To authorize the Institute of Education Sciences to conduct a study on student access to digital learning resources outside of the school day.

SA 2154. Mr. REID (for Mr. King (for himself and Mrs. Capito))
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089
submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S.
1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 264, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

SEC. 1018. REPORT ON STUDENT HOME ACCESS TO DIGITAL LEARNING
RESOURCES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences, in consultation with relevant Federal
agencies, shall complete a national study on the educational
trends and behaviors associated with access to digital
learning resources outside of the classroom, which shall
include analysis of extant data and new surveys about
students and teachers that provide--
(1) a description of the various locations from which
students access the Internet and digital learning resources
outside of the classroom, including through an after-school
or summer program, a library, and at home;
(2) a description of the various devices and technology
through which students access the Internet and digital
learning resources outside of the classroom, including
through a computer or mobile device;
(3) data associated with the number of students who lack
home Internet access, disaggregated by--
(A) each of the categories of students, as defined in
section 1111(b)(3)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965;
(B) homeless students and children or youth in foster care;
and
(C) students in geographically diverse areas, including
urban, suburban, and rural areas;
(4) data associated with the barriers to students acquiring
home Internet access;
(5) data associated with the proportion of educators who
assign homework or implement innovative learning models that
require or are substantially augmented by a student having
home Internet access and the frequency of the need for such
access;
(6) a description of the learning behaviors associated with
students who lack home Internet access, including--
(A) student participation in the classroom, including the
ability to complete homework and participate in innovative
learning models;
(B) student engagement, through such measures as attendance
rates and chronic absenteeism; and
(C) a student's ability to apply for employment,
postsecondary education, and financial aid programs;
(7) an analysis of the how a student's lack of home
Internet access impacts the instructional practice of
educators, including--
(A) the extent to which educators alter instructional
methods, resources, homework assignments, and curriculum in
order to accommodate differing levels of home Internet
access; and
(B) strategies employed by educators, school leaders, and
administrators to address the differing levels of home
Internet access among students; and
(8) a description of the ways in which State educational
agencies, local educational agencies, schools, and other
entities, including through partnerships, have developed
effective means to provide students with Internet access
outside of the school day.
(b) Public Dissemination.--The Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences shall widely disseminate the findings of
the study under this section--
(1) in a timely fashion;
(2) in a form that is understandable, easily accessible,
and publicly available and usable, or adaptable for use in,
the improvement of educational practice;
(3) through electronic transfer and other means, such as
posting, as available, to the website of the Institute of
Education Sciences, or the Department of Education; and
(4) to all State educational agencies and other recipients
of funds under part D of title IV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965.
(c) Definition of Digital Learning.--In this section, the
term ``digital learning''--
(1) has the meaning given the term in section 5702 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
(2) includes an educational practice that effectively uses
technology to strengthen a student's learning experience
within and outside of the classroom and at home, which may
include the use of digital learning content, video, software,
and other resources that may be developed, as the Secretary
of Education may determine.
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