H.R.2668
 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.
5 Total Points
Summary

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to reduce class size through the use of fully-qualified teachers.

Allots funds to states and local educational agencies to recruit, hire, and train additional teachers, in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in those grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade.

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Legislation Slant
Latest Action: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood
This action occurred on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 and earned 5 points.
Legislative Progress
Introduced in the House on June 11, 2007