METRICS Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (1 Aug 2011): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
The METRICS Act of 2011 aims to improve student outcomes by enhancing how education data is accessed, shared, and used. It proposes awarding competitive grants to states, high-need school districts, or groups of such districts partnering with external organizations.
States receiving these grants would focus on building comprehensive, connected statewide data systems. These systems would track student progress from early childhood through their workforce entry, link education data with job market information, and protect student and educator privacy. High-need school districts would use grants to improve how school leaders and teachers access and use student data to inform instruction and school improvement.
This bill was introduced in the Senate in August 2011 and was referred to a committee. It has not moved beyond this stage.
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Official summary
Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of 2011 or METRICS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), or consortia of high-need LEAs that partner with external entities to improve access to, and the sharing and use of, education data to improve student outcomes.
Requires states to use such grants to: (1) implement aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; (2) define policies and procedures for the collection of, access to, and use of education data; (3) protect the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student and educator data; (4) link education data with workforce data; (5) match teachers with teacher preparation and certification information; (6) standardize education data through the use of openly developed common education data standards; and (7) meet federal reporting requirements.
Requires high-need LEAs to use such grants to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to: (1) provide interested parties and the public with access to student education data in a manner that ensures its integrity and respects student and educator privacy; (2) improve the ability of school leaders to use student data to improve schools and classroom instruction; and (3) improve the ability of teachers effectively to use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality training.
Defines "aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems" as statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of individual students, including their early childhood, elementary and secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data.
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified national activities to improve the collection, quality, and use of education data.
Directs the Secretary to make publicly available, within one year of this Act's enactment, a comprehensive and searchable description of all Department of Education reporting requirements that apply to states, LEAs, or schools.
Timeline
1 Aug 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 1464 do?
- The METRICS Act of 2011 aims to improve student outcomes by enhancing how education data is accessed, shared, and used. It proposes awarding competitive grants to states, high-need school districts, or groups of such districts partnering with external organizations. States receiving these grants would focus on building comprehensive, connected statewide data systems. These systems would track student progress from early childhood through their workforce entry, link education data with job market information, and protect student and educator privacy. High-need school districts would use grants to improve how school leaders and teachers access and use student data to inform instruction and school improvement. This bill was introduced in the Senate in August 2011 and was referred to a committee. It has not moved beyond this stage.
- Has S. 1464 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1464. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1464?
- S. 1464 was sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 1464?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (1 Aug 2011).
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