2015 US Code
Title 20 - Education (Sections 1 - 10013)
Chapter 78 - Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Critical Foreign Language Education (Sections 9801 - 9882)
Subchapter I - Teacher Assistance (Sections 9811 - 9841)
Part B - Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs (Sections 9831 - 9833)
Sec. 9831 - Purpose
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 78 - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER I - TEACHER ASSISTANCE Part B - Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs Sec. 9831 - Purpose |
Contains | section 9831 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-69, title VI, §6121, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 634. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 121 Stat. 634 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 110-69 |
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It is the purpose of this part—
(1) to raise academic achievement through Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs by increasing, by 70,000, over a 4-year period beginning in 2008, the number of teachers serving high-need schools who are qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages;
(2) to increase, to 700,000 per year, the number of students attending high-need schools who—
(A) take and score a 3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language administered by the College Board; or
(B) achieve a passing score on an examination administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization in such a subject;
(3) to increase the availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in high-need schools; and
(4) to support statewide efforts to increase the availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in high-need schools.
(Pub. L. 110–69, title VI, §6121, Aug. 9, 2007, 121 Stat. 634.)
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