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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2340 

To reauthorize title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 22, 2004 

Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. REED) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To reauthorize title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 

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 ‘‘Capacity to Learn for 

5 All Students and Schools Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT. 

7 (a) TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR

8 STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS.—Part A of title II of the 

9 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) 

10 is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘PART A—TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT 

2 GRANTS FOR STATES AND PARTNERSHIPS 

3 ‘‘SEC. 201. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are to— 

5 ‘‘(1) improve student academic achievement; 

6 ‘‘(2) increase the size and scope of programs 

7 funded under this part to ensure that all teachers 

8 are highly qualified; 

9 ‘‘(3) hold institutions of higher education ac10 countable for preparing teachers who are highly 

11 qualified, have the necessary teaching skills, and are 

12 trained in the effective uses of technology in the 

13 classroom; 

14 ‘‘(4) recruit and retain individuals who— 

15 ‘‘(A) increase the diversity of the work16 force; 

17 ‘‘(B) teach high-need academic subjects, 

18 such as mathematics and science; 

19 ‘‘(C) provide high-need services, such as 

20 special education, bilingual education, and early 

21 childhood education; 

22 ‘‘(D) serve in high-need areas, such as 

23 rural and urban communities; 

24 ‘‘(E) meet the needs of high-poverty, high25 minority, and low-performing schools; and 
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1 ‘‘(F) are prepared to provide access to the 

2 general education curriculum for all students, 

3 including students with disabilities and students 

4 with limited-English proficiency; 

5 ‘‘(5) enhance the quality of the current and fu6 ture teaching force by improving the preparation of 

7 prospective teachers and expanding professional de8 velopment activities; 

9 ‘‘(6) ensure that all teachers, regardless of their 

10 route to the profession, meet the same rigorous 

11 State standards for certification or licensure; 

12 ‘‘(7) encourage learning partnerships among 

13 parents, community members, and educators that 

14 lead to improved student academic achievement; and 

15 ‘‘(8) promote collaboration among college and 

16 university faculty and administrators, elementary 

17 school and secondary school teachers and adminis18 trators, State educational agencies, teacher and edu19 cation organizations, and organizations representing 

20 the scientific disciplines associated with teaching and 

21 learning. 

22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: 

23 ‘‘(1) ARTS AND SCIENCES.—The term ‘arts and 

24 sciences’ means— 
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1 ‘‘(A) when referring to an organizational 

2 unit of an institution of higher education, any 

3 academic unit that offers 1 or more academic 

4 majors in disciplines or content areas cor5 responding to the academic subject matter 

6 areas in which teachers provide instruction; and 

7 ‘‘(B) when referring to a specific academic 

8 subject matter area, the disciplines or content 

9 areas in which academic majors are offered by 

10 the arts and science organizational unit. 

11 ‘‘(2) EXEMPLARY TEACHER.—The term ‘exem12 plary teacher’ has the meaning given such term in 

13 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu14 cation Act of 1965. 

15 ‘‘(3) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN16 CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 

17 means a local educational agency in which— 

18 ‘‘(A)(i) 15 percent of the students served 

19 by the agency are from families with incomes 

20 below the poverty line; 

21 ‘‘(ii) there are more than 5,000 students 

22 served by the agency from families with in23 comes below the poverty line; or 

24 ‘‘(iii) there are less than 600 students in 

25 average daily attendance in all the schools that 
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1 are served by the agency and each of the 

2 schools served by the agency is designated with 

3 a school locale code of 7 or 8, as determined by 

4 the Secretary; and 

5 ‘‘(B)(i) there is a high percentage of teach6 ers who are not highly qualified; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) there is a high teacher turnover rate. 

8 ‘‘(4) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘high9 need school’ means a public elementary school or 

10 secondary school— 

11 ‘‘(A) in which there is a high concentration 

12 of students from families with incomes below 

13 the poverty line; or 

14 ‘‘(B) that is identified as in need of school 

15 improvement or corrective action pursuant to 

16 section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary 

17 Education Act of 1965. 

18 ‘‘(5) HIGHLY QUALIFIED.—The term ‘highly 

19 qualified’ has the meaning given such term in sec20 tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu21 cation Act of 1965. 

22 ‘‘(6) PARENT.—The term ‘parent’ has the 

23 meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Ele24 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
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1 ‘‘(7) PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—The term ‘pa2 rental involvement’ has the meaning given such term 

3 in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

4 Education Act of 1965. 

5 ‘‘(8) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘poverty line’ 

6 means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 

7 Management and Budget, and revised annually in 

8 accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 

9 Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) ap10 plicable to a family of the size involved. 

11 ‘‘(9) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The 

12 term ‘professional development’ has the meaning 

13 given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 

14 and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

15 ‘‘(10) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH.— 

16 The term ‘scientifically based research’ has the 

17 meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Ele18 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

19 ‘‘(11) TEACHING SKILLS.—The term ‘teaching 

20 skills’ means skills— 

21 ‘‘(A) grounded in the science of teaching 

22 and learning that teachers use to create effec23 tive instruction in subject matter content and 

24 that lead to student achievement and the ability 

25 to apply knowledge; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) that require an understanding of the 

2 learning process itself, including an under3 standing of— 

4 ‘‘(i) the use of strategies specific to 

5 the subject matter; 

6 ‘‘(ii) ongoing assessment of student 

7 learning and the use of such assessment 

8 for evaluation of curriculum and instruc9 tional practices; 

10 ‘‘(iii) identification of individual dif11 ferences in ability and instructional needs; 

12 ‘‘(iv) the use of strategies that will 

13 meet the instructional needs of students 

14 with disabilities and students with limited15 English proficiency; 

16 ‘‘(v) classroom management; and 

17 ‘‘(vi) interaction with parents and oth18 ers to promote student learning. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 202. STATE GRANTS. 

20 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 

21 available under section 211(1) for a fiscal year, the Sec22 retary is authorized to award grants under this section, 

23 on a competitive basis, to eligible States to enable the eligi24 ble States to carry out 1 or more activities authorized 

25 under subsection (d) for the following purposes: 
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1 ‘‘(1) Enhancing teacher preparation, licensure 

2 or certification programs, recruitment, or retention. 

3 ‘‘(2) Developing or expanding data systems de4 signed to collect, analyze, and utilize data for the 

5 purpose of improving public education, including en6 hancing teacher preparation. 

7 ‘‘(3) Increasing opportunities for professional 

8 development. 

9 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE STATE.— 

10 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this part, the term ‘eligi11 ble State’ means a State educational agency. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The State educational 

13 agency shall consult with the Governor, State board 

14 of education, or State higher education agency, as 

15 appropriate, with respect to the activities assisted 

16 under this section. 

17 ‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub18 section shall be construed to negate or supersede the 

19 legal authority under State law of any State agency, 

20 State entity, or State public official over programs 

21 that are under the jurisdiction of the agency, entity, 

22 or official. 

23 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

24 under this section, an eligible State shall, at the time of 
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1 the initial grant application, submit an application to the 

2 Secretary that— 

3 ‘‘(1) meets the requirements of this section; 

4 ‘‘(2) demonstrates that the State is in full com5 pliance with the relevant provisions of sections 208 

6 and 209; 

7 ‘‘(3) demonstrates that the State has developed 

8 a plan that includes steps described in section 

9 1111(b)(8)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary 

10 Education Act of 1965; 

11 ‘‘(4) includes a State-level needs assessment to 

12 identify areas of greatest need related to— 

13 ‘‘(A) teacher production— 

14 ‘‘(i) in high-need academic subjects, 

15 such as mathematics and science; 

16 ‘‘(ii) in high-need services, such as 

17 special education, bilingual education, and 

18 early childhood education; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) among underrepresented groups, 

20 including minorities; 

21 ‘‘(B) the instructional needs of students 

22 with disabilities and students with limited23 English proficiency; 

24 ‘‘(C) teachers who are not highly qualified 

25 or who teach out of field; 
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1 ‘‘(D) high-poverty, high-minority, or low2 performing, or all of such, schools; 

3 ‘‘(E) teacher retention; 

4 ‘‘(F) professional development; and 

5 ‘‘(G) instructional technology; 

6 ‘‘(5) specifies measurable objectives based on 

7 the State-level needs assessment, as well as a time8 table for achieving these objectives; 

9 ‘‘(6) reflects knowledge of scientifically based 

10 principles of learning in State standards; 

11 ‘‘(7) includes a plan for achieving the specified 

12 objectives; 

13 ‘‘(8) includes a description of how the eligible 

14 State intends to use funds provided under this sec15 tion to address the needs identified in subparagraph 

16 (D); and 

17 ‘‘(9) contains such other information and assur18 ances as the Secretary may require. 

19 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) USES OF FUNDS FOR TEACHER ENHANCE21 MENT GRANTS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eli23 gible State that receives a grant under this sec24 tion to carry out the purposes of subsection 
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1 (a)(1) shall use the grant funds for both of the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(i) RIGOROUS AND ALIGNED TEACH4 ER CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE PRO5 GRAMS.—Ensuring that— 

6 ‘‘(I) the State’s teacher certifi7 cation or licensure program is rig8 orous and meets high State-deter9 mined standards that are grounded in 

10 scientifically based research about 

11 how students learn; 

12 ‘‘(II) the State’s program ap13 proval standards are aligned with kin14 dergarten through grade 12 cur15 riculum standards and State teacher 

16 licensure standards; 

17 ‘‘(III) teachers are highly quali18 fied and have the necessary teaching 

19 skills; and 

20 ‘‘(IV) teacher certification and li21 censure assessments are— 

22 ‘‘(aa) used for purposes for 

23 which such assessments are valid 

24 and reliable; 
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1 ‘‘(bb) consistent with rel2 evant, nationally recognized pro3 fessional and technical standards; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(cc) aligned with the re6 porting requirements of sections 

7 207 and 208. 

8 ‘‘(ii) RECRUITMENT AND RETEN9 TION.—Developing and implementing ef10 fective mechanisms to ensure that local 

11 educational agencies and schools are able 

12 to— 

13 ‘‘(I) recruit and retain highly 

14 qualified teachers; 

15 ‘‘(II) address identified needs 

16 concerned with— 

17 ‘‘(aa) underrepresented 

18 groups; 

19 ‘‘(bb) high-need academic 

20 subjects, such as mathematics 

21 and science; 

22 ‘‘(cc) high-need services, 

23 such as special education, bilin24 gual education, and early child25 hood education; 
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1 ‘‘(dd) high-need areas, such 

2 as rural and urban communities; 

3 ‘‘(ee) high-need schools, in4 cluding those with high rates of 

5 teacher turnover; and 

6 ‘‘(ff) students with disabil7 ities and students with limited8 English proficiency; 

9 ‘‘(III) offer mentoring programs 

10 for new teachers during such teachers’ 

11 first 3 years of teaching; and 

12 ‘‘(IV) provide access to ongoing 

13 professional development opportunities 

14 for teachers and administrators. 

15 ‘‘(B) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—In 

16 addition to the requirements of subparagraph 

17 (A), an eligible State that receives a grant 

18 under this section to carry out the purposes of 

19 subsection (a)(1) may use grant funds for the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(i) REFORMS.—Implementing re22 forms that hold institutions of higher edu23 cation with teacher preparation programs 

24 accountable for preparing teachers who are 

25 highly qualified, possess strong teaching 
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1 skills, are able to understand scientifically 

2 based research and its applicability, and 

3 are able to use technology effectively in the 

4 classroom. 

5 ‘‘(ii) ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO CER6 TIFICATION FOR TEACHING.—Providing 

7 prospective teachers with alternative routes 

8 to State certification or licensure that— 

9 ‘‘(I) enhance access to certifi10 cation or licensure for qualified indi11 viduals, including mid-career profes12 sionals from other occupations, para13 professionals, former military per14 sonnel, and recent college graduates 

15 with distinguished academic records; 

16 ‘‘(II) impart the necessary aca17 demic content to produce highly quali18 fied teachers; 

19 ‘‘(III) impart the necessary 

20 teaching skills; 

21 ‘‘(IV) demonstrate that all teach22 ers, regardless of their route to the 

23 profession, meet the same rigorous 

24 State standards; and 
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1 ‘‘(V) provide mentoring and sup2 port during the teachers’ initial years 

3 of teaching, as well as training and 

4 compensation for such activities. 

5 ‘‘(iii) PILOT STUDIES.—In collabora6 tion with teacher preparation programs 

7 (including alternative routes to certifi8 cation) that agree to participate, and using 

9 a data system consistent with paragraph 

10 (2) unless the State already has sufficient 

11 information system capacity to support 

12 pilot studies with 1 or more programs, con13 ducting pilot studies designed to develop 

14 and evaluate procedures that can provide 

15 credible and persuasive evidence that grad16 uates of teacher preparation programs (in17 cluding those who complete alternative 

18 routes to certification) are effective at im19 proving student achievement, including 

20 using funds for— 

21 ‘‘(I) efforts to assess the impact 

22 of teacher preparation program grad23 uates on student achievement; 
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1 ‘‘(II) identification of specific 

2 practices that lead to consistent stu3 dent achievement gains; 

4 ‘‘(III) identification of variables 

5 that can influence student achieve6 ment; and 

7 ‘‘(IV) development of mecha8 nisms for leaders of institutions of 

9 higher education to make use of the 

10 information identified in subclauses 

11 (I), (II), and (III) for purposes of 

12 teacher preparation program improve13 ment. 

14 ‘‘(iv) SPECIAL CERTIFICATION FOR

15 PROSPECTIVE ADVANCED PLACEMENT

16 TEACHERS.—Developing and implementing 

17 teacher preparation programs that provide 

18 special certification in advanced placement 

19 (AP) level or international baccalaureate 

20 (IB) level content and pedagogy, including 

21 undergraduate specializations in in-depth 

22 study of subject-specific content and prac23 tical pedagogical experience through stu24 dent teaching, and master’s degree level 
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1 programs that lead to a master’s degree in 

2 AP level or IB level content. 

3 ‘‘(v) SOCIAL PROMOTION.—Develop4 ment and implementation of efforts to ad5 dress the problem of social promotion and 

6 to prepare teachers to effectively address 

7 the issues raised by ending the practice of 

8 social promotion. 

9 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS FOR DATA SYSTEMS

10 GRANTS.—An eligible State that receives a grant 

11 under this section to carry out the purposes of sub12 section (a)(2) shall use the grant funds to develop 

13 or expand data systems. The data systems shall do 

14 each of the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) Enable the eligible State to— 

16 ‘‘(i) integrate and coordinate the anal17 ysis of individual student-level data from 

18 multiple data systems, including data from 

19 kindergarten through grade 12 education, 

20 postsecondary education, and employment; 

21 ‘‘(ii) conduct analyses necessary to 

22 help educators evaluate programs and poli23 cies, identify and study best practices, and 

24 continuously improve schools and pro25 grams; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) facilitate alignment and coordi2 nation between kindergarten through grade 

3 12 schools and institutions of higher edu4 cation, and between institutions of higher 

5 education and postgraduate employment 

6 settings. 

7 ‘‘(B) Have the ability to match, compare, 

8 or track, as appropriate— 

9 ‘‘(i) individual records of the same 

10 student over time; 

11 ‘‘(ii) an individual student with an in12 dividual teacher; 

13 ‘‘(iii) kindergarten through grade 12 

14 data and higher education data; 

15 ‘‘(iv) higher education data and post16 graduate data; and 

17 ‘‘(v) all of the data systems to State 

18 employment records. 

19 ‘‘(C) Include a State data audit process to 

20 ensure accurate and complete information. 

21 ‘‘(D) Be designed so as not to infringe on 

22 the established privacy rights of students, 

23 teachers, and employees. 

24 ‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL DE25 VELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS.—An eligible State 
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1 that receives a grant under this section to carry out 

2 the purposes of subsection (a)(3) may use the grant 

3 funds to carry out any of the following activities: 

4 ‘‘(A) Aligning State teacher standards with 

5 those of the National Board for Professional 

6 Teaching Standards. 

7 ‘‘(B) Developing a progressive career sys8 tem in which highly qualified teachers who pur9 sue advanced licensure levels are required to 

10 demonstrate increased competencies and under11 take increased responsibilities, for increased 

12 compensation, as they progress through levels 

13 such as the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) Level I: an initial license issued 

15 for the first 3 years of teaching that gives 

16 a beginning highly qualified teacher the op17 portunity, through a formal induction pro18 gram, to progress to Level II. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Level II: a professional license 

20 given to an experienced teacher whose per21 formance has been satisfactory during such 

22 teacher’s first 3 years of teaching. 

23 ‘‘(iii) Level III: a master license for 

24 those teachers who— 
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1 ‘‘(I) obtain advanced credentials 

2 as board-certified teachers, exemplary 

3 teachers, master teachers, or other 

4 advanced credentials; 

5 ‘‘(II) choose to advance as in6 structional leaders in the teaching 

7 profession and undertake greater re8 sponsibilities, such as curriculum de9 velopment, peer intervention, and 

10 mentoring; or 

11 ‘‘(III) demonstrate exceptional 

12 effectiveness in helping students learn. 

13 ‘‘(C) Developing multiple career paths for 

14 teachers, such as highly qualified mentor teach15 ers or exemplary teachers. 

16 ‘‘(D) Providing opportunities for profes17 sional growth, such as special certification in 

18 advanced placement or international bacca19 laureate content and pedagogy. 

20 ‘‘(E) Subsidizing candidates who pursue 

21 advanced credentials. 

22 ‘‘(F) Providing financial incentives, such 

23 as a bonus or higher salary, for teachers who 

24 obtain advanced credentials. 
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1 ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub2 section (d)(2) shall be construed to authorize the public 

3 release or publication of personally identifying informa4 tion. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 203. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 

6 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—From amounts made available under 

7 section 211(2) for a fiscal year, and not reserved under 

8 such section, the Secretary is authorized to award grants 

9 under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible part10 nerships to enable the eligible partnerships to carry out 

11 the activities described in subsections (d) and (e). 

12 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—In this part, 

14 the term ‘eligible partnership’ means an entity 

15 that— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall include— 

17 ‘‘(i) a partner institution; 

18 ‘‘(ii) a school of arts and sciences; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) a high-need local educational 

20 agency; and 

21 ‘‘(B) may include a Governor, State edu22 cational agency, the State board of education, 

23 the State agency for higher education, an insti24 tution of higher education not described in sub25 paragraph (A), a community college, a public 
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1 charter school, a public or private elementary 

2 school or secondary school, an educational serv3 ice agency, a public or private nonprofit edu4 cational organization, a business, a teacher or5 ganization, or a prekindergarten program. 

6 ‘‘(2) PARTNER INSTITUTION.—In this section, 

7 the term ‘partner institution’ means a private inde8 pendent or State-supported public institution of 

9 higher education, the teacher preparation program 

10 of which demonstrates that— 

11 ‘‘(A) graduates from the teacher prepara12 tion program who intend to enter the field of 

13 teaching exhibit strong performance on State14 determined qualifying assessments and are 

15 highly qualified; or 

16 ‘‘(B) the teacher preparation program re17 quires all the students of the program to par18 ticipate in intensive clinical experience to meet 

19 high academic standards, to possess strong 

20 teaching skills, and to become highly qualified. 

21 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible partnership desir22 ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 

23 to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accom24 panied by such information as the Secretary may require. 

25 Each such application shall— 
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1 ‘‘(1) contain a needs assessment of all the part2 ners with respect to teaching and learning and a de3 scription of how the partnership will coordinate with 

4 other teacher preparation or professional develop5 ment programs, and how the activities of the part6 nership will be consistent with State, local, and other 

7 education reform activities that promote student 

8 achievement; 

9 ‘‘(2) contain a resource assessment that de10 scribes the resources available to the partnership, 

11 the intended use of the grant funds, including a de12 scription of how the grant funds will be fairly dis13 tributed in accordance with subsection (f), and the 

14 commitment of the resources of the partnership to 

15 the activities assisted under this part, including fi16 nancial support, faculty participation, time commit17 ments, and continuation of the activities when the 

18 grant ends; and 

19 ‘‘(3) contain a description of— 

20 ‘‘(A) how the partnership will meet the 

21 purposes of this part; 

22 ‘‘(B) how the partnership will carry out 

23 the activities required under subsection (d) and 

24 any permissible activities under subsection (e); 

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1 ‘‘(C) the partnership’s evaluation plan pur2 suant to section 207(b). 

3 ‘‘(d) REQUIRED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible part4 nership that receives a grant under this section shall use 

5 the grant funds to carry out each of the following activi6 ties: 

7 ‘‘(1) REFORMS.—Implementing reforms within 

8 teacher preparation programs to hold the programs 

9 accountable for preparing teachers who are highly 

10 qualified, have strong teaching skills, are able to un11 derstand scientifically based research and its appli12 cability, and are able to use technology effectively in 

13 the classroom. 

14 ‘‘(2) CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND INTER15 ACTION.—Providing sustained and high quality 

16 preservice and in-service clinical experience in school 

17 settings, including the mentoring of prospective 

18 teachers by exemplary teachers, substantially in19 creasing interaction between faculty at institutions 

20 of higher education and new and experienced teach21 ers, principals, and other administrators at elemen22 tary schools or secondary schools, and providing sup23 port, including training and compensation, for such 

24 interaction. 
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1 ‘‘(3) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Creating 

2 opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional 

3 development for teacher educators and other school 

4 personnel. 

5 ‘‘(4) TEACHER PREPARATION AND PARENTAL

6 INVOLVEMENT.—Preparing teachers with the knowl7 edge and skills to— 

8 ‘‘(A) provide instruction to diverse student 

9 populations, including individuals with different 

10 learning styles, disabilities, limited-English pro11 ficiency, and special learning needs; 

12 ‘‘(B) implement gap-closing instructional 

13 strategies, as appropriate; 

14 ‘‘(C) manage and improve student behavior 

15 in the classroom; 

16 ‘‘(D) work with and involve parents in 

17 their children’s education; and 

18 ‘‘(E) use technology effectively in the class19 room. 

20 ‘‘(e) ALLOWABLE USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

21 partnership that receives a grant under this section may 

22 use such funds to carry out any of the following activities: 

23 ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES

24 TO STATE CERTIFICATION.—Developing or refining 

25 alternative route programs that provide prospective 
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1 teachers with the necessary teaching skills and that 

2 lead to State certification. 

3 ‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION AND COORDINATION.— 

4 Broadly disseminating information on effective prac5 tices used by the partnership, and coordinating with 

6 the activities of the Governor, State board of edu7 cation, State higher education agency, and State 

8 educational agency, as appropriate. 

9 ‘‘(3) MANAGERIAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.— 

10 Developing and implementing proven mechanisms to 

11 provide teacher leaders, principals, and superintend12 ents with effective managerial and leadership skills 

13 that result in increased student achievement. 

14 ‘‘(4) TEACHER RECRUITMENT.—Activities de15 scribed in section 204(d). 

16 ‘‘(5) TEACHER MENTORING.—Developing a 

17 teacher mentoring program that offers mentoring for 

18 teachers in their first 3 years of teaching, including 

19 requiring rigorous qualifications for mentors, pro20 viding training and stipends for mentors, providing 

21 opportunities for mentors and mentees to observe 

22 each other’s teaching methods in classroom settings 

23 during the school day, and establishing an evaluation 

24 and accountability plan for mentoring activities. 
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1 ‘‘(6) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Creating 

2 opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional 

3 development throughout the educational continuum 

4 for new teachers, teachers already in the classroom, 

5 paraprofessionals, and school administrators that 

6 leads to a steady increase in mastery of content 

7 knowledge and the repertoire of effective teaching, 

8 assessment, and leadership skills. Such professional 

9 development shall include specially developed oppor10 tunities for mid-career enhancement. 

11 ‘‘(7) COORDINATION WITH OTHER INSTITU12 TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—Coordinating with 

13 other institutions of higher education, including 

14 community colleges, to implement teacher prepara15 tion programs that support prospective teachers in 

16 obtaining baccalaureate degrees and State certifi17 cation or licensure. 

18 ‘‘(8) FIELD EXPERIENCE IN MATHEMATICS, 

19 SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY.—Creating opportuni20 ties for teachers and prospective teachers for field 

21 experience and training through participation in pro22 fessional business, research, and work environments 

23 in areas relating to mathematics, science, and tech24 nology. 
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1 ‘‘(9) TEACHER PREPARATION ENHANCEMENT

2 INTERNSHIP.—Developing a 1-year paid internship 

3 program for prospective teachers who have com4 pleted a teacher preparation program at an institu5 tion of higher learning to enable such prospective 

6 teachers to acquire the skills and experience nec7 essary for success in teaching, including providing 

8 intensive clinical training and combining in-service 

9 instruction in teacher methods and assessments with 

10 classroom observations, experiences, and practices. 

11 Such interns shall have a reduced teaching load and 

12 a mentor for assistance in the classroom. 

13 ‘‘(10) SCHOOL/HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNER14 SHIPS.—Developing new models of teacher prepara15 tion that— 

16 ‘‘(A) involve partnerships between schools 

17 and institutions of higher education; 

18 ‘‘(B) meet the requirements listed in sub19 section (d)(4); and 

20 ‘‘(C) offer leadership preparation that in21 corporates recruitment, high-quality clinical ex22 perience, field experiences, mentoring, and pro23 fessional development. 
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1 ‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULE.—No individual member of an el2 igible partnership shall retain more than 50 percent of the 

3 funds made available to the partnership under this section. 

4 ‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 

5 be construed to prohibit an eligible partnership from using 

6 grant funds to coordinate with the activities of more than 

7 1 Governor, State board of education, State educational 

8 agency, local educational agency, or State agency for high9 er education. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 204. TEACHER RECRUITMENT GRANTS. 

11 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 

12 available under section 211(3) for a fiscal year, the Sec13 retary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive 

14 basis, to eligible applicants to enable the eligible applicants 

15 to carry out activities described in subsection (d). 

16 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—In this sec17 tion, the term ‘eligible applicant’ means— 

18 ‘‘(1) an eligible State described in section 

19 202(b); or 

20 ‘‘(2) an eligible partnership described in section 

21 203. 

22 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Any eligible applicant desiring 

23 to receive a grant under this section shall submit an appli24 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such form, and 
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1 containing such information as the Secretary may require, 

2 including— 

3 ‘‘(1) a description of the assessment that the el4 igible applicant, and the other entities with whom 

5 the eligible applicant will carry out the grant activi6 ties, have undertaken to determine the most critical 

7 teaching needs of the participating high-need local 

8 educational agencies; 

9 ‘‘(2) a description of the activities the eligible 

10 applicant will carry out with the grant and how such 

11 activities will address the identified needs; and 

12 ‘‘(3) a description of the eligible applicant’s 

13 plan for continuing the activities carried out with 

14 the grant, once Federal funding ceases. 

15 ‘‘(d) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible applicant re16 ceiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 

17 funds— 

18 ‘‘(1) to assist prospective and current teachers 

19 by providing— 

20 ‘‘(A) scholarships to help prospective 

21 teachers pay the costs of tuition, room, board, 

22 and other expenses of completing a teacher 

23 preparation program; 
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1 ‘‘(B) support services, if needed, to enable 

2 scholarship recipients to complete postsecondary 

3 education programs; 

4 ‘‘(C) opportunities for teachers who are 

5 not highly qualified to become highly qualified 

6 through coursework, credentialing courses, or 

7 other mechanisms; and 

8 ‘‘(D) followup services to former scholar9 ship recipients during such recipients’ first 3 

10 years of teaching, including providing men11 toring by teachers who receive training and 

12 compensation for the teachers’ services; or 

13 ‘‘(2) to develop and implement effective mecha14 nisms, including financial incentives, to ensure that 

15 high-need local educational agencies and high-need 

16 schools are able to effectively recruit and retain 

17 highly qualified teachers. 

18 ‘‘(e) SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

19 establish such requirements as the Secretary finds nec20 essary to ensure that recipients of scholarships under this 

21 section who complete teacher preparation programs subse22 quently teach in a high-need local educational agency, for 

23 a period of time equivalent to the period for which the 

24 recipients receive scholarship assistance, or repay the 

25 amount of the scholarship. The Secretary shall use any 
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1 such repayments to carry out additional activities under 

2 this section. 

3 ‘‘(f) RURAL EDUCATION RECRUITMENT AND RETEN4 TION PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that rural 

6 school districts face unique challenges in fulfilling 

7 the requirement that all teachers be highly qualified, 

8 including challenges such as low salaries, geographic 

9 and social isolation, housing shortages, poor physical 

10 working conditions, a paucity of teacher preparation 

11 programs targeted to rural schools, limited opportu12 nities for professional development, and the necessity 

13 for teachers to teach more than 1 grade or subject. 

14 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From amounts 

15 made available under section 211(3) for a fiscal 

16 year, the Secretary is authorized to award grants, on 

17 a competitive basis, to eligible applicants for the 

18 purpose of addressing the teacher recruitment and 

19 retention needs of eligible rural school districts and 

20 consortia of eligible rural school districts. 

21 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—In this subsection, the term 

22 ‘eligible rural school district’ means a school dis23 trict— 
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1 ‘‘(A) with a total of less than 600 students 

2 in average daily attendance at the schools that 

3 are served by the district; and 

4 ‘‘(B) each of whose schools is designated 

5 with a school locale code of 7 or 8. 

6 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An eligible applicant that 

7 desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall 

8 submit an application to the Secretary at such time, 

9 in such manner, and accompanied by such informa10 tion as the Secretary may require. 

11 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant 

12 that receives a grant under this subsection may use 

13 the grant funds to address the needs of eligible rural 

14 school districts through implementing— 

15 ‘‘(A) incentive teacher recruitment strate16 gies, including tuition assistance, student loan 

17 forgiveness, housing assistance, a signing 

18 bonus, local programs that develop recruitment 

19 strategies for secondary school students want20 ing to return to the community as teachers, and 

21 a higher salary or bonus for teaching high-need 

22 academic subjects, providing high-need services, 

23 or teaching in high-need schools; 

24 ‘‘(B) nonincentive teacher recruitment 

25 strategies, including advertising, hiring teachers 
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1 from alternative programs, and recruiting on2 line, from local populations, from the substitute 

3 teacher list, or through a State teacher clear4 inghouse or job bank; 

5 ‘‘(C) teacher retention strategies, including 

6 mentoring programs for teachers during the 

7 teachers’ first 3 years of teaching and ongoing 

8 opportunities for professional growth and ad9 vancement; and 

10 ‘‘(D) partnerships with institutions of 

11 higher education designed to— 

12 ‘‘(i) develop or strengthen a partner13 ship focused on preparing beginning teach14 ers to teach in schools served by eligible 

15 rural school districts; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) assist teachers who are not high17 ly qualified to become highly qualified 

18 teachers through— 

19 ‘‘(I) after-school or summer pro20 grams; 

21 ‘‘(II) electronically delivered edu22 cation (e-learning), online, and dis23 tance learning technologies; and 
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1 ‘‘(III) flexible programs that en2 able multiple-subject teachers to be3 come highly qualified teachers. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 205. ACADEMIC TEACHING CENTERS. 

5 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au6 thorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 

7 applicants to enable such applicants to create academic 

8 teaching centers. Academic teaching centers shall— 

9 ‘‘(1) promote excellence in the Nation’s training 

10 of prospective teachers by creating settings for the 

11 integration of education and training, research, and 

12 evidence-based practice; and 

13 ‘‘(2) provide a system of practice-based support 

14 at initial levels of preparation, training during the 

15 first years of practice, and continued support in 

16 maintaining high levels of skill mastery. 

17 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible ap20 plicant’ means a consortium composed of each 

21 of the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) A school of education housed in 

23 an institution of higher education. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) A college or school of arts and 

2 sciences within an institution of higher 

3 education. 

4 ‘‘(iii) Not less than 1 academic unit 

5 (such as a department of psychology, a de6 partment of educational psychology, or a 

7 department of human development) whose 

8 faculty focuses on teaching and learning, 

9 developmental processes, and the assess10 ment of learning. 

11 ‘‘(iv) Not less than 1 local educational 

12 agency that serves a qualified school. 

13 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible ap14 plicant’ may include an academic unit not de15 scribed in subparagraph (A)(iii) whose faculty 

16 is able to contribute to the work of an academic 

17 teaching center. 

18 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED SCHOOL.—The term ‘qualified 

19 school’ means a public elementary school or public 

20 secondary school (urban, rural, or suburban), a 

21 school district, a campus school, a charter school, or 

22 any combination or network of schools, that— 

23 ‘‘(A) is home to exemplary teachers who 

24 can provide high-quality mentoring and mod25 eling to prospective teachers based on a dem-
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1 onstrated record of student academic achieve2 ment; and 

3 ‘‘(B) demonstrates a commitment to evi4 dence-based teaching confirmed by professional 

5 development offered to staff or by documented 

6 experience with university collaborations. 

7 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible ap8 plicant that desires to receive a grant under this section 

9 shall submit to the Secretary an application that dem10 onstrates how the proposed academic teaching center 

11 will— 

12 ‘‘(1) ensure that prospective teachers will have 

13 instruction in, and exposure to, scientific research 

14 derived from the social and behavioral sciences and 

15 applied to teaching and learning; 

16 ‘‘(2) offer prospective teachers skill development 

17 opportunities in evidence-based educational interven18 tions; 

19 ‘‘(3) include, involve, and utilize faculty from all 

20 members of the eligible applicant in modeling the in21 tegration of research and practice in the classroom; 

22 ‘‘(4) foster real interdisciplinary collaboration 

23 and cross-fertilization among and between— 

24 ‘‘(A) education faculty; 
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1 ‘‘(B) prospective and current elementary 

2 school and secondary school teachers; 

3 ‘‘(C) faculty within an academic unit who 

4 focus on teaching and learning, developmental 

5 processes, and the assessment of learning, such 

6 as faculty from a department of psychology, de7 partment of educational psychology, or depart8 ment of human development; and 

9 ‘‘(D) faculty from disciplines within the in10 stitution of higher education, including history, 

11 English, biology, chemistry, foreign languages, 

12 and psychology; 

13 ‘‘(5) enhance the ability of faculty in the school 

14 of education, college or school of arts and sciences, 

15 and the academic unit specified in paragraph (4)(C) 

16 to participate more fully in elementary school or sec17 ondary school classroom teaching; 

18 ‘‘(6) afford novice teaching candidates opportu19 nities for rigorous, closely supervised internships in 

20 high-quality teaching settings; 

21 ‘‘(7) include mechanisms to assess the quality 

22 of teacher preparation at the academic teaching cen23 ter by the value the center adds to student achieve24 ment, as assessed by objective measures of student 

25 growth; 
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1 ‘‘(8) ensure that teachers who have participated 

2 in the academic teaching center are highly qualified 

3 upon completion of the teachers’ degree; and 

4 ‘‘(9) apply relevant scientific research on teach5 ing and learning. 

6 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible applicant that re7 ceives a grant under this section may use the grant funds 

8 to carry out any of the following activities: 

9 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION, 

10 AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—Funds may be used to— 

11 ‘‘(A) develop and refine mechanisms to 

12 measure the value added to student academic 

13 achievement by evidence-based practice; 

14 ‘‘(B) develop and refine mechanisms to 

15 measure the value added to student academic 

16 achievement by teachers trained in academic 

17 teaching centers; 

18 ‘‘(C) develop mechanisms to evaluate ac19 quisition of clinical judgment, communication, 

20 and problemsolving skills on the part of teacher 

21 candidates resulting from participation in an 

22 academic teaching center; 

23 ‘‘(D) develop professional programs to en24 hance teacher candidates’ communication with 
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1 students, families, colleagues, and other edu2 cation professionals; and 

3 ‘‘(E) develop mechanisms to observe, 

4 evaluate, and reinforce ethical principles though 

5 formal instructional efforts. 

6 ‘‘(2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR USE IN

7 DEVELOPING TEACHING SKILLS.—Funds may be 

8 used to— 

9 ‘‘(A) develop interactive teaching materials 

10 for the attainment of teaching skills in class11 room management; and 

12 ‘‘(B) develop interactive materials regard13 ing other teaching skills, such as classroom as14 sessment and individualizing for student abili15 ties and backgrounds, that can be used at other 

16 field worksites and in education school courses. 

17 ‘‘(3) SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPANTS.—Funds 

18 may be used to— 

19 ‘‘(A) create and implement evidence-based 

20 curricula to be piloted in academic teaching 

21 centers; 

22 ‘‘(B) provide workload credit for master el23 ementary school or secondary school teachers to 

24 serve as adjunct faculty at the academic teach25 ing center; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) provide workload credit for faculty at 

2 the school of education and the college or school 

3 of arts and sciences to serve as adjunct faculty 

4 at the academic teaching center. 

5 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec7 tion— 

8 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 

9 ‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 

10 of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

12 ‘‘(a) DURATION; PAYMENTS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DURATION.— 

14 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATES AND ELIGIBLE AP15 PLICANTS.—Grants awarded to eligible States 

16 and eligible applicants under sections 202, 204, 

17 and 205 shall be awarded for a period not to 

18 exceed 3 years. If an eligible State or an eligible 

19 applicant receives a grant under any of such 

20 sections, such eligible State or eligible applicant 

21 may not receive an additional grant under such 

22 section during the grant period. After such 

23 grant period, such eligible State or such eligible 

24 applicant may receive an additional grant under 

25 such section. 
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1 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—Grants 

2 awarded to eligible partnerships under section 

3 203 shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 

4 If an eligible partnership receives a grant under 

5 such section, such eligible partnership may not 

6 receive an additional grant under such section 

7 during the 5-year grant period. After such 

8 grant period, such eligible partnership may re9 ceive an additional grant under such section. 

10 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall make 

11 annual payments of grant funds awarded under this 

12 part. 

13 ‘‘(b) PEER REVIEW.— 

14 ‘‘(1) PANEL.—The Secretary shall provide the 

15 applications submitted under this part to a peer re16 view panel for evaluation and shall ensure that each 

17 peer review panel reflects the diversity of educational 

18 participants and eligible grantees provided for in 

19 sections 202, 203, 204, and 205. With respect to 

20 each application, the peer review panel shall initially 

21 recommend the application for funding or for dis22 approval. 

23 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In recommending applications 

24 to the Secretary for funding under this part, the 

25 panel shall, with respect to grants under sections 
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1 202, 203, and 204, give priority to eligible States 

2 and eligible partnerships— 

3 ‘‘(A) whose applications involve the devel4 opment of innovative efforts aimed at reducing 

5 the shortage of highly qualified teachers from 

6 underrepresented groups, in high-need academic 

7 subjects, in high-need services, in high-need 

8 rural and urban areas, and in high-need 

9 schools; 

10 ‘‘(B) whose awards promote an equitable 

11 geographic distribution of grants throughout 

12 the United States; and 

13 ‘‘(C) whose awards promote an equitable 

14 geographic distribution of grants among rural 

15 and urban areas. 

16 ‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL SELECTION.—The Secretary 

17 shall determine, based on the peer review process, 

18 which applications shall receive funding and the 

19 amounts of the grants. In determining grant 

20 amounts, the Secretary shall take into account the 

21 total amount of funds available for all grants under 

22 this part and the types of activities proposed to be 

23 carried out. 

24 ‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) STATE GRANTS.—Each State served by an 

2 eligible State that receives a grant under section 202 

3 or 204 shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an 

4 amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the 

5 grant (in cash or in kind) to carry out the activities 

6 supported by the grant. 

7 ‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.—Each eligible 

8 partnership receiving a grant under section 203 or 

9 204 shall provide, from non-Federal sources (in cash 

10 or in kind), an amount equal to 25 percent of the 

11 grant for the first year of the grant, 35 percent of 

12 the grant for the second year of the grant, and 50 

13 percent of the grant for each succeeding year of the 

14 grant. 

15 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

16 An eligible State or eligible partnership that receives a 

17 grant under this part may not use more than 2 percent 

18 of the grant funds for purposes of administering the grant. 

19 ‘‘(e) TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDED TO PAR20 ENTS UPON REQUEST.—Any local educational agency or 

21 school that benefits from the activities assisted under this 

22 part shall make available, upon request and in an under23 standable and uniform format, to any parent of a student 

24 attending any school served by the local educational agen25 cy, information regarding the professional qualification of 
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1 the student’s classroom teacher with regard to the subject 

2 matter in which the teacher provides instruction. The local 

3 educational agency shall inform parents that the parents 

4 are entitled to receive the information upon request. 

5 ‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For each fiscal year, 

6 the Secretary may expend not more than $500,000 or 0.75 

7 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this title, 

8 whichever amount is greater, to provide technical assist9 ance to entities receiving grants under this part. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 207. ACCOUNTABILITY AND EVALUATION. 

11 ‘‘(a) STATE GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—An 

12 eligible State that receives a grant under section 202 shall 

13 submit an annual accountability report to the Secretary. 

14 Such report shall include a description of the degree to 

15 which the eligible State, in using funds provided under 

16 such section, has made substantial progress in meeting the 

17 following goals: 

18 ‘‘(1) HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS.—Ensur19 ing that all teachers teaching in core academic sub20 jects within the State are highly qualified not later 

21 than the end of the 2005–2006 school year, as re22 quired under section 1119 of the Elementary and 

23 Secondary Education Act of 1965. 

24 ‘‘(2) STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Im25 proving academic achievement for all students. 
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1 ‘‘(3) RAISING STANDARDS.—Raising the State 

2 academic standards required to enter the teaching 

3 profession, including, where appropriate, through the 

4 use of incentives to incorporate the requirement of 

5 an academic major in the subject, or related dis6 cipline, in which the teacher plans to teach. 

7 ‘‘(4) INITIAL CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE.— 

8 Increasing the pass rate for initial State teacher cer9 tification or licensure, or increasing the number of 

10 highly competent individuals being certified or li11 censed as teachers through traditional and alter12 native programs. 

13 ‘‘(5) DECREASING TEACHER SHORTAGES.—De14 creasing shortages of qualified teachers from under15 represented groups, in high-need academic subjects, 

16 in high-need services, in high-need areas, and in 

17 high-need schools. 

18 ‘‘(6) INCREASING TEACHER RETENTION.—In19 creasing teacher retention in the first 3 years of a 

20 teacher’s career. 

21 ‘‘(7) INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFES22 SIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Increasing opportunities 

23 for enhanced and ongoing professional development 

24 that improves the academic content knowledge of 

25 teachers in the subject areas in which the teachers 
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1 are certified or licensed to teach or in which the 

2 teachers are working toward certification or licen3 sure to teach, and that promotes strong teaching 

4 skills. 

5 ‘‘(8) TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.—Increasing 

6 the number of teachers trained in the appropriate 

7 use of technology as an instructional tool. 

8 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP EVALUATION.—Each 

9 eligible partnership applying for a grant under section 203 

10 shall establish and include in the application submitted 

11 under section 203, an evaluation plan that includes strong 

12 performance objectives. The plan shall include objectives 

13 and measures for— 

14 ‘‘(1) increasing the percentage of highly quali15 fied teachers; 

16 ‘‘(2) improving academic achievement for all 

17 students; 

18 ‘‘(3) increasing the pass rate for initial State 

19 teacher certification or licensure for individuals from 

20 traditional and alternative teacher preparation pro21 grams; 

22 ‘‘(4) decreasing shortages of highly qualified 

23 teachers among underrepresented groups, in high24 need academic subjects, in high-need services, in 

25 high-need areas, and in high-need schools; 
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1 ‘‘(5) increasing teacher retention in the first 3 

2 years of a teacher’s career; 

3 ‘‘(6) increasing opportunities for enhanced and 

4 ongoing professional development that enables teach5 ers already in the classroom and teacher educators 

6 to upgrade such teachers’ and educators’ skills and 

7 knowledge; and 

8 ‘‘(7) increasing the number of teachers trained 

9 in the appropriate use of technology as an instruc10 tional tool. 

11 ‘‘(c) REVOCATION OF GRANT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) REPORT.—Each eligible State or eligible 

13 partnership receiving a grant under this part shall 

14 report annually to the Secretary on the progress of 

15 the eligible State or eligible partnership toward 

16 meeting the purposes of this part and the goals, ob17 jectives, and measures described in subsections (a) 

18 and (b). 

19 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATES AND ELIGIBLE AP21 PLICANTS.—If the Secretary determines that an 

22 eligible State or eligible applicant (as defined 

23 under section 204 or 205) is not making sub24 stantial progress in meeting the purposes, 

25 goals, objectives, and measures, as appropriate, 
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1 by the end of the second year of a grant under 

2 this part, then the grant payment shall not be 

3 made for the third year of the grant. 

4 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—If the 

5 Secretary determines that an eligible partner6 ship is not making substantial progress in 

7 meeting the purposes, goals, objectives, and 

8 measures, as appropriate, by the end of the 

9 third year of a grant under this part, then the 

10 grant payments shall not be made for any suc11 ceeding year of the grant. 

12 ‘‘(d) EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION.—The Sec13 retary shall evaluate the activities funded under this part 

14 and report the Secretary’s findings regarding the activities 

15 to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen16 sions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and 

17 the Workforce of the House of Representatives. The Sec18 retary shall broadly disseminate successful practices devel19 oped by eligible States and eligible partnerships under this 

20 part, and shall broadly disseminate information regarding 

21 such practices that were found to be ineffective. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 208. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PROGRAMS THAT PRE23 PARE TEACHERS. 

24 ‘‘(a) HIGH-QUALITY TEACHER PREPARATION PRO25 GRAM.—Each applicant for a grant under this part shall 
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1 provide assurances that the applicant will provide prospec2 tive teachers with the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) Knowledge of— 

4 ‘‘(A) the arts and sciences; 

5 ‘‘(B) the science of teaching and learning; 

6 ‘‘(C) research on school impact on student 

7 learning; and 

8 ‘‘(D) the academic content areas in which 

9 the teachers plan to teach. 

10 ‘‘(2) Teaching skills that enable the teachers 

11 to— 

12 ‘‘(A) enhance student academic achieve13 ment; 

14 ‘‘(B) promote the ability of students to 

15 apply knowledge and research findings; 

16 ‘‘(C) provide effective instruction in subject 

17 matter content; 

18 ‘‘(D) implement ongoing assessment of 

19 student learning and the use of such assess20 ment for evaluation of curriculum and instruc21 tional practices; 

22 ‘‘(E) identify and address individual dif23 ferences in ability and instructional needs; 

24 ‘‘(F) address the instructional needs of 

25 students with limited-English proficiency and 
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1 students with disabilities within both the general 

2 education and special education curricula; 

3 ‘‘(G) employ effective classroom manage4 ment strategies; 

5 ‘‘(H) use technology effectively in the 

6 classroom; and 

7 ‘‘(I) reflect on practices to improve teach8 ing effectiveness and student learning. 

9 ‘‘(3) Opportunities to— 

10 ‘‘(A) apply the teachers’ knowledge and 

11 skills in the classroom; 

12 ‘‘(B) collaborate with colleagues, parents, 

13 community members, and other educators; and 

14 ‘‘(C) work in partnership with parents to 

15 advance their children’s education. 

16 ‘‘(b) STATE REPORT CARD ON THE QUALITY OF

17 TEACHER PREPARATION.—Each State that receives funds 

18 under this Act shall provide to the Secretary, on an annual 

19 basis and in a uniform and comprehensible manner that 

20 conforms with the definitions and reporting methods de21 veloped by the State for teacher preparation programs, a 

22 State report card on the quality of teacher preparation 

23 in the State, which shall include at least the following: 

24 ‘‘(1) A description of the teacher certification 

25 and licensure assessments, and any other certifi-
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1 cation and licensure requirements, used by the 

2 State. Such assessments shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) be used for purposes for which such 

4 assessments are valid and reliable; 

5 ‘‘(B) be consistent with relevant, nationally 

6 recognized professional and technical standards; 

7 ‘‘(C) be aligned with the reporting require8 ments of this section and section 207; and 

9 ‘‘(D) allow for accurate and consistent re10 porting on teacher preparation programs. 

11 ‘‘(2) The standards and criteria that prospec12 tive teachers must meet in order to attain initial 

13 teacher certification or licensure and to be certified 

14 or licensed to teach particular subjects or in par15 ticular grades within the State. Such standards and 

16 criteria shall incorporate the qualifications specified 

17 in subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(3) A description of the extent to which the 

19 assessments and requirements described in para20 graph (1) are aligned with the State’s standards and 

21 assessments for students. 

22 ‘‘(4) The percentage of prospective teachers 

23 who have completed 100 percent of the coursework 

24 required by a teacher preparation program at an in25 stitution of higher education or alternative certifi-
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1 cation program and who have taken and passed each 

2 of the assessments used by the State for teacher cer3 tification and licensure, and the passing score on 

4 each assessment that determines whether a can5 didate has passed that assessment, both of which 

6 shall be made available widely and publicly. 

7 ‘‘(5) Information on the extent to which teach8 ers in the State are given waivers of State certifi9 cation or licensure requirements, including the pro10 portion of such teachers distributed across high- and 

11 low-poverty school districts and across subject areas. 

12 ‘‘(6) A description of each State’s alternative 

13 routes to teacher certification, if any, and standards 

14 and criteria used by the State for certification or li15 censure, including indicators of teacher candidate 

16 skills and academic content knowledge and of evi17 dence of gains in student academic achievement, and 

18 the number and percentage of teachers certified 

19 through each alternative route who pass State teach20 er certification or licensure assessments. 

21 ‘‘(7) For each State, a description of proposed 

22 criteria for assessing the performance of teacher 

23 preparation programs in the State, including indica24 tors of candidate academic content knowledge and 

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1 ‘‘(8) For each teacher preparation program in 

2 the State, the number of prospective teachers in the 

3 program, the average number of hours of supervised 

4 practice teaching required for those in the program, 

5 and the number of full-time and part-time faculty, 

6 excluding graduate students and clinical supervisors 

7 who are not on faculty, and prospective teachers in 

8 supervised practice teaching. 

9 ‘‘(9) Information on the extent to which teach10 ers or prospective teachers in each State are re11 quired to take examinations or other assessments of 

12 their subject matter knowledge in the area or areas 

13 in which the teachers provide instruction, the stand14 ards established for passing any such assessments, 

15 and the extent to which teachers or prospective 

16 teachers are required to receive a passing score on 

17 such assessments in order to teach in specific sub18 ject areas or grade levels. 

19 ‘‘(10) Information on the data systems devel20 oped or expanded by the State under section 

21 202(d)(2), including a description of the systems 

22 and an analysis of procedures used by the State re23 garding such systems. 

24 ‘‘(11) Information on pilot studies conducted 

25 under section 202(d)(1)(B)(iii), if applicable, includ-
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1 ing a list of teacher preparation programs (including 

2 alternative routes to certification) that participated 

3 in such studies, the procedures used to provide evi4 dence that graduates of teacher preparation pro5 grams (including those who complete alternative 

6 routes to certification) are effective at improving 

7 student achievement, and other findings relevant to 

8 the impact of teacher preparation programs on stu9 dent achievement. 

10 ‘‘(c) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY ON THE QUALITY

11 OF TEACHER PREPARATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—The Secretary shall pro13 vide to Congress, and publish and make widely avail14 able, a report card on teacher qualifications and 

15 preparation in the United States, including all the 

16 information reported in paragraphs (1) through (11) 

17 of subsection (b). Such report shall identify States 

18 for which eligible States and eligible partnerships re19 ceived a grant under this part. Such report shall be 

20 so provided, published, and made available annually. 

21 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 

22 shall report to Congress— 

23 ‘‘(A) a comparison of States’ efforts to im24 prove teaching quality; 
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1 ‘‘(B) regarding the national mean and me2 dian scores on any standardized test that is 

3 used in more than 1 State for teacher certifi4 cation or licensure; 

5 ‘‘(C) a description of data systems devel6 oped or expanded by States pursuant to section 

7 202(d)(2) and an analysis of procedures used in 

8 different States regarding such systems; and 

9 ‘‘(D) a description of pilot studies under10 taken by States pursuant to section 

11 202(d)(1)(B)(iii) and an analysis of procedures 

12 used in different States regarding such studies. 

13 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of teacher 

14 preparation programs with fewer than 10 prospec15 tive teachers who have completed 100 percent of the 

16 coursework required by a teacher preparation pro17 gram taking any single initial teacher certification or 

18 licensure assessment during an academic year, the 

19 Secretary shall collect and publish information with 

20 respect to an average pass rate on State certification 

21 or licensure assessments taken over a 3-year period. 

22 ‘‘(4) DATABASE.—The Secretary shall collect 

23 data and develop a national and public database that 

24 provides reports on States’ passage rates on certifi25 cation and licensure assessments, the placement 
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1 rates for teacher preparation programs, the percent2 age of full-time faculty in institutions of higher edu3 cation in each State who teach classes offered by a 

4 school, college, or department of education, the 

5 tracking of graduates 5 years after graduating from 

6 a teacher preparation program, and other relevant 

7 information, as appropriate. 

8 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, to the extent 

9 practicable, shall coordinate the information collected and 

10 published under this part among States for individuals 

11 who took State teacher certification or licensure assess12 ments in a State other than the State in which the indi13 vidual received the individual’s most recent degree. 

14 ‘‘(e) INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM REPORT CARDS

15 ON QUALITY OF TEACHER PREPARATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) REPORT CARD.—Each institution of higher 

17 education or alternative certification program that 

18 conducts a teacher preparation program that enrolls 

19 prospective teachers receiving Federal assistance 

20 under this Act shall report annually to the State and 

21 the general public, in a uniform and comprehensible 

22 manner that conforms with the definitions and re23 porting methods developed by the State for teacher 

24 preparation programs, the following information: 
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1 ‘‘(A) PASS RATE.—(i) For the most recent 

2 year for which the information is available, the 

3 pass rate for each prospective teacher who has 

4 completed 100 percent of the coursework re5 quired by the teacher preparation program on 

6 the teacher certification or licensure assess7 ments of the State in which the institution or 

8 alternative certification program is located, but 

9 only for those prospective teachers who took 

10 those assessments within 3 years of completing 

11 the coursework. 

12 ‘‘(ii) A comparison of the institution’s or 

13 alternative certification program’s pass rate for 

14 prospective teachers who have completed 100 

15 percent of the coursework at the teacher prepa16 ration program with the average pass rate for 

17 institutions and alternative certification pro18 grams in the State. 

19 ‘‘(iii) In the case of teacher preparation 

20 programs with fewer than 10 graduates who 

21 have completed 100 percent of the coursework 

22 required by the program taking any single ini23 tial teacher certification or licensure assessment 

24 during an academic year, the institution or al25 ternative certification program shall collect and 
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1 publish information with respect to an average 

2 pass rate on State certification or licensure as3 sessments taken over a 3-year period. 

4 ‘‘(B) PROGRAM INFORMATION.—The num5 ber of prospective teachers in the program, the 

6 average number of hours of supervised practice 

7 teaching required for those in the program, and 

8 the number of full-time equivalent faculty and 

9 prospective teachers in supervised practice 

10 teaching. 

11 ‘‘(C) STATEMENT.—In States that require 

12 approval or accreditation of teacher education 

13 programs, a statement of whether the institu14 tion’s teacher preparation program or alter15 native certification program’s teacher prepara16 tion program is so approved or accredited, by 

17 the State and any other entities, as applicable. 

18 ‘‘(D) DESIGNATION AS LOW-PER19 FORMING.—Whether the program has been des20 ignated as low-performing by the State under 

21 section 209(a). 

22 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The information de23 scribed in paragraph (1) shall be reported through 

24 publications such as school catalogs and promotional 

25 materials sent to potential applicants, secondary 
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1 school guidance counselors, and prospective employ2 ers of the institution’s or alternative certification 

3 program’s teacher preparation program graduates, 

4 including materials sent by electronic means. 

5 ‘‘(3) FINES.—In addition to the actions author6 ized in section 487(c), the Secretary may impose a 

7 fine not to exceed $25,000 on an institution of high8 er education or an alternative certification program 

9 for failure to provide the information described in 

10 this subsection in a timely or accurate manner. 

11 ‘‘(f) DATA QUALITY.—The eligible State shall attest 

12 annually, in writing, as to the reliability, validity, integ13 rity, and accuracy of the data submitted pursuant to this 

14 section. 

15 ‘‘(g) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CORE CUR16 RICULUM STUDY.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to 

18 enter into a contract with the National Academy of 

19 Sciences to conduct a 2-year study to develop a sug20 gested core curriculum for States to use as guidance 

21 when developing their program standards for teacher 

22 preparation programs in their State. The core cur23 riculum shall address the pedagogical requirements 

24 of teacher preparation programs and assist those 

25 within the education profession and prospective 
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1 teachers to understand what prospective teachers 

2 need to know to become effective teachers. 

3 ‘‘(2) DOMAINS OF FOUNDATIONAL AND PEDA4 GOGICAL KNOWLEDGE.—The study conducted pursu5 ant to paragraph (1) shall include each of the fol6 lowing domains of foundational and pedagogical 

7 knowledge: 

8 ‘‘(A) Learning, which would include build9 ing on existing knowledge and experience 

10 shaped by social and cultural context in the 

11 community and in the classroom. 

12 ‘‘(B) Human development, which would in13 clude how children and adolescents think and 

14 behave, taking in account different ages, con15 texts, and learning styles. 

16 ‘‘(C) Assessment, which would include the 

17 introduction of standards-based reform. 

18 ‘‘(D) Teaching skills, which would include 

19 providing all teachers with the tools needed to 

20 be successful in the classroom and to meet the 

21 instructional needs of students with disabilities 

22 and students with limited-English proficiency. 

23 ‘‘(E) Reading instruction, which would in24 clude taking in account different ages, contexts, 

25 and learning styles. 
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1 ‘‘(3) BEST RESEARCH; SUGGESTED TRAIN2 ING.—The suggested core curriculum developed pur3 suant to paragraph (1) shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) reflect the best research into how stu5 dents learn, on content-specific methods shown 

6 to be effective with students, and on effective 

7 gap-closing criteria; and 

8 ‘‘(B) include preparation in working with 

9 diverse populations, interacting with parents, 

10 assessing classroom performance, and managing 

11 student behavior. 

12 ‘‘(4) COLLABORATION.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the 

14 study under paragraph (1), the National Acad15 emy of Sciences shall collaborate with interested 

16 parties in developing the suggested core cur17 riculum. 

18 ‘‘(B) INTERESTED PARTIES.—In this para19 graph, the term ‘interested parties’ means— 

20 ‘‘(i) college presidents; 

21 ‘‘(ii) deans of teacher education pro22 grams; 

23 ‘‘(iii) teacher preparation faculty; 

24 ‘‘(iv) chief State school officers; 

25 ‘‘(v) school superintendents; 
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1 ‘‘(vi) teacher organizations; 

2 ‘‘(vii) exemplary teachers; 

3 ‘‘(viii) teacher preparation accrediting 

4 organizations; 

5 ‘‘(ix) nonprofit education organiza6 tions; 

7 ‘‘(x) organizations or associations rep8 resenting the scientific disciplines associ9 ated with teaching and learning; and 

10 ‘‘(xi) other entities determined appro11 priate by the National Academy of 

12 Sciences. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 209. STATE FUNCTIONS. 

14 ‘‘(a) STATE ASSESSMENT.—In order to receive funds 

15 under this Act, a State shall develop a procedure to iden16 tify, and assist, through the provision of technical assist17 ance, low-performing programs of teacher preparation 

18 within institutions of higher education. Such State shall 

19 provide the Secretary an annual list of such low-per20 forming institutions that includes an identification of 

21 those institutions at-risk of being placed on such list. Such 

22 levels of performance shall be determined solely by the 

23 State and may include criteria based upon information col24 lected pursuant to this part. Such assessment shall be de25 scribed in the report under section 208(b). 
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1 ‘‘(b) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Any institu2 tion of higher education that offers a program of teacher 

3 preparation in which the State has withdrawn the State’s 

4 approval or terminated the State’s financial support due 

5 to the low performance of the institution’s teacher prepa6 ration program based upon the State assessment described 

7 in subsection (a)— 

8 ‘‘(1) shall be ineligible for any funding for pro9 fessional development activities awarded by the De10 partment of Education; 

11 ‘‘(2) shall not be permitted to accept or enroll 

12 any prospective teacher who receives aid under title 

13 IV of this Act in the institution’s teacher prepara14 tion program; and 

15 ‘‘(3) shall provide transitional support, includ16 ing remedial services if necessary, for prospective 

17 teachers enrolled at the institution at the time of 

18 termination of financial support or withdrawal of ap19 proval. 

20 ‘‘(c) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary 

21 shall engage in a negotiated rulemaking process with rep22 resentatives of States, institutions of higher education, 

23 and educational and student organizations when devel24 oping regulations to carry out subsection (b)(2). 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 210. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) METHODS.—In complying with sections 208 and 

3 209, the Secretary shall ensure that States and institu4 tions of higher education use fair and equitable methods 

5 in reporting and that the reporting methods protect the 

6 privacy of individuals. 

7 ‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—For each State in which there 

8 are no State certification or licensure assessments, or for 

9 States that do not set minimum performance levels on 

10 those assessments— 

11 ‘‘(1) the Secretary shall, to the extent prac12 ticable, collect data comparable to the data required 

13 under this part from States, local educational agen14 cies, institutions of higher education, or other enti15 ties that administer such assessments to teachers or 

16 prospective teachers; and 

17 ‘‘(2) notwithstanding any other provision of this 

18 part, the Secretary shall use such data to carry out 

19 requirements of this part related to assessments or 

20 pass rates. 

21 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL SYSTEM OF TEACHER CERTIFI22 CATION PROHIBITED.—Nothing in this part shall be con23 strued to permit, allow, encourage, or authorize the Sec24 retary to establish or support any national system of 

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1 ‘‘(d) RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO TEACHER PREP2 ARATION PROGRAMS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of improv4 ing teacher preparation programs, a State edu5 cational agency shall provide to a teacher prepara6 tion program, upon the request of the teacher prepa7 ration program, any and all pertinent education-re8 lated information that— 

9 ‘‘(A) may enable the teacher preparation 

10 program to evaluate the effectiveness of the 

11 program’s graduates or the program itself; and 

12 ‘‘(B) is possessed, controlled, or accessible 

13 by the State educational agency. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONTENT OF INFORMATION.—The infor15 mation described in paragraph (1)— 

16 ‘‘(A) shall include an identification of spe17 cific individuals who graduated from the teach18 er preparation program to enable the teacher 

19 preparation program to evaluate the informa20 tion provided to the program from the State 

21 educational agency with the program’s own 

22 data about the specific courses taken by, and 

23 field experiences of, the individual graduates; 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(B) may include— 
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1 ‘‘(i) kindergarten through grade 12 

2 academic achievement and demographic 

3 data, without individual identifying infor4 mation, for students who have been taught 

5 by graduates of the teacher preparation 

6 program; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) teacher effectiveness evaluations 

8 for teachers who graduated from the teach9 er preparation program. 

10 ‘‘(3) PRIVACY.—Actions taken pursuant to 

11 paragraph (1) shall not be considered a violation of 

12 section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 

13 or of the individual’s privacy pursuant to any other 

14 provision of law. Any information obtained by a 

15 teacher preparation program in accordance with this 

16 section shall be considered a part of the graduate’s 

17 education records and shall be protected as such. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this part $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and such sums 

21 as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 

22 years, of which— 

23 ‘‘(1) 20 percent shall be available for each fiscal 

24 year to award grants under section 202; 
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1 ‘‘(2) 60 percent shall be available for each fiscal 

2 year to award grants under section 203; and 

3 ‘‘(3) 20 percent shall be available for each fiscal 

4 year to award grants under section 204.’’. 

5 (b) PREPARING TOMORROW’S TEACHERS TO USE

6 TECHNOLOGY.—Part B of title II of the Higher Edu7 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1041 et seq.) is amended 

8 to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘PART B—PREPARING TOMORROW’S TEACHERS 

10 TO USE TECHNOLOGY 

11 ‘‘SEC. 221. PURPOSE AND PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 

12 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this part to as13 sist consortia of public and private entities— 

14 ‘‘(1) to carry out programs that prepare pro15 spective teachers to use advanced technology to pre16 pare all students to meet challenging State and local 

17 academic content and student academic achievement 

18 standards; and 

19 ‘‘(2) to improve the ability of institutions of 

20 higher education to carry out such programs. 

21 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

23 to award grants to eligible applicants, or enter into 

24 contracts or cooperative agreements with eligible ap25 plicants, on a competitive basis in order to pay for 
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1 the Federal share of the cost of projects to develop 

2 or redesign teacher preparation programs to enable 

3 prospective teachers to use advanced technology ef4 fectively in their classrooms. 

5 ‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants, or 

6 entering into contracts or cooperative agreements 

7 under this part, the Secretary shall ensure an equi8 table distribution of financial assistance among eligi9 ble applicants located in urban and rural areas of 

10 the United States. 

11 ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AWARDS.—The Secretary may 

12 award grants, or enter into contracts or cooperative 

13 agreements, under this part for periods that are not 

14 more than 5 years in duration. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 222. ELIGIBILITY. 

16 ‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In order to receive a 

17 grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 

18 under this part, an applicant shall be a consortium that 

19 includes the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) At least 1 institution of higher education 

21 that awards baccalaureate degrees and prepares 

22 teachers for their initial entry into teaching. 

23 ‘‘(2) At least 1 State educational agency or 

24 local educational agency. 

25 ‘‘(3) One or more of the following entities: 
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1 ‘‘(A) An institution of higher education 

2 (other than the institution described in para3 graph (1)). 

4 ‘‘(B) A school or department of education 

5 at an institution of higher education. 

6 ‘‘(C) A school or college of arts and 

7 sciences (as defined in section 201) at an insti8 tution of higher education. 

9 ‘‘(D) A professional association, founda10 tion, museum, library, for-profit business, pub11 lic or private nonprofit organization, commu12 nity-based organization, or other entity, with 

13 the capacity to contribute to the technology-re14 lated reform of teacher preparation programs. 

15 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—In order to re16 ceive a grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agree17 ment under this part, an eligible applicant shall submit 

18 an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man19 ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

20 require. Such application shall include the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) A description of the proposed project, in22 cluding how the project would— 

23 ‘‘(A) ensure that individuals participating 

24 in the project would be prepared to use ad25 vanced technology to prepare all students, in-
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1 cluding groups of students who are underrep2 resented in technology-related fields and groups 

3 of students who are economically disadvan4 taged, to meet challenging State and local aca5 demic content and student academic achieve6 ment standards; and 

7 ‘‘(B) improve the ability of at least 1 par8 ticipating institution of higher education de9 scribed in section 222(a)(1) to ensure such 

10 preparation. 

11 ‘‘(2) A demonstration of— 

12 ‘‘(A) the commitment, including the finan13 cial commitment, of each of the members of the 

14 consortium for the proposed project; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the active support of the leadership of 

16 each organization that is a member of the con17 sortium for the proposed project. 

18 ‘‘(3) A description of how each member of the 

19 consortium will participate in project activities. 

20 ‘‘(4) A description of how the proposed project 

21 will be continued after Federal funds are no longer 

22 awarded under this part for the project. 

23 ‘‘(5) A plan for the evaluation of the project, 

24 which shall include benchmarks to monitor progress 

25 toward specific project objectives. 
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1 ‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the 

3 cost of any project funded under this part shall not 

4 exceed 50 percent. Except as provided in paragraph 

5 (2), the non-Federal share of the cost of such 

6 project may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly 

7 evaluated, including services. 

8 ‘‘(2) ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT.—Not more 

9 than 10 percent of the funds awarded for a project 

10 under this part may be used to acquire equipment, 

11 networking capabilities, or infrastructure, and the 

12 non-Federal share of the cost of any such acquisition 

13 shall be provided in cash. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 223. USE OF FUNDS. 

15 ‘‘(a) REQUIRED USES.—A consortium that receives 

16 a grant or enters into a contract or cooperative agreement 

17 under this part shall use funds made available under this 

18 part for— 

19 ‘‘(1) a project creating 1 or more programs that 

20 prepare prospective teachers to use advanced tech21 nology to prepare all students, including groups of 

22 students who are underrepresented in technology-re23 lated fields and groups of students who are economi24 cally disadvantaged, to meet challenging State and 
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1 local academic content and student academic 

2 achievement standards; and 

3 ‘‘(2) evaluating the effectiveness of the project. 

4 ‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE USES.—The consortium may use 

5 funds made available under this part for a project, de6 scribed in the application submitted by the consortium 

7 under this part, that carries out the purpose of this part, 

8 such as the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) Developing and implementing high-quality 

10 teacher preparation programs that enable edu11 cators— 

12 ‘‘(A) to learn the full range of resources 

13 that can be accessed through the use of tech14 nology; 

15 ‘‘(B) to integrate a variety of technologies 

16 into curricula and instruction in order to ex17 pand students’ knowledge; 

18 ‘‘(C) to evaluate educational technologies 

19 and their potential for use in instruction; 

20 ‘‘(D) to help students develop their tech21 nical skills; and 

22 ‘‘(E) to use technology to collect, manage, 

23 and analyze data to improve teaching, learning, 

24 and decisionmaking for the purpose of increas25 ing student academic achievement. 
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1 ‘‘(2) Developing and implementing high-quality 

2 teacher preparation programs that prepare edu3 cators in— 

4 ‘‘(A) the uses and application of tech5 nology, including universally designed tech6 nologies, assistive technology devices, and as7 sistive technology services; and 

8 ‘‘(B) maximizing access for students with 

9 disabilities to participate in the general edu10 cation curriculum through the use of such tech11 nology. 

12 ‘‘(3) Developing alternative teacher development 

13 paths that provide elementary schools and secondary 

14 schools with well-prepared, technology-proficient 

15 educators. 

16 ‘‘(4) Developing achievement-based standards 

17 and assessments aligned with the standards to meas18 ure the capacity of prospective teachers to use tech19 nology effectively in their classrooms. 

20 ‘‘(5) Providing technical assistance to entities 

21 carrying out other teacher preparation programs. 

22 ‘‘(6) Developing and disseminating resources 

23 and information in order to assist institutions of 

24 higher education to prepare teachers to use tech25 nology effectively in their classrooms. 
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1 ‘‘(7) Subject to section 222(c)(2), acquiring 

2 technology equipment, networking capabilities, infra3 structure, software, and digital curricula to carry 

4 out the project. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 224. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 this part— 

8 ‘‘(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 

9 ‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 

10 of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

11 (c) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Higher Edu13 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘PART C—CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE 

16 ‘‘SEC. 231. PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 

17 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this part are— 

18 ‘‘(1) to help recruit, prepare, and retain teach19 ers, including minority teachers, to meet the na20 tional demand for a highly qualified teacher in every 

21 classroom; 

22 ‘‘(2) to help recruit, prepare, and retain prin23 cipals (including minority principals and assistant 

24 principals) to address the shortage of principals in 
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1 our Nation’s public elementary schools and sec2 ondary schools; and 

3 ‘‘(3) to increase opportunities for Americans of 

4 all educational, ethnic, class, and geographic back5 grounds to become highly qualified teachers and 

6 principals. 

7 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: 

8 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi9 ble institution’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) an institution of higher education— 

11 ‘‘(i) that has a teacher preparation 

12 program that meets the requirements of 

13 such a program under section 203(b)(2); 

14 ‘‘(ii) that is— 

15 ‘‘(I) a part B institution (as de16 fined in section 322); 

17 ‘‘(II) a Hispanic-serving institu18 tion (as defined in section 502); 

19 ‘‘(III) a Tribal College or Univer20 sity (as defined in section 316); 

21 ‘‘(IV) an Alaska Native-serving 

22 institution (as defined in section 317); 

23 ‘‘(V) a Native Hawaiian-serving 

24 institution (as defined in section 317); 

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1 ‘‘(VI) an institution determined 

2 by the Secretary to have enrolled a 

3 substantial number of minority, low4 income students during the previous 

5 academic year who received assistance 

6 under subpart 1 of part A of title IV 

7 for that year; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) that has not received a grant 

9 under this part during the 5-year period 

10 preceding the date the institution applies 

11 for a grant under this part; 

12 ‘‘(B) a consortium of institutions described 

13 in subparagraph (A); or 

14 ‘‘(C) an institution described in subpara15 graph (A), or a consortium described in sub16 paragraph (B), in partnership with any other 

17 institution of higher education, but only if the 

18 center of excellence established under section 

19 232 is located at an institution described in 

20 subparagraph (A). 

21 ‘‘(2) HIGHLY QUALIFIED.—The term ‘highly 

22 qualified’ has the meaning given such term in sec23 tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu24 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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1 ‘‘(3) SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH.—The 

2 term ‘scientifically based research’ has the meaning 

3 given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary 

4 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

5 7801). 

6 ‘‘(4) TEACHING SKILLS.—The term ‘teaching 

7 skills’ means skills— 

8 ‘‘(A) grounded in the science of teaching 

9 and learning that teachers use to create effec10 tive instruction in subject matter content and 

11 that lead to student achievement and the ability 

12 to apply knowledge; and 

13 ‘‘(B) that require an understanding of the 

14 learning process itself, including an under15 standing of— 

16 ‘‘(i) the use of strategies specific to 

17 the subject matter; 

18 ‘‘(ii) ongoing assessment of student 

19 learning and the use of such assessment 

20 for evaluation of curriculum and instruc21 tional practices; 

22 ‘‘(iii) identification of individual dif23 ferences in ability and instructional needs; 

24 ‘‘(iv) the use of strategies that will 

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1 with disabilities and students with limited2 English proficiency; 

3 ‘‘(v) classroom management; and 

4 ‘‘(vi) interaction with parents and oth5 ers to promote student learning. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 232. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 

7 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From the amounts 

8 appropriated to carry out this part, the Secretary shall 

9 award competitive grants to eligible institutions to estab10 lish centers of excellence. 

11 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—Any eligible institution desiring 

12 a grant under this part shall submit an application to the 

13 Secretary at such a time, in such a manner, and accom14 panied by such information the Secretary may require. 

15 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—An eligible institution 

17 that receives a grant under this part shall use the 

18 grant funds to establish a center of excellence that 

19 shall ensure that current and future teachers are 

20 highly qualified, by carrying out 1 or more of the 

21 following activities: 

22 ‘‘(A) Implementing reforms within teacher 

23 preparation programs to ensure that such pro24 grams are preparing teachers who are highly 

25 qualified, are able to understand scientifically 
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1 based research, and are able to use advanced 

2 technology effectively in the classroom, including 

3 use of instructional techniques to improve stu4 dent academic achievement, by— 

5 ‘‘(i) developing and implementing pro6 grams that enhance the competencies of 

7 faculty to reflect advances in theory, re8 search, and practice; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) designing or redesigning teacher 

10 preparation programs that— 

11 ‘‘(I) prepare teachers to close 

12 student achievement gaps; 

13 ‘‘(II) prepare teachers to utilize 

14 scientifically based research and rig15 orous academic content and to teach 

16 rigorous academic content and chal17 lenging State academic content stand18 ards; and 

19 ‘‘(III) promote strong teaching 

20 skills. 

21 ‘‘(B) Providing sustained and high-quality 

22 preservice clinical experience, including the 

23 mentoring of prospective teachers and prin24 cipals by exemplary teachers and principals, re25 spectively; substantially increasing interaction 
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1 between faculty at institutions of higher edu2 cation and new and experienced teachers, prin3 cipals, and other administrators at elementary 

4 schools or secondary schools; providing support, 

5 including preparation time, for such interaction. 

6 ‘‘(C) Developing and implementing initia7 tives to promote retention of highly qualified 

8 teachers and principals, particularly minority 

9 teachers and principals, including programs 

10 that provide— 

11 ‘‘(i) teacher or principal mentoring 

12 from exemplary teachers or principals, re13 spectively; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) induction and support for teach15 ers and principals during their first 3 

16 years of employment as teachers or prin17 cipals, respectively. 

18 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USES.—An eligible institu19 tion that receives a grant under this part may use 

20 a portion of the grant funds to carry out 1 or more 

21 of the following activities: 

22 ‘‘(A) Awarding scholarships based on fi23 nancial need to help students pay the costs of 

24 tuition, room, board, and other expenses of 
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1 completing a teacher preparation program or 

2 principal preparation program. 

3 ‘‘(B) Disseminating information on effec4 tive practices for teacher preparation and in5 duction and successful teacher certification and 

6 licensure assessment preparation strategies. 

7 ‘‘(C) Disseminating information on effec8 tive practices for principal preparation, success9 ful principal certification and licensure prepara10 tion strategies, and successful principal induc11 tion. 

12 ‘‘(D) Activities authorized under sections 

13 202, 203, and 204. 

14 ‘‘(d) MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—The minimum 

15 amount of each grant under this part shall be $500,000. 

16 ‘‘(e) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this part 

17 shall be for a period of 3 years. 

18 ‘‘(f) DISBURSEMENT.—An eligible institution that re19 ceives a grant under this part shall receive— 

20 ‘‘(1) 60 percent of the grant award during the 

21 first year of the grant period; 

22 ‘‘(2) 25 percent of the grant award during the 

23 second year of the grant period; and 

24 ‘‘(3) 15 percent of the grant award during the 

25 third year of the grant period. 
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1 ‘‘(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible institution 

3 that receives a grant under this part shall provide 

4 matching funds, from non-Federal sources that may 

5 be in cash or in the form of in-kind contributions, 

6 in an amount equal to— 

7 ‘‘(A) 25 percent of the grant award for the 

8 first year of the grant; 

9 ‘‘(B) 35 percent of the grant award for the 

10 second year of the grant; and 

11 ‘‘(C) 50 percent of the grant award for the 

12 third year of the grant. 

13 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 

14 matching requirement under paragraph (1) for an 

15 eligible institution if the Secretary determines, based 

16 on regulations promulgated by the Secretary, that 

17 such requirement would be a financial burden for 

18 such institution. 

19 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

20 An eligible institution that receives a grant under this part 

21 may use not more than 2 percent of the grant funds for 

22 purposes of administering the grant. 

23 ‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 

24 such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 

25 part. 
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1 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this part— 

3 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 

4 ‘‘(2) such sums as may be necessary for each 

5 of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

6 (2) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Education 

7 shall take such actions as the Secretary determines 

8 to be appropriate to provide for the orderly imple9 mentation of this subsection. 

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