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 PUBLIC LAW 103-382—OCT. 20, 1994 108 STAT. 3877 "(1) administering and implementing programs under this Act; "(2) implementing school reform programs in a manner that improves teaching and learning for all students; "(3) coordinating such programs with other Federal, State, and local education plans and activities, so that all students, particularly students at risk of educational failure, are provided opportunities to meet challenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards; and "(4) adopting, adapting, and implementing promising and proven practices for improving teaching and learning. "PART A—COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS "SEC. 13101. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 20 USC 8621. Grants. Contracts. " (a) COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary is authorized to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities or consortia of such entities in order to establish a networked system of 15 comprehensive regional assistance centers to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance, related to administration , and implementation of programs under this Act, to States, organizations, and other recipients of funds under this Act. " (2) CONSIDERATION.— In establishing comprehensive regional assistance centers and allocating resources among the centers, the Secretary shall consider— "(A) the geographic distribution of students assisted under title I; "(B) the geographic and linguistic distribution of students of limited-English proficiency; "(C) the geographic distribution of Indian students; "(D) the special needs of students living in urban and rural areas; and "(E) the special needs of States and outlying areas in geographic isolation. "(3) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary shall establish 1 com- Hawaii prehensive regional assistance center under this section in Hawaii. "(b) SERVICE TO INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES. — The Secretary shall ensure that each comprehensive regional assistance center that serves a region with a significant population of Indian or Alaska Native students shall— "(1) be awarded to a consortium which includes a tribally controlled community college or other Indian organization; and "(2) assist in the development and implementation of instructional strategies, methods and materials which address the specific cultural and other needs of Indian or Alaska Native students. "(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.— To ensure the quality and effectiveness of the networked system of comprehensive regional assistance centers supported under this part, the Secretary shall— "(1) develop, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, the Director of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, and the Assist-
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