Sec. 4104. Increasing access to a well-rounded education
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Title IV ( 20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after part B, as added by section 4103 of this Act, the following: The purpose of this subpart is to improve the academic achievement of low-income students by giving students increased access to high-quality instruction for a well-rounded education. In this subpart: The term covered subjects means any of the following academic subjects: Arts. Civics and government. Economics. Environmental education. Financial literacy.
Foreign languages. Geography. Health education. History. Music. Physical education. Social studies. The term eligible entity means a State educational agency in partnership with— a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated record of success in improving student achievement in 1 or more covered subjects; an institution of higher education; a local educational agency; an educational service agency; or 1 or more other State educational agencies. The term eligible subgrantee means— a high-need local educational agency; an educational service agency serving more than 1 high-need local educational agency; or a consortium of high-need local educational agencies.
The term low-income student means a student— from a family with an income below the poverty line; or who is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ). From amounts appropriated to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year, and not reserved in accordance with section 9601, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to enable the eligible entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (e).
A grant under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. After the third year of a grant under this section, the Secretary shall make continued funding under the grant contingent upon the eligible entity's progress toward reaching the goals established under the metrics described in subsection (h)(1). If the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year equals or exceeds $500,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities based on the formula described under subparagraph (B).
If the funds appropriated to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year are less than $500,000,000, then the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities on a competitive basis. From funds made available to carry out this subpart for a fiscal year, and not reserved in accordance with section 9601, the Secretary shall allot to each eligible entity having an application approved under subparagraph (C)— an amount that bears the same relationship to 80 percent of the remainder as the number of individuals ages 5 through 17 from families with incomes below the poverty line, in the State, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in all States that have an application approved under such subparagraph; and an amount that bears the same relationship to 20 percent of the remainder as the number of individuals ages 5 to 17 in the State, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent satisfactory data, bears to the number of those individuals in all States that have an application approved under such subparagraph.
Subject to clause (ii), no State receiving an allotment under subparagraph
(B)may receive less than 1 percent of the total amount allotted under such subparagraph. The percentage of the amount allotted under subparagraph
(B)that is allotted to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a fiscal year may not exceed the amount under clause (i). The Secretary shall establish a peer review process to ensure that applications submitted for formula funding, as described in subparagraph (B), are of high quality and meet the requirements and purposes of this subpart. Each eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall, at a minimum— describe the needs identified by the eligible entity, based on the eligible entity's analysis of— student access to, and quality of instruction in, covered subjects, including a comparison of such access and quality between low-income and non-low-income students in the State served by the eligible entity; the capacity of high-need local educational agencies in such State to deliver high-quality instruction in covered subjects, including an analysis of instructional supports, curricula, professional growth and improvement systems, and teacher qualifications, effectiveness, knowledge, and skills; the capacity of the eligible entity to provide local educational agencies with the support, including professional development and technical assistance, needed to deliver high-quality instruction and develop curricula in covered subjects; and standards, assessments, curricula, accommodations, and other supports used in such State in covered subjects; identify the covered subjects that the eligible entity will address through the activities described in subsection (e), consistent with the needs identified in subparagraph (A); describe, in a manner that addresses the needs identified in subparagraph (A)— how access to high-quality courses in the subjects identified in subparagraph
(B)will be increased for low-income students in such State; how the knowledge and skills of teachers will be evaluated and improved so that such teachers will deliver high-quality instruction in such subjects; how the eligible entity will provide assistance to high-need local educational agencies to improve student access to, and achievement in, the subjects identified in subparagraph (B), including through principal training; and how the eligible entity will ensure that all activities funded through a grant awarded under this section are evidence-based; describe how activities funded through a grant awarded under this section will be aligned with other Federal, State, and local funding, programs, and strategies, as appropriate; and if applicable, describe the eligible entity's plan for disbursing funds to eligible subgrantees to implement the activities described in subsection (e). If grants are awarded competitively, consistent with subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall give priority to applications from eligible entities that— include in the application a plan to implement an interdisciplinary approach, by integrating instruction in 1 or more covered subjects with reading, English, language arts, science, or mathematics instruction; and include in the application a plan to provide expanded learning time in the schools served by eligible subgrantees, in order to increase access to covered subjects. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to increase access for low-income students, including students who are English learners and students who are children with disabilities, to high-quality instruction in at least 1 of the covered subjects by carrying out 1 or more of the following activities: Improving the knowledge and skills of teachers through professional growth and improvement systems, and other instructional supports. Building local capacity to develop and implement, high-quality curricula, instructional supports, and assessments that are aligned with the State college and career ready academic content and achievement standards, consistent with section 1111(a)(1), in such subjects. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use grant funds to meet the needs identified in subsection (d)(2)(A) and the Secretary shall not require any eligible entity to address a specific subject or to address all covered subjects. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may reserve not more than 4 percent of grant funds for administration costs of the grant. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may, in accordance with paragraph (2), award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eligible subgrantees to enable such eligible subgrantees to carry out the activities described in subsection (e). Each subgrant under this subsection shall be of sufficient size and scope to support a high-quality, effective program that is consistent with the purpose of this subpart. From the amount reserved in accordance with section 9601, the Secretary shall— acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences— evaluate, in consultation with the relevant program office at the Department of Education, the implementation and impact of the activities supported under this section, including progress as measured by the metrics established under subsection (h)(1); and identify best practices to improve instruction in covered subjects; and disseminate research on best practices to improve instruction in covered subjects. The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall, in consultation with the relevant program office at the Department, establish performance metrics to evaluate the outcomes of grant projects that are assisted under this subpart. Each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary, which shall include information about the performance metrics described in paragraph (1). An eligible entity shall use Federal funds received under this section only to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from other Federal and non-Federal sources for the activities described in this section, and not to supplement such funds. A State that receives assistance under this subpart shall maintain the fiscal effort provided by the State for the subjects supported by a grant under this subpart at a level equal to or greater than the level of such fiscal effort for the preceding fiscal year. This subpart may be cited as the . Financial Literacy for Students Act From amounts made available under this subpart, the Secretary may award grants to State educational agencies to enable State educational agencies, on a statewide basis— to integrate financial literacy education into each public elementary school and public secondary school within the State that is eligible to receive funds under title I; and to provide professional development regarding the teaching of financial literacy in core academic subjects to each secondary school teacher of financial literacy or entrepreneurship within the State. In carrying out the grant activities described in subsection (a), the State educational agency may use grant funds to— implement school-based financial literacy activities, including after school activities; enhance student understanding and experiential learning with consumer, economic, entrepreneurship, and personal finance concepts; and promote partnerships with community-based organizations, financial institutions, local businesses, entrepreneurs, or other organizations providing financial literacy activities. A State educational agency receiving grant funds under this section shall not use more than 20 percent of such grant funds to carry out the following: Teacher professional development programs to embed financial literacy or personal finance or entrepreneurship education into core academic subjects. Curriculum development. An evaluation of the impact of financial literacy or personal finance education on students' understanding of financial literacy concepts. A State educational agency that receives a grant under this section shall provide matching funds, from non-Federal sources, in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount of grant funds provided to the State to carry out the activities supported by the grant. .
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