HR 2700
110th Congress
House
Education
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Elementary and secondary education
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To suspend implementation of an Absolute Priority issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006.
Introduced: June 13, 2007
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Became law
Jul 20, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585)
Jun 13, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 13, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Education to immediately suspend, until expressly authorized by statute, enforcement of the Notice of Final Priority, including the evaluation described within it.
(The Absolute Priority, issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006, which is the subject of the Notice: (1) sets rules regarding which high school students will be given priority for participation in the Upward Bound college preparation program; and (2) calls for an evaluation of the program using a control group of students who do not receive Upward Bound services.)
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585)
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