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ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND) , Reauthorize and modify the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind Act 2001) to: . recognize student progress in lieu of the current all-or-nothing approach and recognize degrees of progress for schools; . ensure fair accountability by providing flexibility for special education and English Language Learners (ELL's) and other formula adjustments, and by requiring identical tests for Title I and Title III students in non-public schools; . ensure standards are meaningful by developing uniform benchmarks of proficiency for all states to use; . reward and retain quality teachers by supporting measures that raise pay for teachers in fields with shortages and in high-needs communities. that create career ladder paths, and that assist with rising housing costs; . allow districts to pay for monitoring and other implementation costs of the Supplemental Education Services out of the required 20% set-aside and ensure that public schools are not unfairly prevented from providing remedial services to students; and . allocate immigrant funds under Title III based on the number of recently-arrived foreign-born students. HEAD START Increase funding for the newly-reauthorized Head Start Program. IMMIGRATION IMPACT Address the impact of federal immigration policies on local school district funds by supporting the Entrant and Refugee Assistance Program under the Targeted Assistance and Immigrant Education appropriation serving foreign-born, limited English proficient (LEP) students and their families. Support the DREAM Act or similar legislation that provides immigration relief to a select group of students who grew up in the United States, who have good moral character, and who are pursuing a college education or have enlisted in the military; and give states the authority to determine whether '~'J->.}.,. '" '"_""'., _',. :'j; to grant in-state tuition to statere'S1ClEi!nts regardless of " immigration status."- - MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT Oppose any policy revisions to restrict school-based reimbursement for administration expenditures and certain transportation costs for services provided to low-income children with disabilities. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION Support long-term extension of the Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) program, which provides for interest-free loans to be secured by eligible school districts, and modify program to permit school construction and land acquisition. SECONDARY SCHOOL REFORM Support continued and additional funding for secondary- education reform, including themed, career path-based academies and smaller learning communities. TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS Support continued annual allocations for the Universal Service Fund Program (E-Rate) and streamline refund procedures to provide schools and libraries with affordable access to state-of-the-art networking and telecommunications technology. WORKFORCE PREPARATION Enhance funding and effectiveness of public vocational training, adult education, family literacy, and career academy programs through improved coordination with partner agencies through the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) legislation. Oppose any efforts to reduce funding for vocational and technical education programs authorized through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act. '131 assistance in pro'{I" mg, e" "rtcrs law t'agency new technology equipmenLallowing nd more time engaged in school pblicing .#"{;;j' 0":,,< l' ~ ~ ?i. l.