H.R. 2668 · 110th 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
2007-06-11
Latest action
2007-07-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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.