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Graduation for All Act Includes Provisions Aimed at Instructional MaterialsNov. 25, 2009—The House Democrats, led by Rep. George Miller, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced The Graduation for All Act of 2009 (H.R. 4122). The Act would provide eligible school districts with $2 billion in competitive grants to help turn around their lowest-performing high schools, often deemed "dropout factories," as well as struggling, feeder middle schools. Districts receiving grants would be required to implement data systems to help better detect early warning signs of dropout behavior (such as frequent absences or failing a course), use appropriate interventions targeted to student needs, and monitor the impact of interventions so that they can be refined as necessary. Key to educational publishers' interests are the requirements for appropriate interventions, assessment, and data systems. The legislation asks them to:
In addition, among other tasks eligible districts must, "Identify which schools, middle school and high schools, will be redesigned using evidence-based strategies and materials to provide rigorous, relevant curricula and instruction." Note that the legislation uses the term evidence-based as opposed to scientifically-based. This bill incorporates provisions from the Every Student Counts Act (ESCA - HR 1569), which was introduced by Rep. Bobby Scott (VA). The ESCA focused primarily on the uniform data tracking for high school graduation, including the consistent and accurate counting of high school dropouts and requiring the establishment of aggressive and attainable graduation rate goals as well as incentives to meet these goals. More Information House Committee on Education & Labor press release House Committee on Education & Labor blog article Read the full text of the bill, when it's available: Go to thomas.loc.gov and search for HR 4122 | |||||
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