New Essential Education Discoveries Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced
Summary
National Center for Advanced Development in Education would be created inside the Institute of Education Sciences to fund breakthrough teaching tools, new learning models, and community-informed research. The bill also would set up a competitive program to build statewide longitudinal data systems linking early childhood through workforce outcomes and requiring strong privacy protections.
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- Families and students: Targets research and tools to speed learning for students below proficiency in math and reading and to support early childhood, adult education, English learners, and students with disabilities.
- Educators and researchers: Authorizes grants, prizes, contracts, training, and fellowships to help teachers, school leaders, and researchers develop and test innovative instructional approaches and valid assessments.
- State and local agencies: Creates a competitive SLDS grant program to modernize data systems, requires interoperability standards, public data tools, and training on FERPA, COPPA, and HIPAA; applications must include sustainability and data-governance plans.
*Authorizes $500 million per year for FY2026–2030 for the new Center and $500 million for SLDS in FY2026 with at least that amount thereafter, representing new federal spending authorization.*
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Grants for statewide student data systems
This bill would create competitive grants to build and modernize statewide longitudinal student data systems that link early childhood, K–12, postsecondary, adult education, and workforce outcomes. The program would be authorized at $500 million for fiscal year 2026 and at least that amount each year after. Grants would generally last up to four years, with a possible two‑year renewal for good progress; the Secretary could reserve up to 10% of funds for planning grants lasting up to 18 months. Applications must describe privacy and security protections, plans to train staff on FERPA and related laws, data governance and sustainability commitments, and plans to increase public access to data tools. The Secretary must publish implementation reports one year and three years after enactment and issue guidance on privacy, public access, and data linkages within one year.
New national education R&D center
This bill would create a National Center for Advanced Development in Education inside the Institute of Education Sciences. The center would get $500 million each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, and the money would remain available until spent. Up to 5% of each year's money could pay administrative expenses and technical assistance. The Commissioner could hire temporary scientific and professional staff, train public and private education employees as fellows, and award grants, prizes, contracts, and technical assistance to support new teaching tools, assessments, and learning models. The Commissioner would form an 8–12 member advisory panel within 90 days of appointment, which must produce an initial report within two years and yearly updates afterward.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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