To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States to include information on the academic progress of homeless children and children in foster care in annual State report cards.

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Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require a state to include additional information in its annual state report card.  Under current law, a state must include data regarding student achievement on state academic assessments, both in the aggregate and...

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(7/27/15)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Ms. Clark

House (D) Massachusetts – 5

Cosponsors (19)

McCollum

House (D) Minnesota

Lynch

House (D) Massachusetts

Moore

House (D) Wisconsin

Neal

House (D) Massachusetts

Kelly

House (R) Pennsylvania

Watson Coleman

House (D) New Jersey

Thompson

House (R) Pennsylvania

Lieu

House (D) California

Nadler

House (D) New York

Meeks

House (D) New York

Topics

Education

Social Programs

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Nov 16, 2015