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119-s-1347119th CongressWALLET

Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

Introduced

Summary

Expands access to college credits through dual enrollment and early college high schools. This bill would create a new competitive grant program to help high school students earn postsecondary credits by funding partnerships between local school districts and colleges.

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  • Students and families: High school students could earn transferable college credits while in public high school. Grants may pay tuition, fees, books, and required materials so students do not pay for college courses and can cover transportation with a 20 percent cap on those funds.
  • Colleges and K‑12 partners: Eligible institutions would apply with local educational agencies to run programs. Grants would fund activities for up to 5 years and can be renewed when independent evaluations show positive outcomes. Priority would go to programs serving low‑income families, rural schools, and first‑generation college students.
  • Accountability and learning: Each recipient must conduct an independent evaluation of rigor and credit transfer and report results to the Secretary. The Secretary would summarize those findings for Congress starting 3 years after enactment and every 2 years after.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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More college credits for high schoolers

This bill would create federal grants to expand dual enrollment and early college high school programs. Grants could run up to 5 years and be renewed if programs show positive results. Grant funds could pay tuition, fees, books, required materials, and transportation (but no more than 20% for transport). The Secretary would give priority to institutions serving low-income, rural, and first-generation college students. Each grant recipient would do an independent evaluation of program results. The Secretary would summarize evaluations and report to Congress within 3 years and every 2 years after.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 4/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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