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Elementary and Secondary Education: Reconsideration of the Federal Role by the 107th Congress

Description: This issue brief provides an overview of legislation to reauthorize the ESEA, ERDDIA, and NESA. Most of it will focus on the ESEA, since it is much larger in scale. We include a summary review of relevant legislation acted upon during the 106th Congress. This issue brief will be updated regularly to reflect current legislative activity. Other issue briefs and reports, listed at the end of this brief, provide more detailed information on individual programs or types of proposals and analyses of … more
Date: January 24, 2001
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C. & Stedman, James B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rural Education: Legislative Initiatives

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report for Congress entailing legislative initiatives in regards to rural education . Topics include, new legislation, provisions under the new rural education achievement program under the reauthorized ESEA, implementation, etc..
Date: January 28, 2002
Creator: Stedman, James B. & Apling, Richard N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Goals 2000: Educate America Act Implementation Status and Issues

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about the implementation status and issues in regards to the Educate America Act within Goals 2000. Goals 2000 was an education reform framework enacted in 1994, and this report addresses and assesses the effectiveness and efficacy of Goals 2000 as of the year 1998.
Date: February 17, 1998
Creator: Stedman, James B. & Riddle, Wayne C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Support of School Choice: Background and Options

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about background options in regards to federal support of school choice. This report is regularly updated, and in this edition, includes subjects such as federal aid to school choice programs across the nation such as the Public Charter Schools (PCS) program, and current legislation regarding school choice.
Date: April 30, 1998
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C. & Stedman, James B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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E-Rate for Schools: Background on Telecommunications Discounts Through the Universal Service Fund

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about telecommunications discounts through the Universal Service Fund, in regards to E-rate for schools. Topics include, impacts on education, current level of access, available federal assistance, application and award process, etc..
Date: January 4, 2001
Creator: Stedman, James B. & Osorio-O'Dea, Patricia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Charter Schools: State Developments and Federal Policy Options

Description: Charter schools are public elementary or secondary schools which are released from a variety of state, local, and possibly federal regulations in return for new forms of accountability in terms of outcomes for pupils. Approximately one-half of the states authorize the establishment of charter schools, and a federal Public Charter Schools (PCS) program provides start-up funds for such schools. The House has passed (H.R. 2616), and the Senate is considering (S. 1380) legislation to modify and exp… more
Date: April 6, 1998
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C.; Stedman, James B. & Aleman, Steven R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants (Title II, Part A of the Higher Education Act): Overview and Reauthorization Issues

Description: Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing an overview and reauthorization issues of teacher quality enhancement grants (Title II, Part A of the Higher Education Act). Topics include, recruitment grants, partnership grants, legislative activity, calculation of pass rates, etc..
Date: July 23, 2003
Creator: Stedman, James B.; Kuenzi, Jeffrey J. & Mangan, Bonnie F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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K-12 Education: Highlights of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110)

Description: This report reviews the impact of extending and amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with the No Child Left behind Act of 2001 on federal elementary and secondary education aid programs.
Date: January 9, 2007
Creator: Riddle, Wayne Clifton; Apling, Richard N.; Cooper, Edith Fairman; Irwin, Paul M.; Kuenzi, Jeffrey J.; McCallion, Gail et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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