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S.2209: Class-Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1998
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about education
- Introduced June 24, 1998
- Latest Major Action June 24, 1998
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
19 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Class-Size Reduction and Teacher Quality Act of 1998 - Establishes a grants program to help States and local educational agencies recruit, train, and hire 100,000 additional teachers over a seven-year period in order to: (1) reduce class sizes nationally, in grades one through three, to an average of 18 students per classroom; and (2) improve teaching in the early grades so that all students can learn to read independently and well by the end...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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| June 24, 1998 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patty Murray (D-Wash.) |