Reaching English Learners Act
- Last Action
- 2/13/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-13Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-13 (00)
Reaching English Learners Act
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program for preparing future teachers to effectively instruct English learners to achieve at high levels in early childhood education programs and in elementary schools and secondary schools. Under the program, grants must be given to partnerships between (1) certain institutions of higher education, and (2) high-need local educational agencies or high-need early childhood education programs. Grants may be awarded for up to five years. In awarding the grants, ED must give preference to partnerships that recruit and enroll teachers who are from underrepresented populations or former English learners.
Cosponsors (20)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- DAVID PRICE (D-NC)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
Subjects
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Performance measurement
- Preschool education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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