits to private schools that fail state AYP standards for three consecutive years and underperform local public schools.

school accountability improvement act amends elementary secondary education act esea alter requirements adequate yearly progress ayp assessments student groups allowing states vary number students sufficient assessment local educational agency lea lea school school lowering percentage students failing group improvement preceding year school avoid corrective action changing method counting students group allowing states use alternative methods defining ayp allowing states use combination ayp assessments exempting higher percentage students assessments giving states greater flexibility use alternative assessments disabled students proficient english allowing states continue include students disabled limited english proficient student groups years status disabled limited english proficient ends allowing multiple assessments student prior following school year measurement achievement students prior grade provides state intermediate academic achievement goals need increase equal increments groups permits states adopt alternative calculations graduation dropout rates account students graduate time enrolled school receiving postsecondary education authorizes secretary education conduct research grants states develop implement ayp standards meet expectation students prepared postsecondary education workplace consistent high caliber standards countries gives states certain incentives adopt standards requires states given maximum flexibility devising academic improvement plans limits implementation sanctions schools leas fail ayp standards subject group consecutive school years provision school transfers supplemental services students group failed ayp standards provides exceptions conditions application corrective actions involves leas choice supplemental service providers provision services authorizes states leas schools defer implementation certain corrective actions fiscal year appropriated esea individuals disabilities act equal exceed specified authorized applies ayp assessments private schools receiving benefits esea allows states deny benefits private schools fail state ayp standards consecutive years local public schools


Summary: Healthy School Meals Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to select school food authorities to participate in a pilot program evaluating the use of plant-based alternate protein products and fluid milk substitutes under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) deliver plant-based alternate protein products and fluid milk substitutes to such food authorities at no cost for the preparation of meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs; and (2) assess which of such foods would be best for more general use in the school lunch and breakfast programs, and deliver them for general use under such programs, within two years of this Acts' enactment. Requires the Secretary, within two years of this Act's enactment, to promulgate regulations that: (1) reflect specific recommendations for increased consumption of plant-based foods; and (2) provide for the distribution of supplemental commodity assistance or cash in lieu thereof to states and certain school food authorities that offer a plant-based entree on their daily lunch menus, for the purchase of entirely plant-based commodity food products or fluid milk substitutes. Requires schools participating in the school lunch program to serve a nondairy beverage that is nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk and meets certain nutritional standards to students who cannot consume fluid milk because of a disability or medical or other special dietary need. (Eliminates the requirement that students who cannot consume fluid milk due to a disability provide schools with a statement from a physician that identifies such disability and specifies the fluid milk substitute.)

directs secretary agriculture select school food authorities participate pilot program evaluating use plant based alternate protein products fluid milk substitutes school lunch breakfast programs directs secretary deliver plant based alternate protein products fluid milk substitutes food authorities cost preparation meals school lunch breakfast programs assess foods best general use school lunch breakfast programs deliver general use programs years acts enactment requires secretary years act enactment promulgate regulations reflect specific recommendations increased consumption plant based foods provide distribution supplemental commodity assistance cash lieu thereof states certain school food authorities offer plant based daily lunch menus purchase entirely plant based commodity food products fluid milk substitutes requires schools participating school lunch program serve beverage equivalent fluid milk meets certain nutritional standards students consume fluid milk disability medical special dietary need eliminates requirement students consume fluid milk disability provide schools statement physician identifies disability specifies fluid milk substitute


Summary: Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act - Amends the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 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 rules promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture requiring food served under the school lunch and breakfast programs to satisfy the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

education act amends child nutrition wic reauthorization 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 rules promulgated secretary agriculture requiring food served school lunch breakfast programs satisfy recent dietary guidelines americans


Summary: Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award grants to institutions of higher education for the implementation or expansion of research-based reforms in master's and doctoral level STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education that emphasizes preparation for diverse careers in the STEM workforce, including at institutions of higher education, in industry, and at government agencies and research laboratories. Describes the activities that may be supported by grants awarded under this Act.

requires director national_science_foundation nsf award grants institutions higher education implementation expansion research based reforms master doctoral level stem science technology engineering mathematics education emphasizes preparation diverse careers stem workforce including institutions higher education industry government agencies research laboratories describes activities supported grants awarded act


Summary: Education, Achievement, and Opportunity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the qualified education expenses of children attending a public, private, parochial, or religious school providing elementary or secondary education. Defines "qualified education expenses" as amounts paid for tuition and fees, computers, educational software, computer support services, required books, academic tutoring, special needs services for children with disabilities, transportation fees, and academic testing services. Limits the annual amount of such credit to $2,500 for a child enrolled in an elementary school and $3,500 for a child enrolled in a secondary school, and reduces such credit for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 in the case of a joint return).

education achievement opportunity act amends internal revenue code allow refundable tax credit qualified education expenses children attending public private parochial religious school providing elementary secondary education defines qualified education expenses amounts paid tuition fees computers educational software computer support services required books academic tutoring special needs services children disabilities transportation fees academic testing services limits annual credit child enrolled elementary school child enrolled secondary school reduces credit taxpayers modified adjusted gross income exceeds case joint return


Summary: Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require local educational agencies (LEA) participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to establish or expand a local school wellness policy for their schools that: (1) includes goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness; (2) includes nutrition guidelines for all foods in school during the day that promote student health and reduce childhood obesity; (3) ensures that the dietary guidelines for reimbursable school meals are no less restrictive than those issued by the Secretary of Agriculture under the school lunch program; (4) provides for the measurement and oversight of the policy's implementation; and (5) involves parents, students, the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public in its development. Directs the Secretary to provide LEAs, school food authorities, and states, on request, information and technical assistance in: (1) establishing healthy school nutrition environments; (2) reducing childhood obesity; and (3) preventing diet-related chronic diseases. Directs the Secretary to establish the Healthy Habits School Challenge program to reduce childhood obesity by recognizing schools that are creating healthier school environments for children by promoting good nutrition and physical activity. Requires such schools to adopt a model school wellness policy developed by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to provide the Secretary with recommendations for updating the nutrition rules for the school lunch and breakfast programs.

amends child nutrition act require local educational agencies lea participating school lunch breakfast programs establish expand local school wellness policy schools includes goals nutrition education physical activity school based activities promote student wellness includes nutrition guidelines foods school day promote student health reduce childhood obesity ensures dietary guidelines reimbursable school meals restrictive issued secretary agriculture school lunch program provides measurement oversight policy implementation involves parents students school food authority school board school administrators public development directs secretary provide leas school food authorities states request information technical assistance establishing healthy school nutrition environments reducing childhood obesity preventing diet related chronic diseases directs secretary establish program reduce childhood obesity recognizing schools creating healthier school environments children promoting good nutrition physical activity requires schools adopt model school wellness policy developed secretary requires secretary contract institute_of_medicine provide secretary recommendations updating nutrition rules school lunch breakfast programs


Summary: Instructional Leadership Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, or partnerships or consortia which include at least one of those entities to develop and implement innovative programs and sites (such as leadership development schools) to train school principals in instructional leadership skills. Requires the Secretary to award additional competitive grants to states or partnerships or consortia which include states for pilot programs that evaluate and promote the incorporation of instructional leadership standards into state principal certification or licensure. Directs the Secretary to establish a definition of "highly-qualified principal" that is based on reports from this Act's grantees and emphasizes instructional leadership standards. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to states and high-need LEAs or partnerships between such LEAs and certain educational entities to develop state-of-the-art principal induction programs that provide new principals a minimum of three years of extensive, high-quality, comprehensive induction into the field of school administration.

instructional leadership act amends elementary secondary education act direct secretary education award competitive grants states local educational agencies leas nonprofit organizations institutions higher education partnerships consortia include entities develop implement innovative programs sites leadership development schools train school principals instructional leadership skills requires secretary award additional competitive grants states partnerships consortia include states pilot programs evaluate promote incorporation instructional leadership standards state principal certification licensure directs secretary establish definition highly qualified principal based reports act grantees emphasizes instructional leadership standards requires secretary award competitive grants states high need leas partnerships leas certain educational entities develop state art principal induction programs provide new principals minimum years extensive high quality comprehensive induction field school administration


Summary: Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment; and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Requires such LEAs or schools to: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, that now must include bullying and harassment; and (2) establish complaint procedures for students and parents to register complaints regarding such conduct. Includes bullying and harassment within the Act's definition of violence.

amends safe drug free schools communities act require states use grants safe drug free schools collect report information incidence bullying harassment local educational agencies leas schools use subgrants prevent respond incidents bullying harassment requires leas schools notify parents students annually conduct prohibited school discipline policies include bullying harassment establish complaint procedures students parents register complaints conduct includes bullying harassment act definition violence


Summary: Family Engagement in Education Act of 2010 - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allocate funds to states and, through them, local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop certain policies and practices to strengthen family engagement in their children's education. Requires states and correctional facilities to work with family members and aftercare providers in developing educational services and transition plans for youth following their stay in state and local institutions for neglected or delinquent youth. Requires states to use part of their grant under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to train teachers and principals to effectively engage families in their children's education. Establishes a new part E (Family Engagement in Education Programs) under title V of the ESEA requiring the Secretary of Education to provide funding to each state to establish a State Family Engagement Coordinating Council to assure coordination and integration of family engagement activities across the education spectrum. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to: (1) statewide nonprofit organizations to establish Statewide Family Engagement Centers to provide comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity building to states, LEAs, schools, and organizations that support family-school partnerships to assist parents in participating effectively in their children's education; and (2) local nonprofit parent organizations to create Local Family Engagement Centers which are to be assessed on their ability to assist parents in overcoming barriers to engaging in their children's education. Directs the Secretary to issue rules that specify research-based metrics on family engagement in education for entities receiving this Act's funding. Requires that there be established in the Department of Education dedicated staff, including a Director, for family and community engagement within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

family engagement education act amends title improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary secondary education act esea allocate funds states local educational agencies leas develop certain policies practices strengthen family engagement children education requires states correctional facilities work family members aftercare providers developing educational services transition plans youth following stay state local institutions neglected delinquent youth requires states use grant teacher principal_training recruiting fund title esea train teachers principals effectively engage families children education establishes new family engagement education programs title esea requiring secretary education provide funding state establish state family engagement coordinating council assure coordination integration family engagement activities education spectrum authorizes secretary award grants statewide nonprofit organizations establish provide comprehensive training technical assistance capacity building states leas schools organizations support family school partnerships assist parents participating effectively children education local nonprofit parent organizations create assessed ability assist parents barriers engaging children education directs secretary issue rules specify research based metrics family engagement education entities receiving act funding requires established department_of_education dedicated staff including director family community engagement


Summary: Child Safety, Care, and Education Continuity Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and nonpublic schools for assistance in restarting school operations in major disaster areas. Protects LEAs from cuts in school improvement funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a major disaster occurs within their service area. Allows LEAs in states to which teachers and paraprofessionals relocate after a major disaster to consider such teachers and paraprofessionals to have met certain federal teaching standards if the state from which they came considered them to have met such standards. Authorizes the Secretary to waive or modify certain requirements relating to maintenance of effort, supplementary use of funds, and matching funds in providing educational assistance to entities affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary to provide temporary emergency impact aid to states and, through them, LEAs and Native American schools for the education of students displaced by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive or modify requirements applicable to federal student aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) that are unreasonable due to the effects of a major disaster; (2) approve Teacher Quality Partnership Grants program modifications that assist states, LEAs, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) recruit and retain faculty for schools in major disaster areas; (3) modify, at the request of an affected institution or other grantee located in a major disaster area, required and allowable uses of funds under the HEA's TRIO, GEAR-UP, Strengthening Institutions, and Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities programs, and any other competitive grant program; and (4) allow financial aid administrators to adjust the expected contribution of students and parents affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary to make special efforts to notify students and their parents who qualify for means-tested federal benefit programs of their potential eligibility for a maximum Pell Grant, provided such students attend an IHE affected by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to extend certain deadlines under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding the provision of special education and related services, including early intervention services, to individuals adversely affected by a major disaster. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide training and technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies located in a major disaster area or receiving a significant number of children from such an area. Authorizes the waiver of cost-sharing requirements for such agencies and documentation requirements for Head Start participants affected by a major disaster. Authorizes the Secretary of HHS to: (1) waive the application of specified provisions of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to states affected by a major disaster or serving a significant number of individuals adversely affected by a major disaster; and (2) assist states in providing training, technical assistance, and guidance to child care providers who are serving such individuals. Requires each state that receives funds under such Act to develop a disaster plan. Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to encourage state and local governments to address child care services and facilities in their response and recovery plans, exercises, and training. Directs the Secretary of HHS to provide disaster guidance to states under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP]) of the Social Security Act regarding the requirement that states provide medical assistance to individuals who are residents of the state but are absent. Requires each state to provide disaster guidance to Medicaid and CHIP providers to ensure that low-income children displaced from their home state by a major disaster have continued access to health care services.

child safety care education continuity act authorizes secretary education award grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas nonpublic schools assistance school operations major disaster areas protects leas cuts school improvement funds elementary secondary education act fiscal year following fiscal year major disaster occurs service area allows leas states teachers paraprofessionals relocate major disaster consider teachers paraprofessionals met certain federal teaching standards state came considered met standards authorizes secretary waive modify certain requirements relating maintenance effort supplementary use funds matching funds providing educational assistance entities affected major disaster directs secretary provide temporary emergency impact aid states leas native american schools education students displaced major disaster authorizes secretary waive modify requirements applicable federal student aid programs title higher education act hea unreasonable effects major disaster approve teacher quality partnership grants program modifications assist states leas institutions higher education ihes recruit retain faculty schools major disaster areas modify request affected institution grantee located major disaster area required allowable uses funds hea trio gear strengthening institutions strengthening historically black colleges universities programs competitive grant program allow financial aid administrators adjust expected contribution students parents affected major disaster directs secretary special efforts notify students parents qualify means tested federal benefit programs potential eligibility maximum pell_grant provided students attend ihe affected major disaster authorizes secretary enter agreements extend certain deadlines individuals disabilities education act provision special education related services including early intervention services individuals adversely affected major disaster directs secretary health_and_human_services hhs provide training technical assistance guidance resources head_start agencies located major disaster area receiving significant number children area authorizes waiver cost sharing requirements agencies documentation requirements head_start participants affected major disaster authorizes secretary hhs waive application specified provisions child_care_and_development_block grant act states affected major disaster serving significant number individuals adversely affected major disaster assist states providing training technical assistance guidance child care providers serving individuals requires state receives funds act develop disaster plan requires administrator federal_emergency_management_agency fema encourage state local governments address child care services facilities response recovery plans exercises training directs secretary hhs provide disaster guidance states titles xix medicaid known schip social security act requirement states provide medical assistance individuals residents state absent requires state provide disaster guidance medicaid chip providers ensure low income children displaced home state major disaster continued access health care services


Summary: Nurses for Impoverished Schools Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies to reduce the student-to-nurse ratio in public elementary and secondary schools. Defines an "eligible local education agency" as one for which: (1) not less than 20% of the students served are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and (2) the student-to-school nurse ratio in public elementary and secondary schools is 750 or more students to every school nurse.

allow secretary health_and_human_services hhs acting director centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc demonstration grants eligible local educational agencies reduce student nurse ratio public elementary secondary schools defines eligible local education agency students served families incomes poverty line student school nurse ratio public elementary secondary schools students school nurse


Summary: Teacher and Principal Improvement Act - Amends title II (Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new Part E: Building School Capacity for Effective Teaching and Leadership. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve teacher and principal quality through a system of teacher and principal induction, professional development, and evaluation that is developed, implemented, and evaluated in collaboration with local teacher, principal, and school leader organizations and preparation programs. Requires LEAs to include in such system: (1) a comprehensive, coherent, high quality formalized induction program for beginning teachers during their first two years of full-time employment; (2) high-quality effective professional development for teachers, principals, school librarians, and other school leaders at their lowest achieving schools; (3) a rigorous, transparent, and equitable teacher and principal evaluation system for all their schools; (4) ongoing high-quality support, coaching, and professional development for principals and other school leaders at their lowest achieving schools; (5) opportunities for teachers to assume new school leadership roles and training regarding such roles; and (6) significant and sustainable stipends above a teacher's base salary for teachers that serve as mentors, instructional coaches, teacher leaders, or evaluators under these programs. Directs LEA grantees to conduct a valid and reliable full population survey of teaching and learning, at the school and LEA level, the results of which are to inform and be integrated into such systems. Requires a formal evaluation of each system to be conducted by the state, an institution of higher education, or an external agency and the results disseminated widely.

teacher principal improvement act amends title preparing training recruiting high quality teachers principals elementary secondary education act create new directs secretary education allot grants states subgrants local educational agencies leas improve teacher principal quality system teacher principal induction professional development evaluation developed implemented evaluated collaboration local teacher principal school leader organizations preparation programs requires leas include system comprehensive coherent high quality induction program beginning teachers years time employment high quality effective professional development teachers principals school librarians school leaders lowest achieving schools rigorous transparent equitable teacher principal evaluation system schools ongoing high quality support coaching professional development principals school leaders lowest achieving schools opportunities teachers assume new school leadership roles training roles significant sustainable stipends teacher base salary teachers serve mentors instructional coaches teacher leaders programs directs lea grantees conduct valid reliable population survey teaching learning school lea level results inform integrated systems requires formal evaluation system conducted state institution higher education external agency results disseminated widely


Summary: Partnerships for Wellness Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs for projects that leverage community resources to increase student access to physical activity, nutrition education, and nutritious foods during the regular school calendar. Requires LEA grantees to partner with a community-based organization, a child- and youth-serving organization, an institution of higher education, a health care provider, or another business or community partner in implementing such projects.

partnerships wellness act directs secretary agriculture award competitive matching grants local educational agencies leas participating school lunch breakfast programs projects leverage community resources increase student access physical activity nutrition education nutritious foods regular school calendar requires lea grantees partner community based organization youth serving organization institution higher education health care provider business community partner implementing projects


Summary: Turning Around Low-Performing Public High Schools Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award five-year contracts to nonprofit school district partnership organizations that: (1) have a record of success in improving the secondary school graduation and postsecondary attendance and completion rates of disadvantaged students; and (2) partner with local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve a substantial number or percentage of disadvantaged students to implement comprehensive high school turnaround models that are customized to meet the needs of the LEAs and their schools. Requires such models to include: (1) a college preparatory instructional program; (2) a student support structure that provides students with a caring, safe, and supportive learning environment; (3) a staffing structure that creates strong, long-term connections between students and teachers; (4) standards of professional practice that guide the professional development of school personnel and build their sense of collective responsibility for student and school outcomes; (5) an extended day and extended school year that supports challenging, college-preparatory curricula; (6) an expectation that parents will take an active role in school activities; and (7) the use of multiple mechanisms to assess schools' organizational and program effectiveness. Directs: (1) the Secretary to select an independent entity to conduct a triennial evaluation of the performance of students who attend turnaround schools; and (2) school district partnership organizations to report annually on the implementation of comprehensive high school turnaround models and student achievement in partner schools. Requires copies of such evaluations and reports to be provided to the Secretary and Congress.

turning low performing public high schools act authorizes secretary education award year contracts nonprofit school district partnership organizations record success improving secondary school graduation postsecondary attendance completion rates disadvantaged students partner local educational agencies leas serve substantial number percentage disadvantaged students implement comprehensive high school turnaround models customized meet needs leas schools requires models include college preparatory instructional program student support structure provides students caring safe supportive learning environment staffing structure creates strong long term connections students teachers standards professional practice guide professional development school personnel build sense collective responsibility student school outcomes extended day extended school year supports challenging college preparatory curricula expectation parents active role school activities use multiple mechanisms assess schools organizational program effectiveness directs secretary select independent entity conduct triennial evaluation performance students attend turnaround schools school district partnership organizations report annually implementation comprehensive high school turnaround models student achievement partner schools requires copies evaluations reports provided secretary congress


Summary: Ready to Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new Ready to Learn program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award a grant to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to provide a coordinated Ready to Learn television service by awarding subgrants and contracts to public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready to Learn programs for preschool and elementary school children. Requires such service to include programming that: (1) is aligned with state academic and early learning standards; (2) addresses specific community and school needs, ascertained via ongoing community outreach programs; and (3) is in reading and social and emotional development. Specifies that public broadcasting entities are eligible for Ready to Teach grants to improve teaching in core curriculum areas by using high-tech platforms to deliver integrated educational content and services and teacher training. Requires grantees to direct a significant portion of such services to schools that have failed for two consecutive years to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Alters the Digital Educational Programming Grants program by authorizing competitive five-year (currently, three-year) grants to public television stations that partner with certain other entities to develop, and train teachers in the use of, innovative educational tools and digital content for core curriculum content areas, particularly math, science, and technology. Reauthorizes appropriations for such revamped programs through FY2016. Directs the Secretary to award five-year grants to television public broadcasting entities to develop and operate a national on-demand digital education media service available to teachers, parents, educational entities, and the public at low or no cost. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create a Ready to Earn program authorizing the Secretary to award competitive grants to public television stations that partner with states, state workforce investment boards, or institutions of higher education to develop, disseminate, and provide on-line and on-air education and training services for adults.

ready compete act amends elementary secondary education act create new ready learn program authorizing secretary education award grant corporation_for_public_broadcasting provide coordinated ready learn television service awarding subgrants contracts public television stations producers distributors educational programming operation ready learn programs preschool elementary school children requires service include programming aligned state academic early learning standards addresses specific community school needs ascertained ongoing community outreach programs reading social emotional development specifies public broadcasting entities eligible ready teach grants improve teaching core curriculum areas high tech platforms deliver integrated educational content services teacher training requires grantees direct significant portion services schools failed consecutive years adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards alters program authorizing competitive year currently year grants public television stations partner certain entities develop train teachers use innovative educational tools digital content core curriculum content areas particularly math science technology reauthorizes appropriations programs fy2016 directs secretary award year grants television public broadcasting entities develop operate national demand digital education media service available teachers parents educational entities public low cost amends workforce investment act create ready earn program authorizing secretary award competitive grants public television stations partner states state workforce investment boards institutions higher education develop disseminate provide line air education training services adults


Summary: Lead Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to award a competitive grant to a partnership between a nonprofit organization and an institution of higher education (IHE) to establish a school leadership academy that develops and provides evidence-based leadership training to school leaders (turnaround leaders) and their supporting mentors (turnaround mentors) to transform and improve turnaround schools. Defines "turnaround schools" as schools that are subject to corrective action or restructuring under the ESEA or are secondary schools that have a graduation rate below 60%. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to partnerships between or among a nonprofit organization, IHE, or a nonprofit organization and an IHE, and state or local educational agencies to establish school leadership centers of excellence, after the initial cohort of turnaround leaders and mentors have been trained by the school leadership academy. Directs such centers to: (1) adopt and adapt the leadership training program developed by the school leadership academy so that such program is informed, on an ongoing basis, by evidence regarding effective school leadership and meets the needs of the local educational agencies they serve; and (2) work with the school leadership academy to best train and support program participants. Requires leadership training participants at the academy and the centers of excellence to receive a stipend for participating and agree to serve for at least four years at turnaround schools. Requires the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to support: (1) research on identifying the skills and conditions necessary for school leaders to improve turnaround schools; and (2) evaluations of this Act's programs and activities.

elementary secondary education act esea direct secretary education award competitive grant partnership nonprofit organization institution higher education ihe establish school leadership academy develops provides evidence based leadership training school leaders turnaround leaders supporting mentors turnaround mentors transform improve turnaround schools defines turnaround schools schools subject corrective action restructuring esea secondary schools graduation rate requires secretary award competitive grants partnerships nonprofit organization ihe nonprofit organization ihe state local educational agencies establish school leadership centers excellence initial cohort turnaround leaders mentors trained school leadership academy directs centers adopt adapt leadership training program developed school leadership academy program informed ongoing basis evidence effective school leadership meets needs local educational agencies serve work school leadership academy best train support program participants requires leadership training participants academy centers excellence receive stipend participating agree serve years turnaround schools requires director institute_of_education_sciences support research identifying skills conditions necessary school leaders improve turnaround schools evaluations act programs activities


Summary: School Enhancement of Talented Students Act or School EATS Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies, or school food authorities to reduce the amount of processed food served each day under the school lunch and breakfast programs. Gives grant priority to applicants: (1) in which at least 50% of the students enrolled in schools under their jurisdictions are eligible for free or reduced price meals; and (2) located in states where the adult obesity rate is not less that 30% and the child obesity rate is more than 30%, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Requires grant funds to be used to: (1) procure unprocessed foods; (2) train food service staff to prepare such foods; and (3) purchase the equipment needed to prepare such foods. Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees on the procurement of healthy, unprocessed foods. Makes food weight and quantity requirements under the school lunch and breakfast programs inapplicable to food served under this Act's grant program.

school act amends national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture award competitive grants states local educational agencies school food authorities reduce processed food served day school lunch breakfast programs gives grant priority applicants students enrolled schools jurisdictions eligible free reduced price meals located states adult obesity rate child obesity rate determined centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention cdc requires grant funds procure unprocessed foods train food service staff prepare foods purchase equipment needed prepare foods requires secretary provide technical assistance grantees procurement healthy unprocessed foods makes food weight quantity requirements school lunch breakfast programs inapplicable food served act grant program


Summary: Amends title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to reauthorize appropriations under part H (School Dropout Prevention). Establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program under part H of the ESEA requiring the Secretary of Education to award five-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or partnerships between LEAs and community-based nonprofit organizations to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. Requires grantees to assign to each at-risk student in his or her middle school a success coach who: (1) creates a plan of success for the student; (2) enters into an agreement with the student's parents regarding their role in implementing such plan; (3) meets with the student at least once a month to assess and assist the student's progress; (4) meets at least quarterly with the student and the student's parents, teachers, or counselors to evaluate the student's progress and revise or establish new goals for the next academic year; and (5) serves as the student's advocate between the student's parents and teachers. Authorizes the use of grant funds to train success coaches and cover the cost of any materials they use under the mentoring program.

amends title elementary secondary education act esea reauthorize appropriations establishes transition success mentoring program esea requiring secretary education award year grants local educational agencies leas partnerships leas community based nonprofit organizations establish expand support school based mentoring programs assist risk students transitioning middle high school requires grantees assign risk student middle school success coach creates plan success student enters agreement student parents role implementing plan meets student month assess assist student progress meets quarterly student student parents teachers counselors evaluate student progress revise establish new goals academic year serves student advocate student parents teachers authorizes use grant funds train success coaches cover cost materials use mentoring program


Summary: Eat Local Foods Act - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to states, by the beginning of each school year (beginning with the 2012-2013 school year), for use in providing school food authorities with local food credits that represent up to 10% of the total value of the commodity assistance (or cash payments in lieu thereof) that the authority would be eligible to receive for the school year. Subtracts the value of the food credit from the amount of commodity assistance (or cash payments in lieu thereof) that a school food authority would otherwise receive. Requires school food authorities to use their credits to purchase locally or regionally produced agricultural food products to serve in the school lunch program.

national school lunch act direct secretary agriculture provide grants states beginning school year beginning school year use providing school food authorities local food credits represent total value commodity assistance cash payments lieu thereof authority eligible receive school year value food credit commodity assistance cash payments lieu thereof school food authority receive requires school food authorities use credits purchase locally regionally produced agricultural food products serve school lunch program


Summary: Investment in Quality School Leadership Act - Establishes a program of grants to consortia for professional development of superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals. Directs the Secretary of Education to award such competitive grants to consortia to establish programs that serve a state or region and provide superintendents, principals, and prospective superintendents and principals, particularly those serving, or intending to serve, in high-poverty, low-performing school districts and schools, with ongoing, intensive professional development opportunities to improve their capacity to serve as effective leaders and successfully implement standards-based reforms. Requires a consortium, to be eligible to apply for such a grant, to include at least: (1) one local educational agency (LEA) serving a high concentration of children living in poverty; (2) one institution of higher education; and (3) one organization that does not usually provide educational services, but has the necessary expertise to provide professional development to school administrators. Allows such consortia also to include: (1) one or more additional LEAs; (2) state educational agencies; (3) for-profit organizations with expertise; and (4) public or private nonprofit organizations with expertise. Gives priority for awards to those consortia in which the participating LEA serves the highest concentration of children living in poverty. Sets forth required program activities and additional uses of grant funds. Requires grantees to provide 50% of the project's annual costs, in cash or in kind. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) waive such matching requirement for applicants that serve low-income areas; and (2) reserve certain funds for technical assistance, evaluation, dissemination of information on effective programs, activities to encourage the spread and adoption of successful leadership development centers, and other national activities that support the programs.

investment quality school leadership act establishes program grants consortia professional development superintendents principals prospective superintendents principals directs secretary education award competitive grants consortia establish programs serve state region provide superintendents principals prospective superintendents principals particularly serving intending serve high poverty low performing school districts schools ongoing intensive professional development opportunities improve capacity serve effective leaders successfully implement standards based reforms requires consortium eligible apply grant include local educational agency lea serving high concentration children living poverty institution higher education organization usually provide educational services necessary expertise provide professional development school administrators allows consortia include additional leas state educational agencies profit organizations expertise public private nonprofit organizations expertise gives priority awards consortia participating lea serves highest concentration children living poverty sets forth required program activities additional uses grant funds requires grantees provide project annual costs cash kind authorizes secretary waive matching requirement applicants serve low income areas reserve certain funds technical assistance evaluation dissemination information effective programs activities encourage spread adoption successful leadership development centers national activities support programs


Summary: P.E. for the 21st Century Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to improve physical fitness education and curricula in elementary and secondary schools. Requires each grantee to carry out a pilot program for one school year that: (1) makes technology a key component of assessing students' physical fitness and improvement; (2) creates partnerships with local businesses to ensure community support for the program, and their financial and professional assistance; and (3) incorporates physical fitness education (in addition to regular physical fitness education classes) into multiple areas of the curriculum. Limits such grants to one grantee in each state.

21st century act directs secretary education award competitive grants local educational agencies charter schools improve physical fitness education curricula elementary secondary schools requires grantee carry pilot program school year makes technology key component assessing students physical fitness improvement creates partnerships local businesses ensure community support program financial professional assistance incorporates physical fitness education addition regular physical fitness education classes multiple areas curriculum limits grants grantee state


Summary: Promoting Students Using the Camp Community for Enrichment, Strength, and Success Act or the Promoting SUCCESS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and local educational agencies to carry out summertime learning pilot programs for students during their summers after grades five through nine. Requires such programs to provide students with camp activities geared toward: (1) reducing childhood obesity through increased physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices; (2) strengthening high school graduation rates by reducing summer learning loss and improving academic achievement; and (3) promoting positive youth development. Directs the Secretary to arrange for an independent evaluation of the pilot programs. Requires the Secretary to provide a grant or contract to one or more national nonprofit organizations to collect best practices from among this Act's grantees and provide grantees with training, technical assistance, and professional development.

strength promoting success act directs secretary education award competitive matching grants nonprofit organizations profit organizations local educational agencies carry learning pilot programs students grades requires programs provide students camp activities reducing childhood obesity increased physical activity healthy lifestyle choices strengthening high school graduation rates reducing summer learning loss improving academic achievement promoting positive youth development directs secretary arrange independent evaluation pilot programs requires secretary provide grant contract national nonprofit organizations collect best practices act grantees provide grantees training technical assistance professional development


Summary: Green Credit Enhancement Program Act of 2010 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to public entities, private nonprofit entities, or consortia of such entities to demonstrate innovative means of enhancing credit for the financing of charter school acquisition, construction, or renovation. Requires each grantee to place its grant funds in a reserve account for use in facilitating one or more charter schools' access to private-sector capital. Conditions the grant on the grantee's using at least 50% of the grant to fund projects consistent with one of several green building certification programs that include: (1) the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System; (2) the Energy Star program; (3) the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) green building rating program; (4) the Green Building Initiative environmental design and rating system (Green Globes); or (5) any other green building certification program adopted by the state or entity that has authority over the local educational agency. Allows the waiver of such condition in certain circumstances.

amends elementary secondary education act direct secretary education award competitive grants public entities private nonprofit entities consortia entities demonstrate innovative means enhancing credit financing charter school acquisition construction renovation requires grantee place grant funds reserve account use facilitating charter schools access private sector capital conditions grant grantee grant fund projects consistent green building certification programs include leadership energy environmental design leed green building rating system energy_star program collaborative high performance schools chps green building rating program environmental design rating system green_globes green building certification program adopted state entity authority local educational agency allows waiver condition certain circumstances


Summary: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states (which currently are authorized) to reserve a portion of their charter school planning and implementation grant to fund efforts by local educational agencies and successful charter schools to disseminate information about their successful charter school programs or assist schools in adopting such programs.

amends elementary secondary education act require states currently authorized reserve portion charter school planning implementation grant fund efforts local educational agencies successful charter schools disseminate information successful charter school programs assist schools adopting programs


Summary: Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to undertake certain national activities at the elementary and secondary school level that include: (1) expanding the collection and dissemination of information on effective foreign language education; (2) encouraging states to adopt nationally recognized standards for foreign language education and effective assessments that are aligned to such standards; and (3) providing scholarships to students and their teachers for study-abroad opportunities. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to states to improve their elementary and secondary school foreign language programs. Requires each state grantee to use its grant to: (1) develop foreign language and international education policy and programs; (2) appoint a state foreign language and international education advisory council to assist it in doing so; (3) designate a state language and international education coordinator or coordinators; (4) adopt nationally recognized standards for foreign language education and effective assessments that are aligned to such standards; (5) implement in- and pre-service foreign language teacher training programs; (6) provide scholarships and incentives to recruit new teachers and encourage existing teachers to receive training; and (7) provide technical assistance to elementary and secondary schools. Directs the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, model programs that ensure the continuity of student progress in foreign language proficiency from kindergarten through grade 12. Requires each model program to include a research and evaluation component.

excellence innovation language learning act directs secretary education undertake certain national activities elementary secondary school level include expanding collection dissemination information effective foreign language education encouraging states adopt nationally recognized standards foreign language education effective assessments aligned standards providing scholarships students teachers study abroad opportunities directs secretary award competitive grants states improve elementary secondary school foreign language programs requires state grantee use grant develop foreign language international education policy programs appoint state foreign language international education advisory council assist designate state language international education coordinator coordinators adopt nationally recognized standards foreign language education effective assessments aligned standards implement pre service foreign language teacher training programs provide scholarships incentives recruit new teachers encourage existing teachers receive training provide technical assistance elementary secondary schools directs secretary award competitive matching grants partnerships state local educational agencies institutions higher education develop maintain improve expand model programs ensure continuity student progress foreign language proficiency kindergarten grade requires model program include research evaluation component


Summary: School Safety Enhancements Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the installation and use of surveillance equipment in schools under the matching grant program for school security; (2) allow the use of grant funds to establish hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students or situations; (3) prohibit the federal matching share of program costs from exceeding 75%; and (4) revise application requirements for school security grants. Requires the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Secretary of Education to establish an interagency task force to develop and promulgate advisory school safety guidelines.

school safety enhancements act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act allow installation use surveillance equipment schools matching grant program school security allow use grant funds establish hotlines tiplines reporting potentially dangerous students situations prohibit federal matching share program costs exceeding revise application requirements school security grants requires director bureau_of_justice_assistance secretary education establish interagency task force develop promulgate advisory school safety guidelines


Summary: National Environmental Education Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Reauthorizes appropriations for, and revises, the National Environmental Education Act. Revises the duties of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Environmental Education, including by requiring the Office to: (1) develop and support programs to improve the understanding of the benefits of exposure to the natural environment and programs that educate the public on the benefits of reducing dependence on nonrenewable forms of energy promote efforts to prepare citizens for employment in environmentally friendly fields that contribute to healthy communities; and (2) promote research, development, and evaluation of effective approaches to achieving an environmentally literate population. Revises: (1) the Environmental Education and Training Program by expanding the program's functions and activities; (2) the Environmental Education Grants program by expanding its eligibility requirements; (3) environment internships and fellowships by limiting training opportunities to training with EPA staff (currently agency staff); (4) environmental education awards, including by removing requirements that specific awards be given; and (6) the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, including by renaming it as the National Environmental Education Foundation. Authorizes appropriations to the EPA Administrator for FY2010-FY2021 to carry out such Act and revises how funds shall be distributed.

reauthorizes appropriations revises revises duties environmental_protection_agency epa including requiring office develop support programs improve understanding benefits exposure natural environment programs educate public benefits reducing dependence nonrenewable forms energy promote efforts prepare citizens employment environmentally friendly fields contribute healthy communities promote research development evaluation effective approaches achieving environmentally population revises training program expanding program functions activities environmental education grants program expanding eligibility requirements environment internships fellowships limiting training opportunities training epa staff currently agency staff environmental education awards including removing requirements specific awards given including renaming authorizes appropriations epa administrator fy2010 fy2021 carry act revises funds shall distributed


Summary: Charter School Good Governance and Transparency Act - Requires states to provide each charter school in the state that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with a list of licensed, independent auditors that perform governmental audits. Requires states to develop and implement policies requiring such charter schools to: (1) maintain their financial records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and applicable state and federal requirements; (2) be audited annually by a licensed, independent auditor, with the findings made public and filed with their authorized public chartering agency and state; and (3) address all audit findings and report to their authorized public chartering agency on actions taken to do so. Directs states to: (1) require such chartering agencies to report significant audit findings and the measures schools take to address them; and (2) submit overall summary analyses of the annual audits to the Secretary of Education.

states provide charter school state receives funds elementary secondary education act list licensed independent auditors perform governmental audits requires states develop implement policies requiring charter schools maintain financial records accordance generally accepted accounting principles applicable state federal requirements audited annually licensed independent auditor findings public filed authorized public chartering agency state address audit findings report authorized public chartering agency actions taken directs states require chartering agencies report significant audit findings measures schools address submit overall summary analyses annual audits secretary education


Summary: Dieticians in Schools Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies so they can provide for the services of registered dieticians in their schools. Makes charter schools eligible for such grants. Requires the registered dieticians to: (1) teach students about nutrition and healthy eating habits; and (2) assist in planning the meals that are to be served in the school cafeteria to ensure that such meals are nutritious and consistent with healthy eating habits.

schools act authorizes secretary education award competitive grants local educational agencies provide services registered schools makes charter schools eligible grants requires registered teach students nutrition healthy eating habits assist planning meals served school cafeteria ensure meals nutritious consistent healthy eating habits


Summary: Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act or the SAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student who is attending a public school that does not have a safe climate for academic achievement, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense while on school grounds, at a school event, or on a school bus to transfer to a safe public school within the school district. (Currently, the school must be persistently dangerous and the offense must occur on school grounds.) Requires states to: (1) permit schools to provide counseling and educational services to violent offenders in alternative settings; (2) require schools that know a violent offender is returning to school to notify the victim's parents that the offender is returning; and (3) provide school students, families, and staff with an annual report containing certain school crime statistics. Requires a state's determination that a school is unsafe to: (1) be based on those school crime statistics and certain other school data that the state is to collect; (2) be relayed to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that LEAs can relay such information to parents in a timely manner; and (3) result in ameliorative efforts by unsafe schools. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make school crime statistics publicly available; and (2) publish a handbook to assist states and LEAs in meeting this Act's school crime, offense, and incident disclosure requirements. Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program to augment the information LEAs must provide to states concerning students with guns to include incidents that do not involve a student's expulsion and school-related off-campus incidents, including those involving non-students. Includes bullying and cyberbullying prevention, and emergency preparedness in the federal activities required under the program. Directs the Secretary to fund schoolwide climate surveys of students, parents, and school personnel for use in creating collaborative plans for school improvement. Gives funding priority to unsafe schools.

safe schools violence education act require states allow student attending public school safe climate academic achievement victim violent criminal offense school grounds school event school bus transfer safe public school school district currently school persistently dangerous offense occur school grounds requires states permit schools provide counseling educational services violent offenders alternative settings require schools know violent offender returning school notify victim parents offender returning provide school students families staff annual report containing certain school crime statistics requires state determination school unsafe based school crime statistics certain school data state collect local educational agencies leas leas relay information parents timely manner result ameliorative efforts unsafe schools directs secretary education school crime statistics publicly available publish handbook assist states leas meeting act school crime offense incident disclosure requirements amends safe drug free schools communities program augment information leas provide states concerning students guns include incidents involve student expulsion school related campus incidents including involving non students includes bullying cyberbullying prevention emergency preparedness federal activities required program directs secretary fund schoolwide climate surveys students parents school personnel use creating collaborative plans school improvement gives funding priority unsafe schools


Summary: Global Learning Early Education Challenge Fund Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), Head Start agencies, and preschools for planning or implementing Global Learning Early Education programs (preschool through grade eight dual-language, developmental bilingual, or second language immersion programs). Gives grant priority to LEAs, Head Start agencies, and preschools in which at least 40% of the students enrolled are limited English proficient. Requires each grantee to partner with one or more of the following entities: (1) a community-based organization; (2) an early childhood organization; (3) an elementary, secondary, or postsecondary school; or (4) an LEA. Requires implementation grant recipients to: (1) provide incentives for the recruitment and retention of bilingual and culturally and linguistically relevant staff for their Global Learning Early Education programs, including high-quality professional development; and (2) involve students' families in the programs. Directs the Secretary to establish a Research Council, composed of individuals with specified educational expertise, to guide research into Global Learning Early Education programs that identifies best practices and evaluates student progress.

act directs secretary education award competitive grants local educational agencies leas head_start agencies planning implementing programs preschool grade dual language developmental bilingual second language immersion programs gives grant priority leas head_start agencies students enrolled limited english proficient requires grantee partner following entities community based organization early childhood organization elementary secondary postsecondary school lea requires implementation grant recipients provide incentives recruitment retention bilingual culturally linguistically relevant staff programs including high quality professional development involve students families programs directs secretary establish composed individuals specified educational expertise guide research programs identifies best practices evaluates student progress


Summary: Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving funds under that Act to have in effect policies and procedures that: (1) require criminal background checks for school employees, including searches of state criminal registries or repositories, state-based child abuse and neglect registries and databases, the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice, the National Sex Offender Registry, and the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (2) prohibit the employment of school employees who refuse to consent to a criminal background check, make false statements in connection with one, or have been convicted of one of a list of felonies or any other crime that is a violent or sexual crime against a child. Lists those felonies as: (1) homicide; (2) child abuse or neglect; (3) crimes against children; (4) spousal abuse; (5) crimes involving rape or sexual assault; (6) kidnapping; (7) arson; and (8) physical assault, battery, or drug-related offenses, committed within the past five years. Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) or state educational agencies (SEAs) to report to local law enforcement any applicants for school employment who are discovered to be sexual predators. Requires periodic repetitions of such criminal background checks. Requires such states to provide for a timely process under which school employees may: (1) appeal the results of a criminal background check to challenge the accuracy or completeness of the information produced; and (2) seek appropriate relief for any final employment decision based on materially inaccurate or incomplete information produced. Requires this appeals process, however, to deny the individual employment as a school employee during the process.

protecting students sexual violent predators act amends elementary secondary education act require state receiving funds act effect policies procedures require criminal background checks school employees including searches state criminal registries repositories state based child abuse neglect registries databases national sex offender registry integrated federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi prohibit employment school employees refuse consent criminal background check false statements connection convicted list felonies crime violent sexual crime child lists felonies homicide child abuse neglect crimes children spousal abuse crimes involving rape sexual assault kidnapping arson physical assault battery drug related offenses committed past years requires local educational agencies leas state educational agencies seas report local law enforcement applicants school employment discovered sexual predators requires periodic criminal background checks requires states provide timely process school employees appeal results criminal background check challenge accuracy completeness information produced seek appropriate relief final employment decision based materially inaccurate incomplete information produced requires appeals process deny individual employment school employee process


Summary: Education Opportunity Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that it should pass, and the President should sign into law, legislation that expands educational opportunities for all Americans by enhancing: (1) access to high-quality early childhood education, child care, and after school and extended learning services; (2) secondary and post-secondary graduation rates; (3) educational innovation, standards, and assessments; (4) the recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers by high-need schools; (5) mathematics and science instruction; and (6) federal grant aid and tax incentives to make higher education more affordable.

education opportunity act expresses sense congress pass president sign law legislation expands educational opportunities americans enhancing access high quality early childhood education child care school extended learning services secondary post secondary graduation rates educational innovation standards assessments recruitment retention high quality teachers high need schools mathematics science instruction federal grant aid tax incentives higher education affordable


Summary: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise the process for blocking the access of military recruiters or institutions of higher education (IHEs) to secondary school student information. Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to submit a written request to the LEA that the student's name, address, and telephone listing not be released to military recruiters or IHEs without the parent's prior written consent. Prohibits LEAs from providing military recruiters or IHEs access to such information once they have received such consent request, unless the student's parent provides written consent to such access. Gives students the rights accorded to their parents when they reach age 18. Requires the Secretary of Defense to notify the Governor of the LEA's state and the Secretary of Education when an LEA denies access to military recruiters. Requires the Secretary of Education, upon receiving such notice, to determine whether: (1) the LEA has failed to comply substantially with the requirement to provide military recruiters with access to students and student information unless the parents have filed a prior consent request under this Act; and (2) the imposition of a penalty or remedy against the LEA is warranted.

amends elementary secondary education act esea revise process blocking access military recruiters institutions higher education ihes secondary school student information requires esea assisted local educational agencies leas notify secondary school student parent option submit written request lea student address telephone listing released military recruiters ihes parent prior written consent prohibits leas providing military recruiters ihes access information received consent request student parent provides written consent access gives students rights accorded parents reach age requires secretary defense notify governor lea state secretary education lea denies access military recruiters requires secretary education receiving notice determine lea failed comply substantially requirement provide military recruiters access students student information parents filed prior consent request act imposition penalty remedy lea warranted


Summary: Early Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to at least ten states to establish early education programs providing children with at least a half-day of schooling each week day during the academic year preceding kindergarten. Requires each program to: (1) be carried out by one or more local educational agencies (LEAs), chosen by the state; (2) be available to all children served by the LEA or LEAs carrying out the program; and (3) involve only licensed or certified instructors.

early education act amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education award matching grants states establish early education programs providing children half day schooling week day academic year preceding kindergarten requires program carried local educational agencies leas chosen state available children served lea leas carrying program involve licensed certified instructors


Summary: Title I Education Funding Integrity Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to use only for direct or indirect instructional services any funds received under the program established to ensure that students make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Limits to 10% the portion of such funds that LEAs may use for indirect instructional services. Sets forth the types of direct and indirect instructional services for which such funds may be used.

amends elementary secondary education act require local educational agencies leas use direct indirect instructional services funds received program established ensure students adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards limits portion funds leas use indirect instructional services sets forth types direct indirect instructional services funds


Summary: Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to local educational agencies, schools, early childhood education programs, and other interested entities voluntary guidelines to develop plans for individuals to manage the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools and early childhood education programs. Directs that such guidelines address: (1) parental obligation to provide the documentation of their child's allergies; (2) the creation of an individual food allergy management plan for each such child; (3) communication between schools or programs and emergency medical services; (4) reduction of exposure to anaphylactic causative agents; (5) food allergy management training; and (6) administration of epinephrine. Allows the Secretary to award matching grants to assist local educational agencies in implementing such food allergy and anaphylaxis management guidelines.

anaphylaxis management act requires secretary health_and_human_services develop available local educational agencies schools early childhood education programs interested entities voluntary guidelines develop plans individuals manage risk food allergy anaphylaxis schools early childhood education programs directs guidelines address parental obligation provide documentation child creation individual food allergy management plan child communication schools programs emergency medical services reduction exposure anaphylactic agents food allergy management training administration epinephrine allows secretary award matching grants assist local educational agencies implementing food allergy anaphylaxis management guidelines


Summary: Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive, renewable, five-year grants to partnerships between low-income local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools offering graduate programs in school counseling, social work, or psychology to increase the number of program graduates employed by low-income LEAs. Defines "low-income LEAs" as those that: (1) serve students at least 20% of which are from low-income families; (2) have ratios of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists to students that fall at least 10% below specified target ratios; and (3) have been identified as needing improvement or corrective action or include at least one school identified as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Allows the use of grant funds to: (1) provide program graduate students with field training at partnership LEA schools; (2) contribute to program graduates' salaries at such schools for up to three years after they graduate; (3) increase the number of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists per student, and from underrepresented backgrounds, in such schools; (4) enhance the capacity of partnership graduate schools to train such professionals; (5) develop course work designed to facilitate such graduates' service to low-income LEAs and at-risk students; and (6) provide tuition credits to such graduate students and student loan forgiveness to program graduates employed as school counselors, social workers, or psychologists by low-income LEAs for at least five consecutive years. Directs the Secretary to establish a program providing student loan forgiveness to non-participants in this Act's grant program who have been employed for at least five consecutive years as school counselors, social workers, or psychologists by low-income LEAs. Requires the Secretary to identify a formula for future use in designating regions as eligible for benefit programs because of having a shortage of such school personnel.

increased student achievement increased student support act directs secretary education award competitive renewable year grants partnerships low income local educational agencies leas schools offering graduate programs school counseling social work psychology increase number program graduates employed low income leas defines low income leas serve students low income families ratios school counselors social workers psychologists students fall specified target ratios identified needing improvement corrective action include school identified needing improvement corrective action restructuring elementary secondary education act allows use grant funds provide program graduate students field training partnership lea schools contribute program graduates salaries schools years graduate increase number school counselors social workers psychologists student underrepresented backgrounds schools enhance capacity partnership graduate schools train professionals develop course work designed facilitate graduates service low income leas risk students provide tuition credits graduate students student loan forgiveness program graduates employed school counselors social workers psychologists low income leas consecutive years directs secretary establish program providing student loan forgiveness non participants act grant program employed consecutive years school counselors social workers psychologists low income leas requires secretary identify formula future use designating regions eligible benefit programs having shortage school personnel


Summary: Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs. Includes the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within ESEA grant programs that support school counseling, smaller learning communities, community learning centers, and parental involvement in their childrens' education. Revises the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers, and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities. Directs the Secretary of Education to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study that: (1) assesses the effect health and physical education have on students' ability to learn; and (2) makes recommendations for improving, and measuring improvements to, their health and physical education in schools.

fitness integrated teaching kids act fit kids act amends elementary secondary education act esea require annual state local educational agency report cards include specified information school health physical education programs includes promotion healthy active lifestyles students esea grant programs support school counseling smaller learning communities community learning centers parental involvement childrens education revises professional development program teachers principals include training physical health education teachers training improving students health habits participation physical activities directs secretary education contract national_academy_of_sciences nas study assesses effect health physical education students ability learn makes recommendations improving measuring improvements health physical education schools


Summary: 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


Summary: Prepare All Kids Act of 2009 - Creates a part I (High Quality Prekindergarten Programs) under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Implements such part by requiring the Secretary of Education to establish a Prekindergarten Incentive Fund from which matching grants shall be awarded to states and, through them, subgrants to qualified prekindergarten providers to establish, expand, or enhance voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs serving children ages three through five. Directs state grantees to set aside: (1) at least 15% of their grant for quality early childhood development programs for children ages zero through three; and (2) at least 10% of their grant to extend the hours of early childhood programs to create extended day and year programs. Requires prekindergarten subgrantees to: (1) maintain a maximum class size of 20 children, with at least 1 prekindergarten teacher per classroom; and (2) ensure that the ratio of children to prekindergarten teachers and teacher aides does not exceed 10 to 1.

prepare kids act creates high quality prekindergarten programs title elementary secondary education act implements requiring secretary education establish prekindergarten_incentive_fund matching grants shall awarded states subgrants qualified prekindergarten providers establish expand enhance voluntary high quality day prekindergarten programs serving children ages directs state grantees set aside grant quality early childhood development programs children ages zero grant extend hours early childhood programs create extended day year programs requires prekindergarten subgrantees maintain maximum class size children prekindergarten teacher classroom ensure ratio children prekindergarten teachers teacher aides exceed


Summary: Starting Early Starting Right Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to authorize appropriations to carry out the Child Care and Development Block Grant program for FY2011-FY2014. Requires the state plan under the Act to certify that the state has in effect: (1) licensing requirements applicable to child care providers within the state that include one annual announced and one annual unannounced visit to each site at which the provider provides child care services; and (2) licensing or registration requirements pertaining to training. Requires the state plan to: (1) demonstrate the manner in which the state will meet the specific child care needs of low-income and working families and how it is implementing practices and procedures to help ensure that children receive continuous care from the same provider; (2) provide information demonstrating that the state is ensuring that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided are equal to or exceed the 75th percentile of the current market rate for all types of child care; and (3) describe efforts to address the need for child care for special populations. Increases from 4% to 15% the maximum amount of child care and development block grant funds that a state may use for specified activities designed to improve the quality of child care. Provides for minimum funding set-asides for: (1) extension of full-day care; and (2) high-quality care for infants and toddlers.

starting early starting right act amends child care development block grant act authorize appropriations carry program fy2011 fy2014 requires state plan act certify state effect licensing requirements applicable child care providers state include annual announced annual unannounced visit site provider provides child care services licensing registration requirements pertaining training requires state plan demonstrate manner state meet specific child care needs low income working families implementing practices procedures help ensure children receive continuous care provider provide information demonstrating state ensuring payment rates provision child care services assistance provided equal exceed 75th percentile current market rate types child care describe efforts address need child care special populations increases maximum child care development block grant funds state use specified activities designed improve quality child care provides minimum funding set asides extension day care high quality care infants toddlers


Summary: School And Family Education about the Internet Act of 2009 or the SAFE Internet Act - Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to eligible entities to carry out an age-appropriate, research-based Internet safety education program and other activities relating to Internet safety. Defines "eligible entity" as: (1) a local educational agency, a nonprofit organization, or a partnership between a state educational agency and one or more local educational agencies; or (2) a consortium of elementary schools or secondary schools collaborating with such an entity. Requires the Director, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) enter into contracts with one or more private companies, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations to complete a study on Internet safety; and (2) provide technical assistance to recipients of such grants.

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