S 1177 · 114th Congress · Education
Every Student Succeeds Act
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EnactedLatest: By Senator Alexander from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 114-231. Additional views filed.(2016-03-17)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 2015-12-09
Roll #334 ↗Yea 85Nay 12
PassedSenate · 2015-12-09
Roll #334 ↗Yea 85Nay 12
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Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The bill addresses issues such as accountability and testing requirements, distribution and requirements for grants, fiscal accountability requirements, and the evaluation of teachers. The bill provides states with increased flexibility and responsibility for developing accountability systems, deciding how federally required tests should be weighed, selecting additional measures of student and school performance, and implementing teacher evaluation systems. It includes grants for providing language instruction educational programs, improving low-performing schools, and developing programs for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The bill provides rural school districts with increased flexibility in using federal funding. It also revises the Impact Aid formula. The bill requires school districts to consult stakeholders in planning and implementing programs to improve student safety, health, well-being, and academic achievement. It combines two existing charter school programs into one program that includes grants for high-quality charter schools, facil…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
May 11, 2015As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on April 30, 2015
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office