SENATE 579116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/27/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2019-02-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-27 (00)
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies in high-poverty school districts to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (kindergarten through third grade) by recruiting, training, and hiring qualified teachers.
Cosponsors (6)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Kamala Harris (D-CA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Academic performance and assessments
- Congressional oversight
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Minority employment
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Worker safety and health
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