To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve early education.

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Providing Resources Early for Kids Act of 2009 or the PRE-K Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to states to enhance or improve state-funded preschool programs. Sets forth a grant formula favoring states that: (1) have curricula aligned with state early learning standards; (2) use...

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Cosponsors (13)

Pallone

House (D) New Jersey

McCollum

House (D) Minnesota

Schakowsky

House (D) Illinois

Himes

House (D) Connecticut

Nadler

House (D) New York

Meeks

House (D) New York

Cohen

House (D) Tennessee

Sánchez

House (D) California

Green

House (D) Texas

Cleaver

House (D) Missouri

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jan 27, 2009