Educational Freedom Act of 2014
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 6, 2014)
Educational Freedom Act of 2014 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit any federal officer or employee from directly or indirectly mandating, directing, incentivizing, or controlling, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, a state's, local educational agency's (LEA's), or school's specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction.
Prohibits any provision of the ESEA from being construed to authorize such an officer or employee to do so.
Prohibits any federal officer or employee from directly or indirectly conditioning, through grants, contracts, or other cooperative agreements, the availability of financial support on a state's, LEA's, or school's adoption of any specific instructional content, academic standards and assessments, curriculum, or program of instruction, even if such conditions are specified under any other Act.
Prohibits any provision of the ESEA from being construed to authorize such an officer or employee to do so.
Includes, within these prohibitions, requirements and incentives to adopt the Common Core State Standards or any other academic standards common to a significant number of states.
What just happenedFeb 6, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 6, 2014
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House