H.R. 5914 · 109th Congress
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce class size through the use of fully qualified teachers, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- David Wu
- Introduced
- 2006-07-26
- Latest action
- 2006-09-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Summary
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grants program to reduce class size through the use of fully-qualified teachers.
Allots funds to states and local educational agencies to recruit, hire, and train additional teachers, in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in those grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end of the third grade.