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H.R. 2902: Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011

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H.R. 2902: Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-13 · Education · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011

Plain summary

Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) to: (1) establish or support teacher preparation programs, and (2) establish or support teacher induction and retention programs. Requires the teacher preparation programs to: (1) require participants to complete at least one year of residency followed by at least three years of teaching at the LEA's high-need schools, and (2) award participants a teaching credential or degree that meets state requirements for a teaching license or certification upon their completion of the program. Requires the teacher induction and retention programs to provide teachers with: (1) high-quality professional development; (2) updated information on developments in curricula, assessments, and educational research; (3) a mentor teacher and other support if they are new teachers; and (4) leadership opportunities. Allows the grants to be used for certain other activities designed to improve the quality of education in high-need areas. Gives grant priority to partnerships that: (1) have a plan to recruit teachers from among minority and local candidates and the disabled; (2) use a valid and reliable teacher performance assessment; or (3) include an IHE eligible to participate in the TEACH Grant program, a Tribal College or University, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, an Hispanic-serving institution, or an historically Black college and university.

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Official text

Equal Access to Quality Education Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steve Cohen (D-TN), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2902 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112