Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act
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Latest action (19 Sep 2007): Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
What this bill does
H.R. 3253, titled the Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act, would require states receiving certain school improvement funds to establish a longitudinal data system. This system would track students from preschool through high school using unique identifiers for both students and teachers. It would also aim to link education data with information from higher education, workforce development, and other state agencies.
States would have four years to implement these data systems, which would need to include the ability to track student participation and performance over time. The bill proposes funding for states to operate and upgrade these systems, with a portion also set aside for competitive grants to nonprofit entities to support a state education data center. This center would provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices related to education data systems.
This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in 2007 and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. As of the provided information, it has only been introduced and has not progressed further in the legislative process.
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Official summary
Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving school improvement funds to implement, within four years of this Act's enactment, a pre- through high-school longitudinal data system that includes: (1) a unique and consistent statewide student identifier; (2) the ability to track student participation and performance over time; (3) a unique and consistent statewide teacher identifier that matches student records to the appropriate teacher; and (4) the ability to link its data to data from higher education, workforce development, unemployment insurance, child welfare, juvenile justice, and military services information systems.
Allots funds to states to operate, upgrade, and optimize the use of their data systems.
Reserves funds for competitive grants to nonprofit entities to support a state education data center.
Timeline
19 Sep 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 3253 do?
- H.R. 3253, titled the Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success Act, would require states receiving certain school improvement funds to establish a longitudinal data system. This system would track students from preschool through high school using unique identifiers for both students and teachers. It would also aim to link education data with information from higher education, workforce development, and other state agencies. States would have four years to implement these data systems, which would need to include the ability to track student participation and performance over time. The bill proposes funding for states to operate and upgrade these systems, with a portion also set aside for competitive grants to nonprofit entities to support a state education data center. This center would provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices related to education data systems. This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in 2007 and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. As of the provided information, it has only been introduced and has not progressed further in the legislative process.
- Has H.R. 3253 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 3253. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 3253?
- H.R. 3253 was sponsored by Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), with 8 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 3253?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (19 Sep 2007).
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