Partnership for Excellence in Education Act of 1987

Summary

Partnership for Excellence in Education Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to pay the Federal share (50 percent) of the cost of authorized activities conducted by eligible partnerships. Defines "eligible partnership" to mean a local educational agency joining with business concerns (including utility companies), nonprofit private organizations, institutions of higher education, professional associations, museums, hospitals, libraries, educational television stations, and appropriate State and local public agencies. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1988 through 1991. Allows an eligible partnership to use payments under this Act for: (1) the use of volunteers from community organizations, businesses, and other members of the eligible partnership to serve as consultants, lecturers, role models, teaching assistants, and other personnel in the elementary and secondary schools of a local educational agency; (2) the use of secondary school students in the work of other members of the eligible partnership in order to observe and participate in an actual work environment; (3) the conduct of computer clubs and other similar extracurricular activities, particularly activities involving the use of modern technologies, in the secondary schools of local educational agencies; (4) the use of school facilities and personnel of a local educational agency for job training and remedial education for workers in the community; (5) the establishment of advisory councils for the eligible partnership consisting of business leaders and community volunteer leaders; (6) the conduct of State-wide activities, including the provision of technical assistance and the furnishing of incentive grants to the advisory councils of eligible partnerships at the local level in the State; and (7) such other collaborative activities as the State economic development agency determines will contribute to carrying out the purposes of this Act. Sets forth requirements for State and local applications. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual evaluation of grants made under this Act.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 April 1987

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