The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit any new Federal testing without specific and explicit congressional authority. These quickly planned tests have not been validated, a process that takes years to accomplish.
Local control is the hallmark and strength of American education.
Under the bill, at least 95 percent of a state s grant must be spent on classroom activities and services. The purpose of this legislation is to reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965. In addition, the Act provides funding for struggling institutions, graduate and international programs, and early intervention and outreach programs. New initiatives allow funds to be used for literacy, youth development, fatherhood, and community policing. H.R. 2614, focuses on reforming the teaching of reading in our nation s neediest schools to ensure it is based on scientifically based reading research, particularly research involving phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension.