S. 1170 (112th): Ready to Learn Act

Introduced:
Jun 09, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 322 on Feb 13, 2013. See S. 322 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 9, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 09, 2011
Referred to Committee Jun 09, 2011
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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Full Title

A bill to set the United States on track to ensure children are ready to learn when they begin kindergarten.

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Last updated Jun 09, 2011.
8 pages

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6/9/2011--Introduced.
Ready to Learn Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to schools, child care entities, Head Start programs, or other community-based prekindergarten providers for high-quality full day voluntary prekindergarten programs that prepare four-year olds for school.
Requires that such programs:
(1) first serve children whose family income is no higher than 200% of the poverty level or who are limited English proficient;
(2) ensure that, within two years of grant receipt, each classroom is taught by a teacher who has at least a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or such a degree and specialized training in early childhood development;
(3) use curricula that are aligned with state early learning standards; and
(4) have teacher-child ratios of no more than 1 to 10 and group sizes of no more than 20.

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  • Title 20: EDUCATION
  • Chapter 70: STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  • Subchapter I: IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
  • Section 6301: Statement of purpose