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Search Results: keywords:"high-need schools"

S. 4407 — To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,307
S. 4407, known as the "Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act," aims to improve mental health services in U.S. public schools by allowing grants and subgrants to be awarded to states and local educational agencies. These funds will be used to hire and retain mental...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help more schools have people like counselors and social workers to talk to kids who feel sad or worried, by giving money to states to hire them. Some states need to add a little of their own money to get this help, and they need to tell how they spent it.
H. R. 8524 — To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
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May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,234
H. R. 8524, known as the "Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act," aims to improve the availability of mental health services in high-need public elementary and secondary schools across the United States. The bill proposes grants to states, which then provide subgrants to local...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 8524 is a plan to give more money to schools, so they can hire people like counselors and psychologists to help kids feel better and do well at school. It makes sure there are enough helpers for every kid and promises money to keep the program going each year but doesn't say exactly how much.
S. 4041 — To support local educational agencies in addressing the student mental health crisis.
March 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:6,093
S. 4041 aims to address the student mental health crisis by expanding and diversifying school-based mental health services. The bill establishes grants for educational institutions to create partnerships with local schools, increasing the number of qualified mental health...
Simple Explanation
The bill is like a big plan to help schools have more helpers for kids' feelings, so they can feel better and learn better. It gives schools money to hire more of these special helpers, especially in places that really need them.
H. R. 7016 — To establish a grant program for innovative partnerships among teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations to expand access to high-quality tutoring in hard-to-staff schools and high-need schools, and for other purposes.
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January 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,244
H.R. 7016, also called the “PATHS to Tutor Act of 2024,” aims to create a grant program that supports partnerships between teacher preparation programs, local educational agencies, and community-based organizations. The goal is to provide high-quality tutoring in schools with...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to help make sure kids who need extra help in school get it by giving money to create special tutoring programs run by teachers-in-training, schools, and local groups, making learning fun and easier for everyone.
S. RES. 533 — Expressing support for the designation of January 21 through 27, 2024, as National Board Certified Teachers Week.
January 25, 2024
Status:Agreed to Senate
Congress:118
Words:237
S. RES. 533 expresses the Senate's support for designating January 21 through 27, 2024, as "National Board Certified Teachers Week." This resolution highlights the importance of National Board Certified Teachers who meet rigorous standards and significantly contribute to...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make a special week in January where people celebrate teachers who have worked very hard and passed big tests to be the best at teaching. These teachers help kids learn a lot, especially after the pandemic, and the bill thinks it’s important to support them.
H. R. 9986 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to enhance teacher and school leader quality partnership grants.
October 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:14,797
H.R. 9986, titled the “Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act,” aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve educational quality. The bill seeks to enhance programs that train teachers and school leaders by offering grants for partnerships...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9986 wants to give money to schools and colleges so they can work together to make their teachers even better at teaching kids, especially those who need more help.
S. 3953 — To make demonstration grants to eligible local educational agencies or consortia of eligible local educational agencies for the purpose of increasing the numbers of school nurses in public elementary schools and secondary schools.
March 14, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,942
S. 3953, known as the "Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act" or the "NURSE Act," aims to provide grants to local educational agencies to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools across the United States. The bill highlights...
Simple Explanation
The NURSE Act is a plan to give money to schools so they can hire more nurses to help take care of kids, especially in schools that don't have enough nurses. This will make sure kids stay healthy so they can do better in school.

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