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HR 6302 111th Congress House Education Advisory bodies Child care and development Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Performance measurement Preschool education School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula

Early Learning Alignment Act

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Early Learning Alignment Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships to: (1) provide professional development to elementary school principals in early childhood education and development; (2) gain a knowledge base and capacity to provide high quality early childhood education; and (3) collaborate with early childhood education providers, services providers, and families in creating a continuum of high quality development and learning for children in the community and school settings.

Requires each partnership to consist of: (1) a public or private entity experienced in training elementary school principals; (2) at least one public agency; and (3) at least one early childhood education organization that trains early childhood education providers.

Requires grantees to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of their grant-funded programs and activities.

Directs the Secretary to establish a panel of leading experts in elementary and early childhood education to: (1) identify the best practices in professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education; (2) review the effective coordination of such training among this Act's grantees; and (3) disseminate the latest research and findings regarding such training.

What's happening now November 18, 2010

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

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