Elementary School Reading Emphasis Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Elementary School Reading Emphasis Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide financial assistance to assist local educational agencies to undertake demonstration projects emphasizing reading in elementary schools, to improve the instruction of reading in elementary schools, to provide reading training for teachers, to establish a research center for reading improvement, and to provide a reading achievement award. Authorizes the Commissioner of Education to arrange by grant, contract, or otherwise with local educational agencies for the carrying out by such agencies in elementary schools, which have large numbers or high concentrations of children who are not reading at the appropriate level, of reading emphasis demonstration projects in accordance with this Act. Sets forth the requirements necessary for the receipt of a grant as a qualified reading emphasis demonstration project. States that nothing in this Act shall permit the disclosure of individual reading test scores obtained under this Act to any individual other than the parent or guardian or any child being so tested. Authorizes the Commissioner to enter into at least one arrangement with a local educationa…