Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act
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Latest action (30 Apr 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
What this bill does
The METRICS Act would authorize the U.S. Secretary of Education to award two types of competitive, multi-year grants (up to five years each) aimed at improving education data systems. First, state educational agencies could receive grants to build or upgrade "integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems" that link student data from early childhood through postsecondary education and the workforce, provided they meet privacy protections under federal law (FERPA) and other design requirements. Second, "high-need" local educational agencies—those receiving Title I funding and serving schools in corrective action or with low graduation rates—could apply for grants to improve local data systems, train educators to use data effectively, and develop assessment tools tied to student progress.
The bill would primarily affect state and local education agencies, which could apply for funding to build data infrastructure, train staff, and create reporting tools for teachers, parents, and researchers. It includes safeguards requiring compliance with student privacy law and limits on disclosing personally identifiable student information. Both grant programs are authorized at $65 million annually starting in fiscal year 2011, and the Secretary would be required to report publicly each year on how funds are used.
The bill was introduced in the House on April 14, 2010, by Rep. Rush Holt and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It did not receive a vote and did not become law before the 111th Congress ended.
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Official summary
Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to improve access to, and the sharing and use of, education data to improve student outcomes.
Requires state grantees to have or be in the process of implementing integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems, which link individual students' early childhood, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education and workforce data over time.
Requires the use of grant funds to: (1) expand the ability of the data systems to link such data and do so across state agencies; (2) improve opportunities to access, analyze, and use data from such systems; and (3) build the capacity of teachers, leaders, parents, students, researchers, and the public to use longitudinal data for effective decision-making.
Gives grant priority to states that propose to coordinate their efforts with local educational agencies (LEAs) or other states.
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to high-need LEAs to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for using data to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes.
Requires such plan to include strategies to: (1) provide teachers, leaders, parents, students, researchers, and the public with access to student education data in a manner that respects student and teacher privacy; (2) coordinate with state efforts to build integrated statewide longitudinal data systems; (3) regularly analyze and share student education data with school personnel, parents, and students; (4) train teachers and school leaders to use such data effectively; (5) ensure that source data used at the local level is consistent with source data used to report indicators as required by state or federal law; and (6) provide training that addresses the use of data collection software, privacy policies, data integrity issues, report planning, and processes.
Timeline
30 Apr 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5024 do?
- The METRICS Act would authorize the U.S. Secretary of Education to award two types of competitive, multi-year grants (up to five years each) aimed at improving education data systems. First, state educational agencies could receive grants to build or upgrade "integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems" that link student data from early childhood through postsecondary education and the workforce, provided they meet privacy protections under federal law (FERPA) and other design requirements. Second, "high-need" local educational agencies—those receiving Title I funding and serving schools in corrective action or with low graduation rates—could apply for grants to improve local data systems, train educators to use data effectively, and develop assessment tools tied to student progress. The bill would primarily affect state and local education agencies, which could apply for funding to build data infrastructure, train staff, and create reporting tools for teachers, parents, and researchers. It includes safeguards requiring compliance with student privacy law and limits on disclosing personally identifiable student information. Both grant programs are authorized at $65 million annually starting in fiscal year 2011, and the Secretary would be required to report publicly each year on how funds are used. The bill was introduced in the House on April 14, 2010, by Rep. Rush Holt and referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. It did not receive a vote and did not become law before the 111th Congress ended.
- Has H.R. 5024 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5024. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5024?
- H.R. 5024 was sponsored by Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5024?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (30 Apr 2010).
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