A bill to assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising the academic achievement of all of their students.
Education Opportunity Zones Act of 1998 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants for specified activities to local educational agencies (LEAs), or LEA consortia, that: (1) have high concentrations of children from low-income families; (2) have a record of achieving high educational outcomes, in at least some of their schools; (3) are implementing standards-based systemic reform strategies to pursue further reforms and raise the academic achievement of all their students; and (4) are keeping their schools safe and drug-free. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) grant applications; (2) grantee selection criteria; (3) grant amount, duration, and continuation; (4) authorized activities; (5) grantee LEA school eligibility for, and planning and implementation of, schoolwide programs under certain provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (6) participation of private school students and teachers; (7) evaluation; and (8) reservation of certain funds for national activities.
Directs the President to designate the school district served by each LEA selected by the Secretary to receive a grant under this title as an Education Opportunity Zone. Authorizes the President to instruct Federal agencies to provide grant recipients under this title with technical and other assistance.
Authorizes appropriations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4531)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12277-12278)
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