Amendment authorized $10 million in FY 1991 for Federal support for the National Writing Project; and authorized $500,000 for the Office of Educational Research and Information to conduct research on the teaching of writing and on methods to use writing as a learning tool.

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Amendment Number
590
Description
Amendment authorized $10 million in FY 1991 for Federal support for the National Writing Project; and authorized $500,000 for the Office of Educational Research and Information to conduct research on the teaching of writing and on methods to use writing as a learning tool.
Purpose
An amendment to authorize $10 million in FY 1991 and such sums as may be necessary in fiscal years 1992 through 1996 for federal support for the National Writing Project, a collaborative higher education/public school initiative that provides in-service training to teachers in the area of writing.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 20, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Boxer amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
11:50:31
Submitted Date
Jul 20, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 1, 2021
Amendment 590 — Informed