HR 5764 116th Congress House Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Language arts Minority education Preschool education Teaching, teachers, curricula

SYLLABLE Act

Introduced: February 5, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Feb 5, 2020

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Supporting Young Language Learners' Access to Bilingual Education Act of 2020 or the SYLLABLE Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award up to five grants to partnerships of local educational agencies, early childhood education programs, and technical assistance entities for the implementation of dual language immersion programs designed to enhance and assess the biliteracy and bilingualism skills of low-income children, including English learners and minority children, in high-need schools from preschool through grade five.

What's happening now February 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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