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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Sep 26, 2006
American History Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to direct the Commissioner for Education Statistics to give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in U.S. history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and 12.
Requires the Commissioner to conduct, in at least ten geographically diverse states, trial state academic assessments of student achievement in: (1) U.S. history in grades 8 and 12; and (2) civics in grades 8 and 12.
Directs the National Assessment of Educational Progress governing board to select the participating states.
Authorizes appropriations.
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Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R–TN
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-348.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-348.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-173.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4031-4032)
Introduced in Senate
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