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HR 3909 101th Congress House Education Black colleges Elementary education Federal aid to education Preschool education Student loan funds Teacher education Teachers

Augustus F. Hawkins Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Preparation and Retraining Act of 1990

Introduced: January 30, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 1990
Committee Hearings Held.
Mar 14, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from Education.
Feb 28, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jan 30, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 30, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

August F. Hawkins Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Preparation and Retraining Act of 1990 - Title I: Loan Forgiveness for Teachers - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to assume the obligation to repay Stafford loans (direct, insured, or guaranteed student loans) for any borrower employed as a full-time teacher in a public early childhood or elementary school.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995.

Title II: Early Childhood and Elementary Preparation and Retraining - Directs the Secretary to make grants to State education agencies to improve teacher skills and instruction in reading, writing, history, government, mathematics, and science in public elementary and early childhood schools.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991 through 1995.

Title III:: Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to designate part B of title III as the Augustus F. Hawkins Program for Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Title IV: General Provisions - Sets forth definitions for terms used in this Act.

What's happening now March 15, 1990

Committee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1