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S 1137 111th Congress Senate Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Performance measurement Teaching, teachers, curricula

Teachers at the Table Act

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5843-5844)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teachers at the Table Act - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish the Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of such title (amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) in classrooms, with its focus solely on children and families.

Requires that committee membership consist of a diverse group of public school classroom teachers who are past or present Teachers of the Year and have experience or training in data collection, analysis, and reporting.

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2624 Identical bill Teachers at the Table Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 17, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 10, 2010
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2009
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