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HR 2617 110th Congress House

Preparing Excellent Teachers Act of 2007

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to high-need local educational agencies to establish teaching residency programs.

Introduced: June 7, 2007 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performanceApprenticeshipCollection of accountsEconomics and Public Finance
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Education of the disadvantagedEducational accountabilityElementary and secondary educationElementary educationFederal aid to educationHigher educationLabor and EmploymentLicensesMentoringRecruiting of employeesScholarshipsSchool districtsSecondary educationSocial WelfareStudent loan fundsTeacher educationTeacher supply and demandTeaching
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jun 7, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 7, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preparing Excellent Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make competitive, three-year, matching grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and support teacher residency programs under which residents engage in rigorous master's level coursework at a college or university with which the LEA has an agreement while undertaking a guided teaching apprenticeship alongside a mentor teacher.

Requires mentor teachers to have at least five years of teaching experience at a school in the high-need LEA and a master's degree in education or teaching.

Requires program participants to attain full state teaching certification prior to completing the program and accept placement for at least five academic years thereafter in a school chosen by the high-need LEA.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 27, 2007
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 18, 2007
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 14, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 13, 2007
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 13, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 7, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2617: Preparing Excellent Teachers Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2617/
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"H.R. 2617: Preparing Excellent Teachers Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2617/.
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H.R. 2617, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2617/.
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