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Casey/Maloney |
Clinton/Bond |
Hirono |
Boxer |
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Bill number |
S. 1374
Prepare All Kids Act of 2007
Introduced 5/11/2007 |
S. 1823
Ready to Learn Act
Introduced 7/19/2007 |
H.R. 3289
PRE-K Act
Introduced 8/1/2007 |
S. 152
Early Education Act of 2007
Introduced 1/4/2007 |
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Statute |
Amend Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 |
Amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
Amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
Amend Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
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Age covered |
Ages 3-5; 0-3 |
Age 4 |
Ages 4-5 with set-aside funds for ages 0-3 |
Pre-School Age |
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Federal agency |
HHS secretary |
Education secretary |
Education secretary |
Education secretary |
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State grant |
Prekindergarten Incentive Fund -- award grants to eligible states to “pay for the federal share of the cost of awarding subgrants to qualified prekindergarten providers to establish, expand, or enhance voluntary high quality full-day prekindergarten programs.” |
Award competitive grants to “eligible states to pay the federal share of establishing and administering full day voluntary prekindergarten programs for children.” |
Make grants to states “to enhance or improve state-funded preschool programs, as defined by the state.”
Secretary will reserve 2.5% for the purpose of making grants to Indian tribes. |
Award grants to not less than 10 states’ educational agencies to expand the education system with programs that provide early education. Early education means not less than a half-day of schooling each weekday during the academic year preceding the academic year a child enters kindergarten. |
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Who submits
application? |
State designates a lead agency to apply. |
Governor |
State submits application |
State educational agency |
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Eligible states |
States must maintain the expenditure for early childhood programs at a level not less than that of the preceding fiscal year. |
Per-child expenditure in the pre-k programs by the state for the fiscal year must be greater than or equal to the preceding fiscal year. |
Two categories of states:
1) Qualified state
Has a state-funded program that uses research-based curriculum, aligned with state early learning standards; follows best practices for group size and teacher-to-student ratios; have a plan to move toward a requirement that each teacher holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education within 5 years.
2) Selected state
Must maintain average per-child and total annual expenditures in state funded pre-k programs; would become a qualified state within 2 years. |
State plans must be carried out by one or more local educational agencies. |
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Subgrant |
Eligible entities to receive subgrants from state: schools, Head Start agency, a provider of a child care program, for- or nonprofit organizations.
Not less than 25% of qualified providers receiving subgrants will be providers of community-based programs. |
Eligible entities to receive subgrants from state: schools, child care entities, Head Start programs, other community-based providers of pre-k programs.
Not less than 25% of grant funds go to community-based providers. |
No subgrants from state to local. |
No subgrants from state to local. |
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Use of grant
funds |
Use funds to establish, expand, or enhance pre-k programs for children ages 3-5 to help prepare children to transition to kindergarten.
Target children from low-income families (200% poverty), children with disabilities, limited English proficiency, in foster care and who are homeless.
Set aside not less than 10% for early childhood development programs for children ages 0-3 and professional development for these children’s teachers and teacher aides.
Not less than 10% set aside for extending the hours of early childhood programs, or to establish extended day and extended year programs.
No more than 5% of funds for administrative expenses, including monitoring.
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Not less than 85% of the funds used to establish high quality pre-k programs that serve children age 4 in the state(with priority for those from low-income families--200% poverty, and those who are limited English proficient).
Not more than 15% of it used by state for quality investment, including providing professional developments, other activities to ensure health and safety of children and comprehensive services.
State can use funds to serve younger children and increase salaries after meeting the requirements for 4-year-olds. After that, state may use grant funds to serve younger children; increase salaries; provide additional comprehensive services and repair or upgrade facilities. |
Use funds to increase the number of teachers and program directors that have a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or in a related field.
To increase the number of teacher aides who hold an associate degree in early childhood education.
To improve recruitment and retention by increasing the compensation or benefits for teachers, program directors and teacher aides.
To decrease group size in classrooms.
To improve teacher/pupil ratios.
To provide comprehensive services as such vision and hearing screening, health and mental health screening, parental involvement and nutrition services, etc.
To improve quality of state monitoring.
To provide intensive, ongoing research-based professional development.
Can use up to 10% of funds to improve early learning environment for children ages 0-3. |
State educational agency selects one or more local educational agencies to carry out the pre-k programs; programs must be in a public school building or in another facility by or through a contract or agreement with a local educational agency carrying out the program; programs must be available to all children served by such LEA and involve instructors who are licensed or certified as required by state law. |
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Teacher goals |
Subgrantees to “ensure” teachers meet the requirements of having either a bachelor’s degree with a specialization in early childhood education or development; or teachers have 6 years after hired to meet this requirement. |
2 years after the grant, states to “ensure” that each classroom is taught by a teacher who has a bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in early childhood education; or a bachelor’s degree and specialized training in early childhood development. |
States must have a plan to move toward a requirement that each teacher has a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education within 5 years after receiving the grant.
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Programs must use instructors who are licensed or certified in accordance with applicable state law. |
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Curriculum |
Use a curriculum that support’s children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development, appropriate for children of the culture, language and age. |
Use a developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate curriculum that is aligned with the state early learning students. |
State-funded programs will be culturally and linguistically appropriate and meet the needs of children with limited English proficiency and children with disabilities. |
Not addressed |
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Teacher/pupil ratio |
Teacher/teacher aides to pupil ratio -- 1:10 |
Teacher to child ratio -- 1:10 |
Improve teacher to pupil ratio |
Not addressed |
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Class size |
No more than 20 |
No more than 20 |
Reduce class size |
Not addressed |
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Federal share |
50% federal share |
50% federal share |
Qualified state: 50%
Selected state: 30% |
50% federal share |
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Maintenance of effort |
Required |
Required |
Required |
Not addressed |
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Supplement not supplant |
Required |
Required |
Required |
Required |
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State lead agency |
State designates a lead agency to administer the grant. |
Grants go to Governor, who then designate a lead agency. |
State designates a lead agency to oversee funds. |
State educational agency |
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Reporting |
Pre-k providers receiving a subgrant should submit an annual report to state lead agency.
State reports to HHS secretary annually.
Secretary to congress annually. |
Each state receiving grant should report annually to ed secretary the effectiveness of each pre-k program.
Ed secretary reports to congress annually. |
States would report annually to the secretary on the activities and how the funds improve the quality of state-funded pre-k programs. |
Secretary reports annually to Congress. |
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Authorized funds |
$5 billion for FY 2008; $6 billion for 2009; $7 billion for 2010; $8 billion for 2011; $9 billion for 2012. |
“Such sums as may be necessary” for each of the years 2007 through 2012. |
$1 billion for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2013. |
$300 million for each of FY 2008 through 2012 |