S.829 -- An act to provide waivers for the establishment of educational
opportunity schools.
Author: Hutchison (R-TX)
Synopsis: Provides waivers for the establishment of educational opportunity
schools, in order to: (1) allow experimentation with same gender classes for
low-income, educationally disadvantaged students; (2) determine whether such
classes make a difference in the ed ucational achievement and opportunities
of such individuals; and (3) involve parents in the educational options and
choices of their children. Directs the Secretary to waive for up to five years
(but only to the extent the Secretary determines necessary t o ensure the
development and operation of same gender classes) any statutory or regulatory
requirement of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Status
Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Sponsors No Information Available
