National Excellence in Education Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Excellence in Education Act of 1983 - Amends Chapter 2 (Consolidation of Federal Programs for Elementary and Secondary Education) of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 (ECIA) to require certain minimum standards of academic achievement and school administration as conditions for eligibility to receive Federal funds. Requires, beginning January 1, 1985, that no State or local educational agency (LEA) shall be eligible to receive funds under chapter 2 (except for subchapter A basic skills development) unless there is established within each public elementary and secondary school within its jurisdiction: (1) an average school day of not less than seven hours, at least five hours of which are devoted to academic studies; (2) an average school year of not less than 200 days; (3) a system for student promotion to higher grades based on academic achievement and classroom attendance; (4) a school system for evaluating teacher competence prior to hiring; and (5) a school system for determining teacher salaries based on merit and academic achievement. Amends the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to set similar restrictions on the eligibility of States for Federal…