time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, 
each such application shall demonstrate to the Sec-
retary’s satisfaction that the the assessments used 
by the State to collect and analyze data for purposes 
of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) are aligned to State standards; 
‘‘(B) have the capacity to assess the 
highest- and lowest-performing students; and 
‘‘(C) are statistically valid and reliable. 
‘‘(b) TEACHER TRAINING.—The Secretary may make 
grants to institutions of higher education, local edu-
cational agencies, nonprofit organizations, and teacher or-
ganizations to develop and implement innovative programs 
to provide preservice and in-service training to elementary 
and secondary schools on— 
‘‘(1) understanding increasingly sophisticated 
student achievement data, especially data derived 
from value-added longitudinal data systems; and 
‘‘(2) using such data to improve classroom in-
struction. 
‘‘(c) STUDY.—The Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences— 
‘‘(1) to evaluate the quality of data on the ef-
fectiveness of elementary and secondary school 
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teachers, based on value-added student achievement 
gains; and 
‘‘(2) to compare a range of models for collecting 
and analyzing such data. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $200,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
and 2009 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 402. COLLECTING NATIONAL DATA ON DISTRIBUTION 
OF TEACHERS. 
Section 155 of the Education Sciences Reform Act 
of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9545) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(d) SCHOOLS AND STAFFING SURVEY.—Not later 
than the end of fiscal year 2008, and every 3 years there-
after, the Statistics Commissioner shall publish the results 
of the Schools and Staffing Survey (or any successor sur-
vey).’’. 
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TITLE V—RETENTION: KEEPING 
OUR BEST TEACHERS IN THE 
CLASSROOM 
SEC. 501. AMENDMENT TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. 
Part E of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), as added 
by titles II, III, and IV of this Act, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 4—Retention and Working Conditions 
‘‘SEC. 2531. IMPROVING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OP-
PORTUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to 
eligible entities for the establishment and operation of new 
teacher centers or the support of existing teacher centers. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.—In making grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall give special consid-
eration to any application submitted by an eligible entity 
that is— 
‘‘(1) a high-need local educational agency; or 
‘‘(2) a consortium that includes at least one 
high-need local educational agency. 
‘‘(c) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 
be for a period of 3 years. 
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‘‘(d) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A teacher center re-
ceiving assistance under this section shall carry out each 
of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Providing high-quality professional devel-
opment to teachers to assist them in improving their 
knowledge, skills, and teaching practices in order to 
help students to improve their achievement and meet 
State academic standards. 
‘‘(2) Providing teachers with information on de-
velopments in curricula, assessments, and edu-
cational research, including the manner in which the 
research and data can be used to improve teaching 
skills and practice. 
‘‘(3) Providing training and support for new 
teachers. 
‘‘(e) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—A teacher center 
may use assistance under this section for any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Assessing the professional development 
needs of the teachers and other instructional school 
employees, such as librarians, counselors, and para-
professionals, to be served by the center. 
‘‘(2) Providing intensive support to staff to im-
prove instruction in literacy, math, science, and 
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other curricular areas necessary to provide a well- 
rounded education to students. 
‘‘(3) Providing support to mentors working with 
new teachers. 
‘‘(4) Providing training in effective instructional 
services and classroom management strategies for 
mainstream teachers serving students with disabil-
ities and students with limited English proficiency. 
‘‘(5) Enabling teachers to engage in study 
groups and other collaborative activities and collegial 
interactions regarding instruction. 
‘‘(6) Paying for release time and substitute 
teachers in order to enable teachers to participate in 
the activities of the teacher center. 
‘‘(7) Creating libraries of professional materials 
and educational technology. 
‘‘(8) Providing high-quality professional devel-
opment for other instructional staff, such as para-
professionals, librarians, and counselors. 
‘‘(9) Assisting teachers to become highly quali-
fied and paraprofessionals to become teachers. 
‘‘(10) Assisting paraprofessionals to meet the 
requirements of section 1119. 
‘‘(11) Developing curricula. 
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‘‘(12) Incorporating additional on-line profes-
sional development resources for participants. 
‘‘(13) Providing funding for individual- or 
group-initiated classroom projects. 
‘‘(14) Developing partnerships with businesses 
and community-based organizations. 
‘‘(15) Establishing a teacher center site. 
‘‘(f) TEACHER CENTER POLICY BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A teacher center receiving 
assistance under this section shall be operated under 
the supervision of a teacher center policy board. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) TEACHER
REPRESENTATIVES.—The 
majority of the members of a teacher center 
policy board shall be representatives of, and se-
lected by, the elementary and secondary school 
teachers to be served by the teacher center. 
Such representatives shall be selected through 
the teacher organization, or if there is no teach-
er organization, by the teachers directly. 
‘‘(B) 
OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES.—The 
members of a teacher center policy board— 
‘‘(i) shall include at least two mem-
bers who are representative of, or des-
ignated by, the school board of the local 
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educational agency to be served by the 
teacher center; 
‘‘(ii) shall include at least one member 
who is a representative of, and is des-
ignated by, the institutions of higher edu-
cation (with departments or schools of edu-
cation) located in the area; and 
‘‘(iii) may include paraprofessionals. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To seek a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application 
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 
such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require. 
‘‘(2) ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE.—An appli-
cation under paragraph (1) shall include an assur-
ance that the applicant will require any teacher cen-
ter receiving assistance through the grant to comply 
with the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(3) TEACHER
CENTER
POLICY
BOARD.—An 
application under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) An assurance that— 
‘‘(i) the applicant has established a 
teacher center policy board; 
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‘‘(ii) the board participated fully in 
the preparation of the application; and 
‘‘(iii) the board approved the applica-
tion as submitted. 
‘‘(B) A description of the membership of 
the board and the method of its selection. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a local 
educational agency or a consortium of 2 or more 
local educational agencies. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘high-need’, with respect to an 
elementary school or a secondary school, has the 
meaning given to that term in section 2501. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘teacher center policy board’ 
means a teacher center policy board described in 
subsection (f). 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums 
as may be necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal 
years.’’. 
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SEC. 502. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF COMPENSA-
TION OF TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN CER-
TAIN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS OR TEACHING 
HIGH-NEED SUBJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 139A the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139B. COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN TEACHERS AND 
PRINCIPALS. 
‘‘(a) TEACHERS
AND PRINCIPALS
IN HIGH-NEED 
SCHOOLS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
employed as a teacher or principal in a high-need 
school during the taxable year, gross income does 
not include so much remuneration for such employ-
ment (which would but for this paragraph be includ-
ible in gross income) as does not exceed $15,000. 
‘‘(2) HIGH-NEED
SCHOOL.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘high-need school’ means 
any public elementary school or public secondary 
school eligible for assistance under section 1114 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314). 
‘‘(b) TEACHERS OF HIGH-NEED SUBJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual 
employed as a teacher of high-need subjects during 
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the taxable year, gross income does not include so 
much remuneration for such employment (which 
would but for this paragraph be includible in gross 
income) as does not exceed $15,000. 
‘‘(2) TEACHER OF HIGH-NEED SUBJECTS.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘teacher of 
high-need subjects’ means any teacher in a public el-
ementary or secondary school who— 
‘‘(A)(i) teaches primarily 1 or more high- 
need subjects in 1 or more grades 9 through 
12, or 
‘‘(ii) teaches 1 or more high-need subjects 
in 1 or more grades kindergarten through 8, 
‘‘(B) received a baccalaureate or similar 
degree from an eligible educational institution 
(as defined in section 25A(f)(2)) with a major 
in a high-need subject, and 
‘‘(C) is highly qualified (as defined in sec-
tion 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965). 
‘‘(3) HIGH-NEED SUBJECTS.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘high-need subject’ means 
math, science, engineering, technology, special edu-
cation, teaching English language learners, or any 
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other subject identified as a high-need subject by the 
Secretary of Education for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—Subsection (b) shall not apply 
with respect to any individual if any amount is excludible 
from gross income under subsection (a) with respect to 
such individual.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of section of 
such part is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 139A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139B. Compensation of certain teachers and principals.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to remuneration received in taxable 
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 503. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOL TEACHERS INCREASED AND MADE 
PERMANENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
62(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘$250’’ and inserting ‘‘The deductions allowed by section 
162 which consist of expenses, not in excess of $500’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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