SUMMARY AS OF:
5/4/1999--Introduced.
Excellence in Education Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for a program
of grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the construction of new
public elementary school and secondary school facilities.
Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award such grants if the applicant
LEAs: (1) reduce class and school sizes for their public elementary and
secondary schools to specified limits for various grade levels; (2) terminate
the practice of social promotion in their public schools; (3) require that
students be subject to State achievement standards in the core curriculum at key
transition points, to be determined by the State, for all kindergarten through
grade 12 students; (4) use tests and other indicators, such as grades and
teacher evaluations, to assess student performance in meeting State achievement
standards; (5) provide remedial education for students who fail to meet State
achievement standards, including tutoring, mentoring, summer programs,
before-school programs, and after-school programs; and (6) provide equal
matching funds from non-Federal sources.