112 STAT. 2686 PUBLIC LAW 105-278—OCT. 22, 1998 (1) to assist other schools in adapting the charter school's program (or certain aspects of the charter school's program), or to disseminate information about the charter school, through such activities as— "(i) assisting other individuals with the planning and start-up of one or more new public schools, including charter schools, that are independent of the assisting charter school and the assisting charter school's developers, and that agree to be held to at least as high a level of accountability as the assisting charter school; "(ii) developing partnerships with other public schools, including charter schools, designed to improve student perforaiance in each of the schools participating in the partnership; "(iii) developing curriculum materials, assessments, and other materials that promote increased student achievement and are based on successful practices within the assisting charter school; and "(iv) conducting evaluations and developing materials that document the successful practices of the assisting charter school and that are designed to improve student performance in other schools.", (f) NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— Section 10305 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 8065) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 10305. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reserve for each fiscal year the greater of 5 percent or $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated to carry out this part, except that in no fiscal year shall the total amount so reserved exceed $8,000,000, to carry out the following activities: "(1) To provide charter schools, either directly or through State educational agencies, with— "(A) information regarding— "(i) Federal funds that charter schools are eligible to receive; and "(ii) other Federal programs in which charter schools may participate; and "(B) assistance in applying for Federal education funds that are allocated by formula, including assistance with filing deadlines and submission of applications. "(2) To provide for the completion of the 4-year national study (which began in 1995) of charter schools. "(3) To provide for other evaluations or studies that include the evaluation of the impact of charter schools on student achievement, including information i*lBgarding— "(A) students attending charter schools reported on the basis of race, age, disability, gender, limited English proficiency, and previous enrollment in public school; and "(B) the professional qualifications of teachers within a charter school and the turnover of the teaching force. "(4) To provide— "(A) information to applicants for assistance under this part;
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