On June 8, the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families held the first in a series of hearings regarding the "State of the American Child." The hearings will focus on the challenges facing children and families and the tools needed to succeed in today’s society.
To read the full summary, please click here to visit the EducationCounsel website.
To view video of the hearing, please click here to visit the HELP Committee website.
H.R.5488 : Charter School Transparency and Accountability Act
Sponsor: Rep Baca, Joe [CA-43] (introduced 6/9/2010)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
H.R.5495 : To build capacity and provide support at the leadership level for successful school turnaround efforts.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 6/9/2010) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
S.3469 : A bill to build capacity and provide support at the leadership level for successful school turnaround efforts.
Sponsor: Sen Bennet, Michael F. [CO] (introduced 6/9/2010) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pennsylvania to Receive $141 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Pennsylvania will receive $141 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. These funds are part of the $3.5 billion that will be made available to states this spring from money set aside in the 2009 budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (June 09, 2010)
First Lady, Federal Agencies Launch Summer Initiative to Curb Childhood Obesity and Reading Loss
Washington, DC—First Lady Michelle Obama and four Cabinet Secretaries, joined Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. today. The new initiative will get more Americans volunteering to combat childhood obesity and summer learning loss among youth. (June 08, 2010)
South Dakota to Receive More Than $34 Million in Additional Recovery Funds
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $34,416,587 is now available for South Dakota under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, South Dakota has received $271,128,563 through the Recovery Act. (June 07, 2010)
