Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act
- Last Action
- 2/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, 4-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, for the provision of additional school counselors and counselor resources.
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that grantees should provide one additional counselor for every 250 students at risk.
The additional school counselors must serve primarily students identified as being at risk of not graduating in four years.
Grantees that demonstrate progress in improving their graduation rates are eligible for subsequent grants.
Cosponsors (3)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Subjects
- Academic performance and assessments
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Elementary and secondary education
- Special education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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