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The Administration's reauthorization strategy would create a coordinated high school and technical education improvement program, Secondary and Technical Education State Grants, to replace of the current Vocational Education State Grants. The $1 billion request for this new program would support and extend the achievement and accountability goals of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by requiring States and school districts to focus more intensively on improving student outcomes, such as academic achievement, and ensuring that students are being taught the necessary skills to make successful transitions from high school to college and college to the workforce. States would use formula allocations to make competitive grants to local educational agencies and community and technical colleges and to carry out State-level activities. In addition, to help facilitate coordination with ESEA Title I and enhance flexibility in how Federal funds are used to achieve positive student outcomes, States would have the option to transfer funds to support education-related activities under the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies program. No funds are requested for most current vocational education programs, including National Programs, Occupational and Employment Information, Tech-Prep State Grants, and the Tech-Prep Demonstration. Although currently authorized under the Perkins Act, the Department is requesting funds for the Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational and Technical Institutions program in the Higher Education account.
The Administration plans to propose amendments for the reauthorization of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to increase the focus on building stronger skills in basic reading, math, and English acquisition for adults who need to strengthen weak literacy skills or want to earn their high school diploma or its recognized equivalent (the GED). Among other things, proposed amendments would revise current accountability provisions, add a new State requirement for developing and implementing educational standards for adult literacy activities leading to high school-level proficiency, require that teachers be trained in the use of research-validated instructional practices in reading, math and English fluency, and strengthen provisions for employer partnerships and for the participation of community- and faith-based organizations in the program. The request includes $6.7 million for the National Institute for Literacy, with the expectation that new authorizing legislation would continue support for its communication, capacity-building, and policy analysis activities. No funds are requested under the current, separate National Leadership Activities authority. The reauthorization strategy will address national activities, including technical assistance and evaluation, as part of the proposed State Grants program.
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