Science Accountability Act of 2007

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the use of science assessments in the calculation of adequate yearly progress, and for other purposes.

1/4/2007--Introduced.
Science Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to:
(1) establish challenging academic content and student achievement standards in science, beginning in the 2008-2009 school year; and <br />(2) measure the achievement of students in grades three through eight against such standards, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.35

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January 04, 2007

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• May 09, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
• Jan 05, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
• Jan 05, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
• Jan 04, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
• Introduced on Jan 04, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Elementary and secondary education
• Budgets
• Education
• Educational accountability
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• Educational tests
• Elementary education
• Federal aid to education
• Science policy
• Scientific education
• Standards

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January 07, 2009 National Coalition for History » Blog Archive » Presidential ...

On January 7, 2009, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 35, the “Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2009,” by an overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote of 359-58. H.R. 35 was chosen by the House leadership as the first piece of ...

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