H.R. 2960 · 114th Congress
TALENT Act
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To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act or the TALENT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 7, 2015
To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act or the TALENT Act
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state assessments of student proficiency to measure individual academic achievement, including above grade level achievement.
States must: (1) assist their local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in providing additional educational assistance to advanced, gifted, and talented students; and (2) report annually a comparison of the performance of students between different LEAs at each level of achievement, disaggregated by specified student subgroups.
LEAs must identify gifted and talented students and support their learning needs and train educators to implement instructional practices that support their education.
The Institute of Education Sciences must: (1) continue research and development activities regarding the education of gifted and talented students; (2) support a National Research and Dissemination Center on the Gifted and Talented; (3) administer demonstration grants that enhance the ability of educators to support gifted and talented students; and (4) ensure that statistical data regarding the education of gifted and talented children is collected, reported, analyzed, and disseminated.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: TALENT Act
Also known as: To Aid Gifted and High-Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers Act
Latest action (Nov 16, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 7, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.