HR 3359 111th Congress House Education Academic performance and assessments Area studies and international education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Teaching, teachers, curricula

US and the World Education Act

Introduced: July 28, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Oct 22, 2009

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

Jul 28, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jul 28, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8882)

Jul 28, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

US and the World Education Act - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education to: (1) assist the Secretary of Education in administering this Act's grant program; and (2) develop an international education research repository and make it available to states and local educational agencies (LEAs).

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary, to award competitive grants to LEAs, or partnerships between LEAs and private organizations or institutions of higher education that provide their LEA partners with funding, to promote international education in elementary and secondary schools.

Requires each grantee to use: (1) one-half of its grant on enhancing international education within core curricula, such as by increasing teacher competency; and (2) the other half on providing supplemental international education services outside of normal instruction hours.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a biennial independent evaluation of such international education programs.

What's happening now October 22, 2009

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

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