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HR 2081 111th Congress House Education Ecology Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Parks, recreation areas, trails Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history

National Park Educational Partnership Act

Introduced: April 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Park Educational Partnership Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish the National Park Ranger School Partnerships program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive, three-year grants to schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to enter into partnerships with the National Park Service (NPS) to provide kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) students with educational programs and K-12 teachers with professional development emphasizing science, the environment, natural resources, mathematics, civics, and history. Makes education service agencies eligible for grants to carry out such educational programs and professional development activities.

Deems schools and LEAs to be eligible for such a grant only if they: (1) have, are capable of, or will develop certain connections to the NPS; (2) have been identified as needing improvement under title I of the ESEA; and (3) serve a significant percentage of low-income students.

Permits: (1) the NPS to participate in the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program that provides training to teachers of such subjects under title II of the ESEA; and (2) educational service agencies, including federal agencies that serve as educational service providers, to partner with LEAs under such title's Teaching American History Grant Program.

What's happening now June 4, 2009

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

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