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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8319 

To create a grant program to support the development of innovative learning 

models, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 8, 2024 

Mr. MORELLE (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To create a grant program to support the development of 

innovative learning models, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Developing and Ad5 vancing Innovative Learning Models’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. 

7 The purposes of this Act are to— 

8 (1) ensure that the Institute for Education 

9 Sciences— 


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1 (A) supports the sustained development to 

2 expand knowledge and understanding of innova3 tive learning models; 

4 (B) promotes the adoption and continued 

5 growth of innovative learning models; 

6 (C) studies and conducts research on the 

7 impact of innovative learning models; 

8 (D) collects, reports, analyzes, and dis9 seminates data related to innovative learning 

10 model development, research, and implementa11 tion in the United States; and 

12 (E) identifies and makes recommendations 

13 concerning Federal and State policies that may 

14 present barriers to the adoption and successful 

15 implementation of innovative learning models; 

16 (2) invest in the development of innovative 

17 learning models and in the organizational capacity of 

18 innovative learning model providers; and 

19 (3) support the adoption of innovative learning 

20 models by States, local school districts, schools, and 

21 school communities. 

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

23 For the purposes of this Act: 

24 (1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

25 means the Department of Education. 


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1 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

2 the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences. 

3 (3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

4 school’’, ‘‘high school’’, ‘‘local educational agency’’, 

5 ‘‘outlying area’’, ‘‘poverty line’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, 

6 ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the 

7 meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the 

8 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

9 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

10 (4) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘‘evidence11 based’’, when used with respect to an innovative 

12 learning model, means an innovative learning model 

13 that— 

14 (A) demonstrates a statistically significant 

15 effect on improving student outcomes or other 

16 relevant outcomes based on— 

17 (i) strong evidence from at least 1 

18 well-designed and well-implemented experi19 mental study; 

20 (ii) moderate evidence from at least 1 

21 well-designed and well-implemented quasi22 experimental study; or 

23 (iii) promising evidence from at least 

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1 relational study with statistical controls for 

2 selection bias; 

3 (B) demonstrates a rationale based on 

4 high-quality research findings or positive eval5 uation that such innovative learning model— 

6 (i) is likely to improve student out7 comes or other relevant outcomes; and 

8 (ii) includes ongoing efforts to exam9 ine the effects of such innovative learning 

10 model; or 

11 (C) is consistent with theoretical and em12 pirical findings from research and will continue 

13 to be reviewed. 

14 (5) INNOVATIVE LEARNING MODEL.—The term 

15 ‘‘innovative learning model’’ means a comprehensive 

16 program which elementary schools, secondary 

17 schools, and high schools can adopt that— 

18 (A) bundles together an interconnected set 

19 of tools, resources, systems, and instructional 

20 practices in order to shape student learning ex21 periences toward clear objectives; 

22 (B) integrates and includes— 

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1 sessment, research, and student engage2 ment; 

3 (ii) an aligned set of pedagogical prac4 tices that is sustainable for teachers; 

5 (iii) an operational design that re6 imagines teacher workflow, the use of time, 

7 and classroom design; and 

8 (iv) a technological design that in9 cludes the use of student-level data and 

10 relevant technological tools; 

11 (C) is not simply a technological platform 

12 or point solutions; 

13 (D) comprehensively integrates the con14 cepts identified in subparagraph (B); 

15 (E) is created and implemented with input 

16 from school communities; and 

17 (F) may be designed as a model for the op18 eration of an entire school or focus on a specific 

19 academic subject or function, such as social20 emotional support. 

21 (6) INNOVATIVE LEARNING MODEL PRO22 VIDER.—The term ‘‘innovative learning model pro23 vider’’ means an organization that— 

24 (A) designs innovative learning models; 

25 and 


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1 (B) partners with schools and school com2 munities to support the implementation of such 

3 models (directly or in collaboration with a third 

4 party), while sharing accountability for student 

5 outcomes as measured by the State in accord6 ance with section 1111(c) of the Elementary 

7 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 6331(c)). 

9 TITLE I—INVESTING IN THE DE10 VELOPMENT AND RESEARCH 

11 OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING 

12 MODELS 

13 SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 

14 The purpose of this title is to authorize a program 

15 of competitive grants that enable eligible entities to sup16 port the development and research of innovative learning 

17 models. 

18 SEC. 102. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING MODEL DE19 VELOPMENT AND RESEARCH. 

20 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

21 (1) DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—From the amount re23 served by the Director under section 104(c)(1), 

24 the Director shall award, on a competitive 

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1 tions approved under subsection (c) to enable 

2 such entities to create, develop, implement, rep3 licate, or take to scale entrepreneurial and evi4 dence-based innovative learning models to im5 prove student outcomes. 

6 (B) DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS.—The 

7 grants described in subparagraph (A) shall in8 clude— 

9 (i) early-phase grants to fund the de10 velopment, implementation, and feasibility 

11 testing of an innovative learning model, 

12 which prior research, including research 

13 conducted under paragraph (1), suggests 

14 has promise, for the purpose of deter15 mining whether the innovative learning 

16 model can successfully improve student 

17 achievement or attainment when success18 fully implemented with fidelity; 

19 (ii) mid-phase grants to fund imple20 mentation and a rigorous evaluation of an 

21 innovative learning model that has been 

22 successfully implemented under an early23 phase grant described in clause (i) or other 

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1 cost effectiveness, if possible, using exist2 ing administrative data; and 

3 (iii) expansion grants to fund imple4 mentation and a rigorous replication eval5 uation of an innovative learning model that 

6 has been found to produce sizable, impor7 tant impacts under a mid-phase grant de8 scribed in clause (ii) or other effort meet9 ing similar criteria, for the purposes of— 

10 (I) determining whether such im11 pacts can be successfully reproduced 

12 and sustained over time; and 

13 (II) identifying the conditions, in14 cluding subgroups of students (as de15 scribed in section 1111(c) of the Ele16 mentary and Secondary Education 

17 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), in 

18 which the program is most effective. 

19 (2) RESEARCH GRANTS.—From the amount re20 served under section 104(c)(2), the Director shall 

21 award, on a competitive basis, grants to eligible enti22 ties to— 

23 (A) conduct high-quality research on exist24 ing innovative learning models; or 


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1 (B) evaluate innovative learning models de2 veloped with grants awarded under paragraph 

3 (1). 

4 (3) PRIORITY.—In awarding development 

5 grants under this section, the Director shall 

6 prioritize eligible entities that propose early-phase 

7 projects under paragraph (1)(B)(i). 

8 (4) STANDARDS.—The Director shall ensure 

9 that activities supported with grants under this sec10 tion— 

11 (A) conform to high standards of quality, 

12 integrity, accuracy, validity, and reliability; 

13 (B) maintain data privacy and security in 

14 a manner that is consistent with any relevant 

15 Federal law relating to privacy or data security; 

16 and 

17 (C) are objective, secular, neutral and non18 ideological, and are free of partisan political in19 fluence or any implicit or explicit bias. 

20 (5) SUFFICIENT SIZE AND SCOPE.—Each grant 

21 awarded under this section shall be of sufficient size 

22 and scope for the eligible entity to carry out the ac23 tivities required for such grant. 

24 (6) DURATION.—Grants under this title may be 

25 awarded for not more than 6 years. 


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1 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this title, the term eligible 

2 entity means an innovative learning model provider, as de3 fined in section 3. 

4 (c) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

5 under this title, an eligible entity shall submit to the Di6 rector an application at such time, in such manner, and 

7 containing such information as the Director may reason8 ably require. 

9 (d) PEER REVIEW.—The Director shall— 

10 (1) implement a peer review process to assist 

11 the Director in the review of applications under this 

12 title and to make recommendations to the Director 

13 on awarding grants under this title; 

14 (2) develop and maintain published peer review 

15 standards for the conduct and evaluation of all de16 velopment and research carried out under this title; 

17 and 

18 (3) ensure that the peer-review teams consist of 

19 practitioners and experts who are knowledgeable 

20 about innovative learning models, including— 

21 (A) individuals with experience researching 

22 and developing innovative learning models for 

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1 (B) individuals with experience imple2 menting innovative learning models. 

3 (e) TRAINING PROGRAM.—From funds otherwise re4 served for technical assistance under this title, the Direc5 tor may establish a program to train employees of public 

6 and private educational agencies, organizations, and insti7 tutions, and may establish a fellowship program to appoint 

8 such employees as temporary fellows that may assist in 

9 carrying out this section. 

10 (f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

11 provided under this title shall be used to supplement, not 

12 supplant, other Federal or State funds made available to 

13 carry out activities described in this title. 

14 (g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any 

15 other provision of law, nothing in this title shall be con16 strued as requiring an eligible entity who is awarded a 

17 grant under subsection (a) to measure or evaluate the im18 pact or success of an innovative learning model through 

19 the use of a randomized control trial. 

20 SEC. 103. REPORTING AND EVALUATION. 

21 (a) ACTIVITIES SUMMARY.—Not later than two years 

22 after the date that an eligible entity receives a grant under 

23 this title, and on an annual basis thereafter, the eligible 

24 entity shall submit to the Director a summary of the ac25 tivities assisted under the grant. 


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1 (b) REPORT.—The Director shall provide to Con2 gress, and make publicly available, an annual report on 

3 the implementation of the program carried out under this 

4 title, including— 

5 (1) information on eligible entities that received 

6 grant funds under this title, including— 

7 (A) information provided by eligible enti8 ties to the Director in the applications sub9 mitted under section 103(c); 

10 (B) the summaries received under sub11 section (a); and 

12 (C) grant award amounts; 

13 (2) student outcomes and other relevant im14 pacts on students, including comprehensive learning 

15 growth, from schools that implement an innovative 

16 learning model that was developed or implemented 

17 under this title; 

18 (3) information and recommendations con19 cerning any Federal policies that have been identi20 fied as presenting barriers to the adoption and im21 plementation of innovative learning models. 

22 (c) EVALUATION.—From amounts reserved by the 

23 Director under section 104(b)(1), the Director shall— 


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1 (1) carry out an independent evaluation to 

2 measure the effectiveness of the program assisted 

3 under this title; and 

4 (2) make the results of such evaluation publicly 

5 available. 

6 (d) AVAILABILITY.—The reports and evaluation pro7 vided under subsections (b) and (c) shall be made readily 

8 available to the public. 

9 (e) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—The reports and eval10 uation provided under subsections (b) and (c) shall not 

11 reveal personally identifiable information about any indi12 vidual. 

13 SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro15 priated to carry out this title $570,000,000 in each of the 

16 fiscal years 2025 through 2034. 

17 (b) RESERVATIONS.—From the amounts appro18 priated under subsection (a) for such fiscal year, the Di19 rector may reserve— 

20 (1) not more than 1 percent to conduct the 

21 evaluation required under section 204(c); and 

22 (2) not more than 1 percent to— 

23 (A) provide technical assistance for eligible 

24 entities, which may include pre-application 


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1 workshops, web-based seminars, and evaluation 

2 support; and 

3 (B) disseminate best practices concerning 

4 the successful development and implementation 

5 of innovative learning models. 

6 (c) FUNDING ALLOTMENT.—From the amount made 

7 available under subsection (a) and not reserved under sub8 section (b) for a fiscal year, the Director shall— 

9 (1) reserve not less than 93 percent to award 

10 grants to eligible entities under section 103(a)(1); 

11 and 

12 (2) reserve not less than 5 percent to award 

13 grants to eligible entities under section 103(a)(2). 

14 TITLE II—INVESTING IN THE 

15 EARLY ADOPTION OF INNO16 VATIVE LEARNING MODELS 

17 SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

18 The purpose of this title is to provide grants to State 

19 educational agencies and to provide subgrants to local edu20 cational agencies to increase the adoption and expansion 

21 of innovative learning models in elementary and secondary 

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1 SEC. 202. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

2 (a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—From the total 

3 amount appropriated under section 205 for a fiscal year, 

4 the Secretary shall reserve— 

5 (1) one-half of 1 percent for allotments for the 

6 outlying areas, to be distributed among those out7 lying areas on the basis of their relative need, as de8 termined by the Secretary, in accordance with the 

9 purpose of this title; and 

10 (2) one-half of 1 percent for the Secretary of 

11 the Interior for programs under this part in schools 

12 operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Edu13 cation. 

14 (b) STATE ALLOTMENTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—From funds made available 

16 under section 205 for a fiscal year and not reserved 

17 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot to 

18 each State the sum of— 

19 (A) an amount that bears the same rela20 tionship to 20 percent of such funds for such 

21 fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 

22 through 17 in the State, as determined by the 

23 Secretary on the basis of the most recent satis24 factory data, bears to the number of such indi25 viduals in all such States, as so determined; 

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1 (B) an amount that bears the same rela2 tionship to 80 percent of such funds for such 

3 fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 

4 through 17 from families with incomes below 

5 the poverty line in the State, as determined by 

6 the Secretary on the basis of the most recent 

7 satisfactory data, bears to the number of such 

8 individuals in all such States, as so determined. 

9 (2) EXCEPTION.—No State receiving an allot10 ment under paragraph (1) may receive less than 

11 one-half of 1 percent of the total amount appro12 priated under 205 after the reservations under para13 graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) for a fiscal 

14 year. 

15 (3) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the funds de16 scribed in paragraph (1) are insufficient to pay the 

17 full amounts that all States are eligible to receive 

18 under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Sec19 retary shall ratably reduce such amounts for such 

20 fiscal year. 

21 (4) REALLOTMENT.—If a State does not receive 

22 an allotment, the Secretary shall reallot the amount 

23 of the allotment for such State to the remaining 

24 States in accordance with this subsection. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive an allot2 ment under this section for any fiscal year, a State 

3 shall submit a plan to the Secretary, at such time 

4 and in such manner as the Secretary may reason5 ably require. 

6 (2) CONTENTS.—Each plan described under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the fol8 lowing: 

9 (A) A description of how the State edu10 cational agency will use funds received under 

11 this title for State-level activities. 

12 (B) A description of how the activities car13 ried out with funds under this title are expected 

14 to improve student achievement. 

15 (C) A description of how the State edu16 cational agency will work with local educational 

17 agencies and the communities of such agencies 

18 to develop, adopt, and implement innovative 

19 learning models. 

20 (D) Assurances that the State educational 

21 agency will— 

22 (i) review existing resources and pro23 grams across the State and coordinate any 

24 new plans and resources under this title 

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1 (ii) monitor the implementation of ac2 tivities under this title and provide tech3 nical assistance to local educational agen4 cies in carrying out such activities; and 

5 (iii) provide for equitable access for all 

6 students to the activities supported under 

7 this title, including compliance with the re8 quirements of all applicable Federal civil 

9 rights laws. 

10 (d) STATE USE OF FUNDS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

12 paragraph (3), a State that receives an allotment 

13 under subsection (b) for a fiscal year shall reserve 

14 not less than 95 percent of such allotment to make 

15 subgrants to local educational agencies for such fis16 cal year, as described in section 203. 

17 (2) STATE ADMINISTRATION.—A State edu18 cational agency may use not more than 1 percent of 

19 the amount allotted to such State under subsection 

20 (b) for the administrative costs of carrying out such 

21 State educational agency’s responsibilities under this 

22 title. 

23 (3) STATE ACTIVITIES.—The State educational 

24 agency for a State that receives an allotment under 

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1 paragraphs (1) and (2) for activities and programs 

2 designed to meet the purposes of this title, which 

3 may include— 

4 (A) providing monitoring of, and training, 

5 technical assistance, and capacity building to, 

6 local educational agencies that receive sub7 grants under section 203; 

8 (B) identifying and eliminating State bar9 riers to the development, implementation, and 

10 adoption of innovative learning models by local 

11 educational agencies and schools; and 

12 (C) supporting local educational agencies 

13 in adopting and implementing innovative learn14 ing models in schools. 

15 (e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec16 tion shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any 

17 other officer or employee of the Federal Government to— 

18 (1) mandate, direct, or control the development, 

19 adoption, or implementation of any learning model 

20 by any State, local educational agency, or school; or 

21 (2) influence or incentivize the receipt of any 

22 grant, contract, or cooperative agreement the receipt 

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1 mentation of any specific learning model, instruc2 tional content, curricula, or any program of instruc3 tion. 

4 (f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

5 provided under this section shall be used to supplement, 

6 not supplant, other Federal or State funds made available 

7 to carry out activities related to the activities described 

8 in this section. 

9 SEC. 203. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

10 (a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL

11 AGENCIES.— 

12 (1) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—From funds re13 served by a State under section 202(d)(1) for a fis14 cal year, the State educational agency shall allot to 

15 each of the eligible local educational agencies in the 

16 State for a fiscal year the sum of— 

17 (A) an amount that bears the same rela18 tionship to 20 percent of such funds for such 

19 fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 

20 through 17 in the geographic area served by the 

21 local educational agency, as determined by the 

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1 gible local educational agencies in the State, as 

2 so determined; and 

3 (B) an amount that bears the same rela4 tionship to 80 percent of such funds for such 

5 fiscal year as the number of individuals aged 5 

6 through 17 from families with incomes below 

7 the poverty line in the geographic area served 

8 by the local educational agency, as determined 

9 by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent 

10 satisfactory data, bears to the number of such 

11 individuals in the geographic areas served by all 

12 eligible local educational agencies in the State, 

13 as so determined. 

14 (2) MINIMUM LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY AL15 LOCATION.—No allocation to a local educational 

16 agency under this subsection may be made in an 

17 amount that is less than $10,000. 

18 (3) RATABLE REDUCTION.—If the amount re19 served by the State under section 202(d)(1) is insuf20 ficient to make allocations to local educational agen21 cies in an amount equal to the minimum allocation 

22 described in subsection (a)(3), such allocations shall 

23 be ratably reduced. 

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1 cational agency may reserve not more than 1 percent 

2 of such amount for the direct administrative costs of 

3 carrying out the local educational agency’s respon4 sibilities under this section. 

5 (b) LOCAL APPLICATIONS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive an 

7 allotment under this subsection (a), a local edu8 cational agency shall submit an application to the 

9 State educational agency at such time, in such man10 ner, and containing such information as the State 

11 educational agency may reasonably require. 

12 (2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each appli13 cation submitted under paragraph (1) shall in14 clude— 

15 (A) a description of the activities to be car16 ried out by the local educational agency under 

17 this section; 

18 (B) a description of how the local edu19 cational agency will prioritize funds to schools 

20 served by the agency that are implementing 

21 comprehensive support and improvement activi22 ties and targeted support and improvement ac23 tivities under section 1111(d) of the Elemen24 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

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1 (C) a description of how the local edu2 cational agency will use data and ongoing con3 sultation with experts and stakeholders to con4 tinually update and improve activities supported 

5 under this section; 

6 (D) a description of how the local edu7 cational agency will meaningfully collaborate 

8 with teachers, principals, other school leaders, 

9 paraprofessionals (including organizations rep10 resenting such individuals), and other relevant 

11 stakeholders in school communities; and 

12 (E) any other information that the State 

13 educational agency may require. 

14 (c) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—A local educational agency 

16 that receives an allotment under subsection (a) shall 

17 develop, implement, select, and evaluate innovative 

18 learning models in schools served by such agency, 

19 which may be carried out— 

20 (A) through a grant or contract with a for21 profit or non-profit entity; or 

22 (B) in partnership with an institution of 

23 higher education or an Indian Tribe or Tribal 

24 organization (as such terms are defined under 

25 section 4 of the Indian Self 7 Determination 


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1 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

2 450b)). 

3 (2) TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.—The innovative 

4 learning models developed and implemented under 

5 this section shall be in accordance with the purpose 

6 of this title and shall address the learning needs of 

7 all students, including children with disabilities, 

8 English learners, gifted and talented students, and 

9 students who are otherwise at-risk. 

10 (d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds 

11 provided under this section shall be used to supplement, 

12 not supplant, other Federal or State funds available to 

13 carry out activities related to the activities described in 

14 this section. 

15 SEC. 204. REPORTING AND EVALUATION. 

16 (a) STATE AND LOCAL REPORTS.— 

17 (1) STATE REPORT.—Each State educational 

18 agency receiving funds under this title shall annually 

19 submit to the Secretary a report that provides— 

20 (A) a description of how the State is using 

21 grant funds to meet the purpose of this title; 

22 and 

23 (B) any other information that the Sec24 retary determines are necessary and appro25 priate. 


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1 (2) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT.— 

2 Each local educational agency receiving funds under 

3 this part shall annually submit to the appropriate 

4 State educational agency such information as the 

5 State may require, which shall include how the local 

6 educational agency is using grant funds to meet the 

7 purposes of this title. 

8 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The reports and informa9 tion provided under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 

10 made readily available to the public. 

11 (4) PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The reports and 

12 evaluation provided under subsections (b) and (c) 

13 shall not reveal personally identifiable information 

14 about any individual. 

15 (b) SECRETARY’S REPORT.—The Secretary shall pro16 vide to Congress an annual report on the implementation 

17 of the program carried out under this title, including— 

18 (1) information provided by States to the Sec19 retary in the applications submitted under section 

20 204(1); 

21 (2) the amount allotted to each State and out22 lying area; and 

23 (3) student academic and, as applicable, growth 

24 data from the schools participating in the programs 

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1 (c) EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

2 (1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Of the total 

3 amount made available for this title for a fiscal year, 

4 the Secretary may reserve for such fiscal year not 

5 more than 1 percent for the cost of the evaluation 

6 under paragraph (2) and for technical assistance in 

7 carrying out this title. 

8 (2) EVALUATION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 

10 under paragraph (1), the Secretary, acting 

11 through the Director, shall carry out an inde12 pendent evaluation to measure the effectiveness 

13 of the program assisted under this title. 

14 (B) CONTENTS.—The evaluation under 

15 subparagraph (A) shall measure— 

16 (i) the effectiveness of each program 

17 assisted under this title in improving stu18 dent academic achievement and growth; 

19 (ii) the effectiveness of individual 

20 learning models in improving student aca21 demic achievement and growth; and 

22 (iii) any other information that the 

23 Director may require. 


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1 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 For the purpose of carrying out this title, there are 

3 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 

4 $180,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. 

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