Congress completes major education reform bill. (Capitol View).

Congress completes major education reform bill. (Capitol View). After a failed attempt in the previous Congress, the 107th Congresssucceeded in passing education reform legislation in December December:see month. 2001 toreauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act “Title I” redirects here. For other uses of "Title I", see Title I (disambiguation).The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (Pub.L. 89-10, 79Stat.77, ) is a United States federal statute enacted April 111965. (ESEA ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education ActESEA E-Sports Entertainment AssociationESEA Eurocopter South East Asia ). The"No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB (IPA: /ˈnɪkəlbiː/), is a United States federal law that was passed in the House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 ," named for President Bush'seducation proposal, makes significant changes, but among its mostnotable features is the absence of initiatives that were focal points focal pointn.See focus. ofthe president's proposal. Provisions not included are privateschool vouchers school vouchers,government grants aimed at improving education for the children of low-income families by providing school tuition that can be used at public or private schools. , sweeping block grants and national tests for students.The legislation does make an effort to address flexibility and institutetesting requirements, with specifics to be determined at the statelevel. Some key elements of the bill are as follows: Professional Development/Teacher Quality The new law requires states and local school districts to ensureteacher quality. For example, beginning with the first school year afterthe proposal takes effect, each local school district receiving federalTitle I funds will be required to ensure that all teachers hired andteaching in a program supported with those funds are "highlyqualified." In addition, the plan provides local school districtswith unprecedented flexibility in their use of the teacher qualityfunds. The new Teacher Quality Program will allow local school districtsto use the funds for professional development, recruitment, and/or and/or?conj.Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing. hiring of teachers based on their individual needs. Title I/Reading and Testing At the cornerstone cornerstoneCeremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of the ESEA reauthorization measure are reformsto Title I, which targets economically disadvantaged This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details.This article has been tagged since September 2007. students through aformula that distributes funds through states to school districts. Otherfocus areas include bolstering the reading initiative. The Reading Firstand Early Reading First initiatives are designed to encourage states andlocal schools to implement "scientifically based" readingprograms with the goal of ensuring that every student can read by gradethree. In addition, students nationwide in grades three through eightwill be tested each year in reading and math. No national math orreading test will be mandated under this plan, but each state will beheld accountable for its students' achievements on state tests.Without measurable improvements in student achievement, states face cutsin their federal education funding. States have until the 2005-06 schoolyear to develop and implement statewide assessments. State and Local Flexibility All 50 states will be permitted to use up to 50 percent of theirnon-Title I state activity funds under this law for alternative uses.This broad flexibility would apply to ESEA provisions such as teacherquality, technology, innovative programs, and Safe and Drug-FreeSchools. In exchange for the ability to pull funding together from avariety of sources, participating states and school districts would berequired to demonstrate improved academic achievement among theirstudents. These changes in funding priorities will require no priorapproval from the U.S. Department of Education. In essence, this is ablock grant, but far less severe than initially proposed. It is critical to note that Perkins funding cannot be included inthis block grant. This is a major victory for career and technicaleducation, as the Perkins programs have been tossed in and out of theproposed block grant initiatives for the past several years. School Counseling Congress agreed to reauthorize the Elementary School elementary school:see school. CounselingDemonstration Act and to expand the program to include counseling at thesecondary level. Given the continuing instances of school violence,legislators were forced to realize that school-based pupil servicespersonnel play an important role in ensuring the stability of thestudent population. It is possible that funds from this program couldalso be used to support expanded career guidance and counseling guidance and counseling,concept that institutions, especially schools, should promote the efficient and happy lives of individuals by helping them adjust to social realities. effortsat the secondary level.