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Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act

Introduced: April 22, 2004 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 22, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4319-4327)
Apr 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4317-4319, S4327-4328)
Apr 22, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II provisions for teacher quality enhancement, including: (1) part A, teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships; and (2) part B, preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology. Establishes a title II part C program of centers of excellence for teachers.

Revises II-A State grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include provisions relating to: (1) exemplary teachers and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) professional development; (3) parental involvement; (4) high-need schools and local educational agencies; and (5) scientifically-based research. Revises accountability and evaluation.

Revises II-B to require equitable distribution of grant and contract awards. Includes among permissible uses of funds teacher preparation in: (1) use and application of universally designed technologies and of assistive technology devices and services; and (2) maximizing access for students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum through use of such technology.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to eligible institutions to establish centers for excellence, under II-C, to ensure that current and future teachers are highly qualified.

What's happening now April 22, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4319-4327)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2340: Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2340/
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"S. 2340: Capacity to Learn for All Students and Schools Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2340/.
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S. 2340, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2340/.
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