H.R. 5822 · 109th Congress
America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Act
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America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations to provide scholarships or sustained supplemental educational services to low-income students who attend, or their siblings who would attend, a public…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 18, 2006
America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies, state educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations to provide scholarships or sustained supplemental educational services to low-income students who attend, or their siblings who would attend, a public elementary or secondary school due for restructuring for failing to meet state academic performance standards.
Requires such scholarships to enable students to attend: (1) the private elementary or secondary school of their parent's choice; or (2) a public elementary or secondary school of their parent's choice outside the student's home school district, consistent with state law.
Requires the Secretary to conduct an independent evaluation of this program, including an assessment of its impact on student achievement.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Act
Latest action (Sep 28, 2006): Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 18, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.