(1) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 22—National Park Ranger School 
Partnerships 
‘‘SEC. 5621. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Director of the National Park Service, may award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to schools and local edu-
cational agencies and education service agencies to carry 
out the authorized activities described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—A school or local 
educational agency shall use funds provided under this 
subpart to enter into a partnership with the National Park 
Service, in cooperation where appropriate with a not-for- 
profit partner of the National Park Service, to carry out 
both of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Providing, for students in kindergarten 
through grade 12, educational programs (including 
programs under which instruction is provided by Na-
tional Park Service Rangers) that emphasize science, 
the environment, natural resources, mathematics, 
civics, and history. 
‘‘(2) Providing, for educators of students in 
kindergarten through grade 12, professional develop-
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ment opportunities (such as summer institutes) that 
emphasize science, the environment, natural re-
sources, mathematics, civics, and history. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—Each grant under this subpart shall 
be for a period of 3 years, for an aggregate amount of 
not more than $25,000. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this subpart, a school or local educational agency 
must— 
‘‘(1) either— 
‘‘(A) have a partnership or be capable of 
partnering with a unit of the National Park 
Service or a Research and Learning Center of 
the National Park Service; or 
‘‘(B) have, or demonstrate that it will de-
velop, a technology-based distance learning link 
to the National Park Service; 
‘‘(2) be identified for improvement under title I; 
and 
‘‘(3) have a significant percentage of low-in-
come students. 
‘‘(e) CRITERIA.—Grants under this subpart shall be 
awarded on a competitive basis using criteria established 
jointly by the Secretary and the Director of the National 
Park Service. 
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‘‘(f) REPORTS BY GRANTEES.—Upon completing the 
period for which the grant was made, the school or local 
educational agency receiving the grant shall submit to the 
Secretary a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies the number of students partici-
pating in the activities described in subsection (b)(1) 
that were carried out under the grant and the 
achievement attained by those students in mathe-
matics, science, and any other academic areas rel-
evant to the activities carried out under the grant as 
measured against— 
‘‘(A) Statewide scores for students on the 
academic 
assessments 
in 
mathematics 
or 
science under section 1111(b)(3); and 
‘‘(B) other benchmarks established by the 
Secretary, in coordination with the National 
Park Service; and 
‘‘(2) identifies the number of educators partici-
pating in the activities described in subsection (b)(2) 
that were carried out under the grant and the pro-
fessional development received by those educators in 
mathematics, science, and any other academic areas 
relevant to the activities carried out under the grant. 
‘‘(g) REPORT
BY SECRETARY.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
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Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service, shall submit a report to Congress on 
the implementation of this subpart. The report shall in-
clude recommendations on whether and to what extent the 
program should be continued or expanded. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subpart 
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, to be available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of that Act is amended by adding 
after the items relating to subpart 21 of part D of 
title V the following: 
‘‘SUBPART 22—NATIONAL PARK RANGER SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS 
‘‘Sec. 5621. Program authorized.’’. 
(b) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR CER-
TAIN PROGRAMS.— 
(1) MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS.—Sec-
tion 2201(b)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
6661(b)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) 
as (iv) and (v), respectively; and 
(B) by adding after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) the National Park Service;’’. 
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(2) TEACHING OF TRADITIONAL AMERICAN HIS-
TORY.—Section 2351(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
6721(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) An educational service agency, including a 
Federal agency that serves as an educational service 
provider.’’. 
Æ 
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