H.R. 10421
Transforming Education for the Future Act
Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici
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I Support for All Schools to Provide a Well-Rounded Education
A Innovative Teaching and Learning
1 Project-Based Learning Grants
2 Arts Education for All
(a) Other plan provisions. Section 1111(g)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
(G) how the State educational agency will—
(i) support the provision of, and encourage local educational agencies to provide, arts education experiences to students, including as part of a strategy to improve student achievement in the subjects that are part of a well-rounded education;
(ii) integrate arts education instruction into the curriculum;
(iii) increase the number of arts educators, including arts education specialists, in schools;
(iv) use partnerships with artists with teaching experience to train teachers on how to incorporate creative thinking techniques into instruction in math, reading, English language arts, science, and other subjects that are part of a well-rounded education;
(v) ensure that arts instruction is standards-based, as applicable, and offered sequentially through at least grades 6 through 12, and designed so that successive arts courses build upon the skills and techniques taught in prior arts courses;
(vi) increase the number of classes taught by arts educators, including arts education specialists, with a particular focus on classes with high percentages of students who are low-income, students with disabilities, English learners, or students of color; and
(vii) support partnerships that increase the amount of arts education experiences available in afterschool and summer learning programs; and
(b) LEA plan provisions. Section 1112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (12), by striking and at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
(13) how the local educational agency will support arts education, including to improve student achievement, consistent with section 1111(g)(1)(G); and
3 Black History is American History
4 Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History
5 Teaching Hispanic and Latino and American Indian History
6 Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons
7 Full-Service Community Schools Expansion
8 Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development
B High-Quality Assessments and Accountability
1 Promoting Innovative and Holistic Assessment Models
2 State Accountability System Reform
II Support for School Climate and Safety
A Civil Rights
B Educator and Staff Support
1 Professional Development
2 American Teachers
3 Preparing and Retaining All Paraeducators
4 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff
C School Climate and Safety
1 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools
A Definitions
B Partnership Grants for Local and State Educational Agencies
C Establishment of Interagency Task Force
D Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
E Amendments to Department of Education Data Collection
F School-Based Health Centers and Reporting
2 Protecting Our Students in Schools
A Purposes; Definitions
B Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
C State Activities and Grant Program
D Additional Provisions
3 Keeping All Students Safe
A Prohibition on Restraint and Seclusion; Additional Requirements
B State Plan; Reporting Requirements; Grants for State Educational Agencies
C General Provisions
4 Safe Schools Improvement
5 School Violence Prevention
6 Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools
7 Right to Read
D Education Research and Development
1 New Essential Education Discoveries
2 National Education Technology Clearinghouse
III Support for Addressing Socioeconomic Barriers to Learning
1 Protecting Public Education
A Protecting Public Schools
B Championing Honest and Responsible Transparency in Education Reform
2 Preschool for All
3 School Meals for All
A Universal School Meals Program
B Mitigating Electronic Access Losses for Students