20 U.S.C. § 9607: Grant program for statewide…

Summary

The Secretary of Education may give competitive grants to State education agencies to build and run statewide, long-term student data systems. These systems must handle and analyze individual student records in ways that follow the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. States must apply in the form and time the Secretary asks. Grants are chosen by peer review that checks technical quality (accuracy and reliability), helps link data across States, and protects student privacy under section 9573. Reviews also favor projects that produce timely, accurate data for ESEA reporting and for research to raise student achievement. Priority is given to applications that meet the voluntary standards in section 9543(a)(5). Grant money must add to, not replace, existing State or local funds. Within 1 year after November 5, 2002, and again 3 years after that date, the Secretary, with the National Academies Committee on National Statistics, must publish a public report. The report must describe State practices, evaluate whether systems can manage student data under the ESEA, link across States, and protect privacy under section 9573, and it must list best practices and areas needing improvement.

Title 20, §9607

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(a)Grants authorized

The Secretary is authorized to award grants, on a competitive basis, to State educational agencies to enable such agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

(b)Applications

Each State educational agency desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

(c)Awarding of grants

In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall use a peer review process that—

(1)ensures technical quality (including validity and reliability), promotes linkages across States, and protects student privacy consistent with section 9573 of this title;

(2)promotes the generation and accurate and timely use of data that is needed—

(A)for States and local educational agencies to comply with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) and other reporting requirements and close achievement gaps; and

(B)to facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps; and

(3)gives priority to applications that meet the voluntary standards and guidelines described in section 9543(a)(5) of this title.

(d)Supplement not supplant

Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing State data systems.

(e)Report

Not later than 1 year after November 5, 2002, and again 3 years after such date, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Academies Committee on National Statistics, shall make publicly available a report on the implementation and effectiveness of Federal, State, and local efforts related to the goals of this section, including—

(1)identifying and analyzing State practices regarding the development and use of statewide, longitudinal data systems;

(2)evaluating the ability of such systems to manage individual student data consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), promote linkages across States, and protect student privacy consistent with section 9573 of this title; and

(3)identifying best practices and areas for improvement.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsecs. (a), (c)(2)(A), and (e)(2), is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27, which is classified generally to chapter 70 (§ 6301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.

§9607 Grant Program for Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems