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 108 STAT. 3810 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions. "(b) USES OF FUNDS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — Funds under this section may be used for— "(A) activities that will promote systemic education reform at the State and local levels, such as— "(i) research and development related to challenging State content and challenging State student performance standards and opportunity-to-leam standards or strategies for student learning; "(ii) the development and evaluation of model strategies for— "(I) assessment of student learning; "(II) professional development for teachers and administrators; "(III) parent and community involvement; and "(IV) other aspects of systemic reform; "(iii) developing and evaluating strategies for eliminating ability-grouping practices, and developing policies and programs that place all students on a college-preparatory path of study, particularly in academic fields such as mathematics, science, English, and social studies, including comprehensive inservice programs for teachers and pupil services personnel and academic enrichment programs that supplement regular courses for students; "(iv) developing and evaluating programs that directly involve parents and family members in the academic progress of their children; "(v) developing and evaluating strategies for integrating instruction and assessment such that teachers and administrators can focus on what students should know and be able to do at particular grade levels, which instruction shall promote the S3nithesis of knowledge, encourage the development of problem-solving skills drawing on a vast range of disciplines, and promote the development of higher order thinking by all students; and "(vi) developing and evaluating strategies for supporting professional development for teachers across all disciplines and for pupil services personnel, guidance counselors, and administrators, including inservice training that improves the skills of pupil services personnel, counselors and administrators for working with students from diverse populations; "(B) demonstrations at the State and local levels that are designed to yield nationally significant results, including approaches to public school choice and school-based decisionmaking; "(C) joint activities with other agencies to assist the effort to achieve the National Education Groals, including activities related to improving the transition from preschool to school and from school to work, as well as activities related to the integration of education and health and social services;

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