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 102 STAT. 426

Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 100-297~APR. 28, 1988

(1) determine if such programs are effective, (2) determine the role the Federal Government should play in promoting and encouraging such programs, (3) determine if such programs are effective if conducted on a volunteer basis or whether it is necessary to offer incentives, such as tuition assistance, academic credit or reduced obligations for student loans, to induce participation by students in institutions of higher education, and (4) review available evidence on programs being conducted in foreign countries with a view toward determining whether their experience is applicable to the United States. The Secretary shall report the results of the study to the Congress within 1 year of the date of the enactment of this Act.

Reports. 20 USC 2973

SEC. 6205. STUDY OF LOCAL USE OF CHAPTER 2 FUNDS.

note.

(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A local educational agency which receives financial assistance under chapter 2 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 shall report annually to the State educational agency on the use of funds under section 1531 of such chapter. Such reporting shall be carried out in a manner which minimizes the amount of paperwork required while providing the State educational agency with the necessary information under the preceding sentence. Such report shall be made available to the public. (b) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—A State educational agency which receives financial assistance under chapter 2 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall annually evaluate the effectiveness of State and local programs under this chapter. Such evaluations shall be submitted for review and comment by the State advisory committee and shall be made available to the public. The State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a copy of such evaluations and a summary of the reports under subsection (a). (c) REPORTS.—

(1) The Secretary, in consultation with State and local educational agency representatives, shall develop a model system which State educational agencies may use for data collection and reporting under this chapter. (2) The Secretary shall submit not later than October 1990 and October 1992 a report to the appropriate committees of the Congress summarizing evaluations under subsection (b) in order to provide a national overview of the uses of funds and effectiveness of programs under this chapter. 20 USC 2951

SEC. 6206. NATIONAL STUDY OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAMS.

Contracts.

From funds available for the purposes of chapter 2 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Secretary shall contract with a qualified organization or agency to conduct a national study of effective schools programs to determine the impact of effective schools programs under such chapter. The study shall consider relevant measures of the impact of the effective schools programs, including student achievement, attitudes, and graduation rates.

20 USC 2921

SEC. 6207. STUDY OF FUND DISTRIBUTION.

Taxes,

The Secretary of Education shall conduct a study concerning the methods used for the allocation of funds among the States in the various programs of financial assistance to elementary and secondary education administered by the Department of Education. The

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