Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988

School Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Basic Programs - Subtitle A: Aid for the Educationally-Deprived and for Educational Innovation - Chapter 1: Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children - Replaces chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 and title I (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Provides for assistance to improve the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children.

Part A: Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies - Subpart 1: Allocations - Directs the Secretary of Education to determine criteria for allocation of basic grants to territories.

Sets forth a special formula for Puerto Rico.

Sets forth a formula for allocation of basic grants to local educational agencies on the basis of number of children in specified categories to be counted and the average per pupil expenditure (within limits) in a State. Provides that the categories of children to be counted are as follows: (1) number of children aged five to 17, inclusive, in the school district from families below the poverty level; (2) number of such children from families above the poverty level; and (3) number of such children living in institutions for neglected or delinquent children, or being supported in foster homes with public funds. Sets forth provisions for a program for Indian children.

Directs the Secretary to make payments to State educational agencies for grants made on the basis of entitlements created under such basic grants provisions during the period of FY 1988 through 1993.

Provides for additional grants for local education agencies in counties with especially high concentrations of children from low-income families. Reserves specified funds for such purpose.

Subpart 2: Basic Program Requirements - Requires local educational agencies to use funds received under this chapter only for programs and projects designed to meet the special educational needs of educationally deprived children. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds. Sets forth provisions for innovation projects and for program improvement.

Waives the limitation on the Federal share of projects for local educational agencies that demonstrate a lack of financial resources.

Sets forth local educational agency application requirements.

States that eligible school attendance areas are those having high concentrations of children from low-income families. Sets forth procedures for designation of such areas.

Requires a local educational agency to use funds received under this chapter for educationally deprived children identified as having the greatest need for special assistance. Sets forth provisions for assessment of educational need. Provides for continued eligibility during the same school year for educationally deprived children who transfer to ineligible areas or schools. Permits local educational agencies to skip eligible children who are receiving services of the same nature and scope from non-Federal sources. Provides for eligibility of children of limited English proficiency and handicapped children under specified conditions. Provides that a child who was previously identified as being in greatest need of assistance but is no longer, and who continues to be educationally deprived, may participate in the program for two additional years. Provides for eligibility for children transferred from a State-operated program for neglected and delinquent children.

Permits the local education agency to carry out a schoolwide project to upgrade the entire educational program of a school in the case of any school serving an eligible attendance area in which not less than 75 percent of the children are from low-income families. Sets forth requirements for designation of such schools, approval of the plan, operation of the project, and use of funds. Sets forth accountability provisions for continuation of such schoolwide project.

Sets forth provisions for parental involvement.

Sets forth provisions for participation of children enrolled in private schools.

Sets forth various fiscal requirements, including maintenance of effort. Requires that Federal funds supplement, not supplant, regular non-Federal funds. Permits a local educational agency to receive funds under this chapter only if State and local funds will be used in the district of such agency to provide services in project areas which, taken as a whole, are at least comparable to services being provided in areas in such district which are not receiving such funds. Permits exclusion of certain special State and local program funds for purposes of such requirements. Prohibits any State from taking into consideration payments under this chapter in determining the eligibility of any local educational agency for State aid, or the amount of State aid, with respect to free public education of children.

Requires local and State evaluations of chapter 1 programs. Requires local educational agencies for schools which show a decline in achievement of children served under this chapter in any year to implement a plan of improvement. Requires the local educational agency to: (1) review such plan and provide technical assistance for program improvement at such school; and (2) if achievement continues to decline for two additional years, notify the State educational agency which shall then provide technical assistance for program improvement.

Part B: Even Start Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies - Provides for grants to integrate early childhood education and adult education for parents.

Provides, within specified limits, that such grants shall be made to each State in the same proportion as grants are allocated under part A. Reserves a specified amount for migrant programs.

Provides that funds made available to local educational agencies under this part shall be used to provide family-centered education programs to help parents become full partners in the education of their children and to assist children in reaching their full potential as learners. Sets forth program elements. Provides that funds under this part may be used for not more than 80 percent of the total cost of the program in the first year of funding, 60 percent in the second year, 40 percent in the third year, and 20 percent in the fourth and any subsequent year. Provides that additional funds may be obtained from any available source, including part A of this chapter.

Makes eligible for participation in this program families that include: (1) a parent who is eligible for participation in an adult basic education program under the Adult Education Act; and (2) a child aged one to seven, inclusive, who resides in a school attendance area designated for participation in part A programs.

Set forth local application requirements.

Requires each State educational agency to appoint a review panel that will award grants on the basis of proposals which meet specified criteria. Provides that grants may be awarded for up to four years.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide for the annual independent evaluation of programs under this part; and (2) submit to the Congress an annual review and summary of the results of such evaluations.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 for purposes of this part.

Part C: Secondary School Programs for Basic Skills Improvement and Dropout Prevention and Reentry - Subpart 1: Authorization and Funds Distribution - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 for: (1) national demonstration grants to local educational agencies to establish and demonstrate dropout prevention and reentry or secondary school basic skills improvement programs for FY 1988 through 1990; and (2) grants to local educational agencies to implement effective dropout prevention and reentry or secondary school basic skills improvement programs for FY 1991 through 1993.

Subpart 2: National Demonstration Program - Requires the Secretary to reserve a specified percentage of funds for national demonstration programs for migrant children conducted through the Office of Migrant Education. Requires the Secretary to evenly divide the remainder for dropout prevention and reentry activities and basic skills programs.

Provides for the allotment of funds and general provisions under this Subpart.

Subpart 3: State Implementation Grants - Requires the Secretary to reserve a specified percentage of State implementation grants for dropout prevention and reentry and secondary school basic skills improvement for migrant children programs conducted through the Office of Migrant Education. Provides for the award and use of the remainder of such grants.

Subpart 4: General Requirements - Sets forth application requirements and authorizes use of funds under subpart 2 and subpart 3.

Part D: Programs Operated by State Agencies - Subpart 1: Programs for Migratory Children - Entitles a State educational agency or a combination of such agencies, upon application, to receive a grant for any fiscal year under this part to establish or improve, either directly or through local educational agencies, programs of education for children of migratory agricultural workers or migratory fishermen.

Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such grants on the basis of average per pupil expenditure and numbers of full-time and part-time residents who are migratory children aged three to 21, inclusive. Sets forth a special formula for Puerto Rico.

Sets forth program requirements for approval of applications. Sets forth a provision for by-passing a State under certain conditions.

Sets forth provisions for coordination of migrant education activities. Reserves specified funds for such purpose.

Subpart 2: Programs for Handicapped Children - Makes a State agency which is directly responsible for providing free public education for handicapped children eligible to receive a grant under this subpart for any fiscal year.

Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such grant based on average per pupil expenditure and the number of handicapped children operated or supported by the State agency, including schools providing special education for handicapped children under contract or other arrangement with the State agency. Sets forth a special formula for Puerto Rico. Provides for the counting of children transferring from State to local programs under specified conditions.

Sets forth program requirements.

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the implementation of the State operated program for handicapped children under this chapter and its relationship to the Education of the Handicapped Act. Requires that a report on such study be submitted to the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources by January 30, 1989.

Subpart 3: Programs for Neglected and Delinquent Children - Entitles a State agency which is directly responsible for providing free public education for children in institutions for neglected or delinquent children or in adult correctional institutions to receive a grant under this subpart for any fiscal year.

Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such grant based on average per pupil expenditure and the number of such neglected or delinquent children in average daily attendance at schools for such children operated or supported by the State agency, including schools providing education for such children under contract or other arrangement with such agency. Sets forth a special formula for Puerto Rico.

Sets forth program requirements. Makes such grants available for projects up to three years. Requires annual program evaluations.

Reserves specified amounts for transition services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to State and local educational agencies to support projects to facilitate the transition of children from State-operated institutions for neglected and delinquent children into locally operated programs and into a regular school program. Requires that such grants be used to provide special educational services for such children in schools other than State-operated institutions.

Subpart 4: General Provision for State-Operated Programs - Authorizes appropriations for each fiscal year for purposes of each of subparts 1, 2, and 3 of this part, in an amount equal to not more than one percent of the amount appropriated for such year for such subparts for payments to specified territories of the United States.

Part E: Payments - Sets forth payment methods for this chapter. Sets forth the amount of payments to local education agencies. Provides for adjustments in allocations to States where necessitated by the amount of appropriations.

Provides for payments for State administration.

Sets a limitation on grants to Puerto Rico under this chapter.

Part F: General Provisions - Subpart 1: Federal Administration - Authorizes the Secretary to issue necessary regulations. Provides that programs under this chapter may not be required to follow any one instructional model. Requires that proposed regulations be reviewed by regional panels of Federal, State, and local administrators.

Sets forth provisions for the availability of appropriations.

Sets forth provisions for the withholding of payments to States. Provides for judicial review of such withholding.

Directs the Secretary to develop national standards for local evaluation of programs under this chapter. Directs the Secretary to report biennially to the appropriate congressional committees on State and local evaluation results based on specified data.

Directs the Secretary to contract with the organization or agency conducting the National Assessment of Educational Progress to conduct a national longitudinal study of eligible children participating in programs under this chapter. Requires a follow-up of the initial survey. Requires a final report on the study to be submitted to the appropriate congressional committees by January 1, 1997, and an interim report by January 1, 1993.

Directs the Secretary to prepare and distribute a policy manual for this chapter.

Directs the Secretary to respond within 90 days to inquiries of State or local educational agencies with respect to this chapter.

Directs the Secretary to continue, establish, and expend technical assistance centers to provide assistance to State and local educational agencies with respect to programs under this chapter.

Provides for Federal dissemination of exemplary programs through the National Diffusion Network.

Directs the Secretary to provide for review of State and local administration of programs under this chapter.

Authorizes the Secretary to make small grants for applied research on promising educational models for serving educationally deprived children under this chapter.

Authorizes the Secretary, if funds are available, to give priority to research tutoring programs for eligible children and to research on the problems of rural districts.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 for Federal evaluation, technical assistance, and research activities related to this chapter and for authorized studies.

Makes specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act applicable to the programs authorized by this Chapter.

Establishes the National Commission on Migrant Education to study issues related to the education on migrant children. Requires a report to the President and the Congress as soon as practicable. Terminates the Commission three years after its first meeting. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Comptroller General to study the extent to which participation in programs under this Chapter of eligible children enrolled in private nonprofit schools has been adversely effected by the decision of the Supreme Court in Aguilar v. Felton. Requires a report to the appropriate congressional committees by April 15, 1989, and an annual update thereafter.

Subpart 2: State Administration - Sets forth provisions relating to State rulemaking.

Directs each State educational agency to keep such records and provide such information to the Secretary as may be required for fiscal audit and program evaluation.

Provides that, under certain conditions, public school personnel paid entirely by funds made available under this chapter may be assigned limited supervisory duties.

Subpart 3: Definitions - Sets forth definitions for purposes of this chapter.

Subpart 4: Miscellaneous Provisions - Repeals chapter 1 (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Disadvantaged Children) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 and title I (Financial Assistance to Meet Special Educational Needs of Children) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Sets forth transition provisions.

Chapter 2: Federal, State, and Local Partnership for Educational Innovation - States that the purposes of this Chapter are to: (1) provide funding to enable State and local educational agencies to implement promising educational programs; (2) place responsibility for the administration of funds with State agencies; and (3) enhance the quality of teaching and learning.

Part A: State and Local Programs - Subpart 1: Funding - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Sets forth the method for determining a State's allotment and the basis for the State's allocation to local educational agencies. Provides that not more than 20 percent of such allotment shall be used for Statewide educational agencies.

Subpart 2: State Programs - Sets forth the application requirements for any State which desires to receive allotments under this Act. Lists the activities for which such allotments may be used, including: (1) State administration of programs under this Act; (2) technical assistance and direct grants for local educational agencies and statewide activities; and (3) assistance to carry out effective school programs.

Subpart 3: Local Programs - Sets forth the application requirements for any local educational agency which desires to receive an allocation of funds under this Act. Grants the local educational agency complete discretion in determining how funds for local programs shall be divided among the authorized purposes of this subpart. Allows such funds to be used for: (1) programs and projects to meet the educational needs of at-risk and high-cost children; (2) effective school programs and activities; (3) innovative instructional programs and materials; (4) personnel enhancement; and (5) other special projects.

Subpart 4: Effective Schools Programs - Makes funds available under this chapter for various effective schools programs. Defines "effective schools programs" as school-based programs that have the objective of: (1) promoting school-level planning, instructional improvement, and staff development; (2) increasing the academic achievements of children; and (3) achieving specified conditions in the school which stress the achievement of instructional goals and a safe and orderly school environment.

Subpart 5: General Provisions - Sets forth provisions to ensure a maintenance of effort between State and Federal expenditures for educational programs, and for the participation of children enrolled in private schools. Sets forth reporting requirements for local educational agencies, State educational agencies, and the Secretary of Education. Grants the Secretary authority to issue regulations to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Act.

Part B: National Programs and Activities - Authorizes the Secretary to carry out directly or through grants and contracts with State and local educational agencies specified educational projects and programs, including: (1) a National Diffusion Network; (2) inexpensive book distribution for the reading motivation programs; (3) an arts in education program; (4) a law-related education program; and (5) a national study of effective schools programs.

Part C: General Provisions - Repeals Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) and Chapter 3 (General Provisions) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act.

Subtitle B: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of school reform efforts and report to the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources by July 1, 1989. Authorizes appropriations for such study.

Authorizes the Secretary to establish within the Office of the Secretary an Office of Comprehensive School Health Education.

Title II: Critical Skills Improvement - Critical Skills Act - Authorizes the Secretary to make title II grants to States for strengthening the skills of teachers and the quality of instruction in mathematics and science in elementary and secondary schools.

Authorizes appropriations for title II for FY 1988 through 1993.

Sets forth formulas for title II allocation of funds and for within State distribution. Sets forth State and local application requirements. Sets forth provisions for State and local educational agency use of title II funds.

Sets forth teacher training activities for which such State and local funds may be used.

Sets forth provisions for participation of children and teachers from private schools.

Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance and to develop procedures for State and local program evaluations. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress an annual summary of State program evaluations.

Reserves certain funds for national programs. Directs the Secretary to make grants for programs of national significance in mathematics and science instruction, giving special consideration to those programs providing special services to historically underserved and underrepresnted populations in the fields of mathematics and science.

Title III: Magnet Schools Assistance - Magnet Schools Assistance Act of 1987 - Authorizes appropriations for magnet school assistance for FY 1988 through 1993.

Prohibits the Secretary of Education from making a determination about the award of funds under the magnet school assistance program solely on the basis of whether an applicant received an award in a prior fiscal year.

Limits to 15 percent that portion of funds available for each fiscal year for purposes of the magnet school assistance program that may remain available for obligation and expenditure during the succeeding fiscal year. Prohibits the Secretary from reducing any payment under such program for any fiscal year by any amount on the basis of availability of funds pursuant to specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act.

Title IV: Gifted and Talented Programs - Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary to make grants and contracts for programs or projects designed to meet the educational needs of gifted and talented children and youth, including the training of teachers or their supervisors. Sets forth authorized uses of such funds.

Directs the Secretary to establish a National Center for Research and Development in the Education of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth through grants to or contracts with one or more institutions of higher education or State educational agencies, or a combination or consortium of such institutions and agencies.

Sets forth program priorities, including the identification and inclusion of gifted and talented children and youth who may not be identified through traditional assessment methods.

Sets forth provisions for participation of private school children and teachers.

Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory committee to advise on the administration of this Act.

Directs the Secretary to establish or designate an administrative unit within the Department of Education to administer the programs authorized by this Act, coordinate all programs for gifted and talented children and youth administered by the Department, and serve as a focal point of national leadership and information on the educational needs of gifted and talented children and youth and the availability of educational services and programs designed to meet those needs.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to carry out this Act.

Title V: Drug Education - Part A: Financial Assistance for Drug Abuse Education and Prevention Programs - Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to extend the authorization of appropriations for drug abuse education and prevention programs from FY 1987 through 1993.

Part B: State and Local Programs - Sets forth authorized uses of allotments in State programs. Requires State programs to include a description of how alcohol and drug abuse programs will be coordinated with youth suicide prevention programs.

Part C: National Programs - Provides for the distribution of funds for drug abuse education and prevention programs under this title. Requires the Secretary to include in the study on the nature and effectiveness of existing drug abuse education and prevention programs a study of the relationship between drug and alcohol abuse and youth suicide.

Part D: General Provisions - Sets forth general provisions for the administration of this title.

Part E: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to develop and implement pilot programs in selected schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to determine the effectiveness of summer youth programs in furthering the purposes and goals of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 1986. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989.

Title VI: Special Programs - Part A: Women's Educational Equity - Amends the Women's Educational Equity Act to extend women's educational equity program from FY 1989 through 1993. Requires that such program be administered within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement within the Department of Education, by an individual reporting directly to the Assistant Secretary of such office.

Part B: Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program - Extends the Allen J. Ellender Fellowship program through FY 1993. Encourages the program to give fellowships to handicapped and poor immigrant children. Authorizes the use of funds to develop additional program opportunities for educators and the elderly and to establish learning activities at the State and local government level.

Part C: Immigration Education - Extends the Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 through FY 1993. Requires State educational agencies receiving funds under this part to report to the Secretary annually concerning the expenditure of funds by local educational agencies. Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate committees of the Congress annually on programs under this part. Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a national assessment of such programs and report to the appropriate congressional committees on March 15, 1989, and every third year thereafter.

Part D: Territorial Assistance - Extends authorized appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 to provide general assistance to improve public education in the Virgin Islands.

Extends authorized appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 for territorial teacher training assistance for Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Part E: Excellence in Education - Amends the Excellence in Education Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1993 in order to carry out the program of providing awards to local educational agencies designed to achieve excellence in education.

Title VII: Bilingual Education - Amends the Bilingual Education Act (title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) to extend the Federal bilingual education program through FY 1993.

Requires programs receiving assistance under this Act to be designed to enable students to meet grade-promotion and graduation requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993.

Increases from $50,000 to $75,000 the minimum State education grant under this Act. Allows grantees to engage in preservice activities for up to one year (the current limit is six months).

Requires parental notification of program instructional goals to be in a language and form that parents understand.

Requires the Department of Education to consult with State directors of bilingual education in matters pertaining to the administration of Federal bilingual education programs. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary to study the content of textbooks.

Declares that a minimum of 500 fellowships shall be made available each year (for FY 1988 through 1993) for the advanced study of bilingual education.

Requires the Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs to submit annual reports to the President and to the Congress on the grants and contracts made pursuant to this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit biennial reports (beginning in 1988) to the Congress on the condition of bilingual education and the administration and operation of this Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from imposing restrictions on the availability or use of funds authorized under this Act.

Title VIII: Indian Education - Indian Education Amendments of 1987 - Part A: Indian Students in Federally Operated Schools - Amends the Education Amendments of 1978 to prohibit any Bureau of Indian Affairs education program from being terminated, transferred, consolidated, or substantially curtailed without the permission of the Congress or upon request of the tribal council. Makes such prohibition inapplicable to emergency situations where the temporary closure, consolidation, or curtailment is required when educational facility conditions constitute an immediate hazard to health and safety, as determined by an outside inspector.

Directs the Bureau to develop regulations to establish new schools and to make program expansions in existing schools. Requires certain schools to expand to kindergarten through grade 8.

Makes standards for boarding arrangements subject to tribal waiver provisions and prohibits the closure, transfer, consolidation, or curtailment of schools for failure to meet such standards.

Directs the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs to report to the Congress, before February 1, 1988, on the costs of implementing such standards.

Makes specified education regulations a part of this Act and prohibits any change or amendment to them.

Provides for revising the formula for funding residential programs and the administrative cost formula. Establishes guidelines for local procurement.

Authorizes the Bureau to implement any cooperative agreement between a tribe and a local public school for coordinated programs.

Requires all actions under this Act to be done with active consultation with the tribes.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to report to the Congress, not later than March 1, 1988, on the disparity between the compensation paid by Bureau funded schools and proximate local educational agencies. Describes circumstances under which Bureau school supervisors are authorized to pay the differential for hiring and retention purposes.

Part B: Self-Determination Grants - Indian Self-Determination Grants Act of 1987 - Requires that grants under this part go into a general operating fund of the tribally controlled school. Prohibits the use of such funds in connection with religious worship or sectarian instruction.

Establishes criteria for grant eligibility. Sets forth guidelines for determining eligibility for grants and time schedules for the Secretary of the Interior to respond to tribal requests for grants. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs to report annually to the Congress on grant applications received and actions taken.

Provides that eligibility determinations shall only be made for initial grants and that extensions shall be automatic, subject to the availability of appropriations and satisfactory performance. Defines satisfactory performance for purposes of this part, which includes reporting requirements.

Establishes the formula for making one grant to each tribally controlled school for each fiscal year.

Directs the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs to process applications and reports under this part.

Part C: Other Programs of Indian Education - Amends the Indian Education Act and other provisions of law to extend the authorizations for Indian education programs through FY 1993.

Declares that the determination of a student's eligibility to participate in programs under the Indian Education Act vests solely with the parent committee and the local educational agency. Sets forth guidelines for making such determinations.

Part D: Native American Indian Schools - Native American Indian School Act - Authorizes the establishment of not more than five Native American Indian elementary and secondary schools on Indian lands to serve Indian students residing on Indian lands. Requires each school to be established as a separate corporation under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees. Sets forth the power of the Board, including appointing a superintendent for the school. Exempts the staff of such schools from civil service provisions. Grants preference to Indians in actions by such schools.

Expresses the nonprofit and nonpolitical nature of such schools.

Requires each Superintendent to report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress on the status of the schools during the preceding 12 months. Requires the Board to submit an annual budget proposal to the Secretary.

Authorizes each Board to establish endowment programs for the schools.

Authorizes appropriations for such schools.

Part E: Native Hawaiian Education Programs - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to specified State schools in Hawaii in order to implement the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program (KEEP). Requires the Secretary, by no later than the school year 1992-1993, to assure that the State of Hawaii (Department of Education) has implemented the KEEP model program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988, and such sums as necessary for FY 1989 through 1993.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to Native Hawaiian Organizations to develop and operate a minimum of 11 Family-Based Education Centers in Hawaii with prenatal and preschool programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988, and such sums as necessary for FY 1989 through 1993.

Requires the Secretary to make grants to the Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate for a demonstration program to provide Higher Education Fellowship assistance to Native Hawaiian students, including students in post-bachelor degree programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with the State of Hawaii, including its junior or community colleges, and/or the Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate for demonstration projects designed to address the special needs of Native Hawaiian gifted and talented elementary and secondary school students. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993.

Requires the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with the State of Hawaii and/or Native Hawaiian Organizations to operate projects to address the special needs of Native Hawaiian students. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993.

Sets forth specified grant and contract requirements.

Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws - Adult Education Amendments of 1987 - Amends title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (commonly known as the Adult Education Act) to declare the purpose of such title to assist States to improve educational opportunities for adults who lack the level of literacy skills requisite to effective citizenship and productive employment, to expand and improve the current system for delivering adult education services, and to encourage the establishment of adult education programs. Authorizes appropriations for such program for FY 1988 and such sums as necessary through FY 1993. Provides for the Secretary of Education to allot such funds.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States to assist them in funding adult education programs, services, and activities. Requires the use of such grants in accordance with approved State plans to pay the Federal share of the cost of the establishment or expansion of adult education programs to be carried out by local educational agencies and by public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions after consultation and comment by the local educational agency. Sets forth the circumstances under which grants may be used to carry out programs by a for-profit agency, organization, or institution. Provides for the State educational agency to approve all applications for such grants. Requires such applications to include a description of services to be offered and that such services are not duplicative of other Federal programs.

Directs the State educational agency to give preference to those applicants who demonstrate a capability to serve educationally disadvantaged adults.

Authorizes States to allot a specified portion of grants for private sector adult education training designed to provide literacy and other basic skills to improve the productivity of current employees through the use of business industry, labor organizations, and education partnerships.

Requires that 95 percent of funds provided by States to eligible recipients be expended for adult education instructional activities.

Sets forth the responsibilities of State educational agencies in carrying out this title.

Requires any participating State to establish or designate a State advisory council on adult education. Requires such council to evaluate adult education programs and advise the Governor, the State legislature, the State agency, and the general public of its findings and recommendations.

Requires States for FY 1988 and each fourth year thereafter to submit to the Secretary a plan and application for adult education for the four succeeding fiscal years.

Sets forth: (1) procedures required in formulating State plans, including meeting with the advisory council and conducting public hearings; (2) required assessments to be made of the needs of eligible adults; (3) required components of the plan; and (4) assurances to be provided in State applications.

Requires the Secretary to approve any amendments made to State plans.

Directs each State agency, during the four-year period, to: (1) arrange a program review of eligible recipients each year; and (2) gather and analyze data to determine the extent to which the adult programs are achieving the goals of the plan, including the goal of serving educationally disadvantaged adults and the extent to which eligible recipients have improved their capacity to achieve the purposes of this title.

Authorizes the use of funds allotted to a State for: (1) special projects involving innovative methods, systems, materials or programs concerning adult education; and (2) training personnel to carry out the purposes of this title.

Sets forth the Federal share of payments for programs under this title for States and for the territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program of making grants to States to support planning, developing, and evaluating programs designed to provide adult education programs, services, and activities to meet the special needs of migrant farmworkers and immigrants.

Directs the Secretary to assist States in evaluating the status and progress of adult education in achieving the purposes of this title. Directs the Secretary to determine the criteria for defining literacy and identify those skills that comprise the basic educational skills needed for literate functioning. Requires the Secretary to determine an accurate estimate of the number of illiterate adults in the Nation.

Directs the Secretary to report every four years to the President and to the Congress on the status of literacy and adult education.

Directs the Secretary, three years after enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on an evaluation of programs required under this title, together with recommendations.

Requires the Secretary to make grants to States and eligible recipients for programs to train adult volunteers, especially the elderly, who wish to participate as tutors in local adult education programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report jointly to the Congress on Federal funding for and services for adult education programs currently available, including literacy initiatives offered by public and private agencies.

Directs the Secretary of Education to support research, development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, and related activities which will contribute to the improvement and expansion of adult education. Includes as a related activity the establishment of a national clearinghouse to compile information on literacy curriculum and resources for adults, including youth and adults of limited English proficiency and adults with handicaps.

Directs the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement to support research on the special needs of persons requiring adult education including a study of the magnitude and nature of the needs of adults with learning disabilities who are eligible for participation in adult education programs.

Prohibits any grant under this title for any educational program, activity, or service related to sectarian instruction or religious worship, or provided by a school or department of divinity.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of grants to State and local educational agencies, and to Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations to support planning, pilot, and demonstration projects for providing adult education for Indians.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to Indian tribes, Indian institutions, and Indian organizations to develop and establish educational services and programs specifically designed to improve educational opportunities for Indian adults.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public agencies, institutions, and Indian tribes, institutions, and organizations for an evaluation and dissemination of information concerning Indian adult education.

Authorizes appropriations for grants concerning Indian adult education for FY 1988 and such sums as necessary for FY 1989 through 1993.

Directs the President to appoint a National Advisory Council on Adult Education to advise the Secretary in the preparation of general regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this title. Requires the Council to report annually to the President. Directs the President to transmit each report to the Congress together with recommendations.

Amends specified Federal laws relating to impact aid to extend through FY 1993 the provision of assistance to local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities and for school construction in areas affected by Federal activities.

Provides for the payment of tuition of non-Indian students who live on nontaxable land.

Amends the General Education Provisions Act to replace the Education Appeal Board by establishing in the Department of Education an Office of Administrative Law Judges to conduct: (1) recovery of funds hearings; (2) withholding hearings; (3) cease and desist hearings; and (4) other proceedings designated by the Secretary.

Changes the name of the Center for Education Statistics to the National Center for Education Statistics. Provides for such Center to be headed by a Commissioner of Education Statistics who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice of the Senate. Requires that there be appointed within the Center an Associate Commissioner for Statistical Standards and Methodology and an Associate Commissioner for International Education Statistics. Requires the Commissioner to: (1) establish a special study panel on education indicators; (2) conduct a dropout and retention study and reports; (3) provide for a financial aid study every three years; (4) provide for a decennial analysis of school districts; and (5) conduct a national longitudinal survey.

Establishes within the Center a National Cooperative Education Statistics System to produce and maintain educational information and data that are useful for policy-making at the Federal, State, and local level.

Authorizes appropriations for such Center for FY 1988 through 1993.

Title X: General Provisions - Sets forth general provisions concerning definitions and spending authority under this Act.