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Congress finally passes EASE. (In Washington). After almost five months of negotiations, the joint House-Senatepanel approved a final version of the bill to reauthorize and reform the1965 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 ). On December December:see month. 13, the House approved the legislation with abipartisan vote of 381-41. The bill then went to the Senate, where itpassed with a vote of 87-10 on December 18. The bill contains major provisions on enhancing accountability anddemanding results and will provide unprecedented flexibility for statesand local school districts in the use of federal education funds. Itconsolidates and streamlines programs and offers expanded school choicesfor parents through charter schools and supplemental services. PresidentBush's Reading First Initiative is part of the bill, which alsoearmarks funds for teacher quality. "These reforms will bring purpose to a federal law that haslost its focus and never met its promise," says Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . John Boehner(R-Ohio), chairman of the House-Senate education conference committeethat worked out the compromise version of the bill. "They will meanimmediate new hope for students in failing schools and new choices forparents who want the best education possible for their children. Theywill mean new freedom for teachers and school districts to meet higherexpectations and give our children the chance to learn andsucceed." According to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. Sen. Edward Edwardkilled his father at his mother’s instigation. [Br. Balladry: Edward in Benét, 302]See : Patricide M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), the bill will reformfailing schools while helping good schools get even better. "Thisbill will make a difference to every child in every school in everycommunity in America. It will bring the nation much closer than it hasever been before to giving all students a genuine opportunity to reachtheir full potential and to be successful in their lives," he saidafter the Senate's final passage of the bill. However, Kennedy cautioned that this is not a time for complacency com��pla��cen��cy?n.1. A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.2. An instance of contented self-satisfaction. and urged Congress to stay the course in effectively implementing thereforms contained in the legislation. He also expressed hope that thebipartisan effort might be a model for progress on other issues. President Bush commended Congress for "acting boldly and in anoverwhelmingly bipartisan way to help make sure no child in America isleft behind." In his December 18 statement, Bush said he looked forward tosigning the reforms into law with the bipartisan leadership--CongressmenBoehner and Miller and Senators Kennedy and Gregg--at his side. "These historic reforms will improve our public schools bycreating an environment where every child can learn through realaccountability, unprecedented flexibility for states and schooldistricts, greater local control, more options for parents and morefunding for what works," the president said. For more details, see this month's Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. CongressCapitol,seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. View on page 51.