legislation: 109-hr-5914
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| 109-hr-5914 | 109 | hr | 5914 | 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. | Education | 2006-07-26 | 2006-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | House | Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] | OR | D | W000793 | 0 | 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. | 2023-01-12T17:52:35Z |