A bill to amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United States history and civics, and for other purposes.
American History Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to direct the Commissioner for Education Statistics to give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in U.S. history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and 12.
Requires the Commissioner to conduct, in at least ten geographically diverse states, trial state academic assessments of student achievement in: (1) U.S. history in grades 8 and 12; and (2) civics in grades 8 and 12.
Directs the National Assessment of Educational Progress governing board to select the participating states.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4031-4032)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-173.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-348.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-348.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 640.
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