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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 1, 2001
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to applicant Collaboratives to establish Teacher Corps Programs (TC programs).Requires each corps member to commit to three years of full-time teaching in a school or district served by an LEA participating in a Collaborative eligible for funds under this Act.Requires State agencies for teacher certification or licensures in States with TC Collaborative programs to: (1) ensure that corps members will have and the TC program will provide academic requirements necessary for permanent certification or licensure; and (2) work with the Collaborative to ensure it uses high-quality methods and establishes high-quality requirements concerning alternative routes to such certification.Requires LEAs in a Collaborative to: (1) give hiring priority to teachers who have successfully completed a TC program; and (2) try to place corps members in schools with the greatest need for qualified teachers.
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Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] · D–MN
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1783-1785)
Introduced in Senate
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