HR 3762 110th Congress House

WE CARE Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to foster community involvement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 4, 2007 See on congress.gov

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Business and social problemsCareer educationChild developmentChild healthChild nutritionChild welfareChurch and educationChurch and social problemsClass sizeCommerceCommunity and schoolCompensatory educationCongressional reporting requirementsContinuing educationCrime and Law EnforcementDrug abuseDrugs and youthEconomics and Public FinanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducational accountabilityEducational statisticsEducational testsElementary and secondary educationElementary educationEnglish languageFamiliesFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHealthHigher educationHomelessHousing and Community DevelopmentJuvenile delinquencyLabor and EmploymentLiteracy programsMental health servicesMentoringNonprofit organizationsParent-school relationshipsPerformance measurementReligionSchool disciplineSchool districtsSchool securitySecondary educationService learningSocial WelfareStudent transportationTeacher educationTransportation and Public WorksYouth servicesYouth violence

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Oct 4, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Oct 4, 2007

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Working to Encourage Community Action and Responsibility in Education Act or the WE CARE Act - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to assess the nonacademic factors affecting student academic performance and work with other public, private, nonprofit, and community-based entities to address those factors.

Requires the annual report cards issued by states and LEAs to include additional performance data, including information on their efforts to increase community and parental involvement in students' education.

Establishes a new program requiring the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to LEAs for the development and implementation of community involvement policies that leverage the resources, services, and opportunities available from public, private, nonprofit, and community-based partners to address students' academic and nonacademic needs and thereby support their attainment of state academic performance standards.

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