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U.S. Code, Title 20, Education
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 6651. Higher Education Activities
(a) Activities
(1) In general
From amounts made available under section 6643(2) of this title, the State agency for higher education, working in conjunction with the State educational agency (if such agencies are separate), shall make grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, including museums and educational partnership organizations, which must work in conjunction with a local educational agency, consortium of local educational agencies, or schools, for—
(A) professional development activities in the core academic subjects that contribute to the State plan for professional development;
(B) developing and providing assistance to local educational agencies, and the teachers and staff of each such agency, for sustained, high-quality professional development activities; and
(C) improving teacher education programs in order to promote further innovation in teacher education programs within an institution of higher education and to better meet the needs of the local educational agencies for well-prepared teachers.
(2) Competitive basis
Each grant, contract, or cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
(3) Special rule
No institution of higher education may receive assistance under (a)(1) 1 of this subsection unless the institution enters into an agreement with a local educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, to provide sustained, high-quality professional development for the elementary and secondary school teachers in the schools of each such agency.
1 So in original. Probably should be "paragraph (1)".
(4) Joint efforts
Each activity assisted under this section, where applicable, shall involve the joint effort of the institution of higher education’s school or department of education, if any, and the schools or departments in the specific disciplines in which such professional development will be provided.
(b) Allowable activities
A recipient of funds under this section shall use such funds for—
(1) sustained and intensive high-quality professional development for teams of teachers, or teachers, and, where appropriate, pupil services personnel and administrators from individual schools or school districts;
(2) other sustained and intensive professional development activities related to achievement of the State plan for professional development; and
(3) preservice training activities.
(c) Partnerships
Each institution of higher education receiving a grant under this section may also enter into a partnership with a private industry, museum, library, educational television station, or public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated experience to carry out professional development activities assisted under this section.
(Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2211, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3632.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 6643, 6645 of this title.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 6651. Higher Education Activities," U.S. Code, Title 20, Education in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed December 21, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DJTMLBLI21ISVDX.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 6651. Higher Education Activities." U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 21 Dec. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DJTMLBLI21ISVDX.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 6651. Higher Education Activities' in U.S. Code, Title 20, Education. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 20, Education, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 21 December 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DJTMLBLI21ISVDX.
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