standing recent college graduates who commit to teach for 
2 years in underserved communities in the United States, 
to implement and expand its program of recruiting, select-
ing, training, and supporting new teachers. 
SEC. 5. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 
In carrying out the grant program under this part, 
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the 
grantee under which the grantee agrees to use the grant 
funds— 
(1) to provide highly qualified teachers to high 
need local educational agencies in urban and rural 
communities; 
(2) to pay the cost of recruiting, selecting, 
training, and supporting new teachers; and 
(3) to serve a substantial number of students 
who are eligible for free or reduced price meals 
through the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 
Grant funds provided under this part shall be used 
by the grantee to carry out each of the following activities: 
(1) Recruiting and selecting teachers through a 
highly-selective national process. 
(2) Providing preservice training to selected 
teachers through a rigorous summer institute that 
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includes hands-on teaching experience and signifi-
cant exposure to education coursework and theory. 
(3) Placing selected teachers in schools and po-
sitions in high need local education agencies. 
(4) Providing ongoing professional development 
activities for the selected teachers in the classroom, 
including regular classroom observations and feed-
back, and ongoing training and support. 
SEC. 7. EVALUATION. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The grantee shall provide to 
the Secretary an annual report that includes— 
(1) data on the number and characteristics of 
the teachers provided to local educational agencies 
through the grant under this part; 
(2) an externally conducted analysis of the sat-
isfaction of local educational agencies and principals 
with the teachers so provided; and 
(3) comprehensive data on the background of 
the selected teachers, the training such teachers re-
ceived, the placement sites of the teachers, the pro-
fessional development of the teachers, and the reten-
tion of the teachers. 
(b) STUDY.—From funds appropriated under this 
legislation, the Secretary shall provide for a study com-
paring the academic achievement of students taught by 
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the teachers selected, trained, and placed under this part 
with the academic achievement of students taught by other 
teachers in the same schools and positions. The Secretary 
shall provide for such a study not less than once every 
3 years, and each such study shall include multiple local 
education agencies. Each such study shall meet the peer- 
review standards of the education research community. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act— 
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
(4) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
the fiscal years 2011 and 2012. 
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