H.R. 10347

Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026

Sponsor: Haley M. Stevens

3 cosponsors
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026

This bill establishes a grant program for data literacy education and requires additional reporting regarding secondary school teachers.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to educational agencies, tribal schools, institutions of higher education, or consortia of such entities for programs to increase access to and support for data literacy, data science, and statistics education. The Institute of Education Sciences must evaluate the grant program within five years after the first grant is made to assess its effectiveness in improving access to data science and literacy.

Additionally, the bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to collect and report information on the number of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers in secondary schools in each state.

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I Data literacy education grant program

Sec. 102. Applications

(a) In general. To be eligible to receive a grant under this title, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, which shall include a description of how the entity plans—

(1) to carry out project activities under section 103 for the purposes of—

(A) increasing access to and support for data literacy, data science, and statistics education; and

(B) expanding access to and support for rigorous classes in STEM fields, including by—

(i) using data and statistical literacy to increase student interest in STEM fields; and

(ii) reducing enrollment gaps, opportunity gaps, and differentiated success for underrepresented students;

(2) for the duration of a grant made to the eligible entity under this title, to continuously assess and evaluate project activities funded by such grant; and

(3) to continue project activities after the expiration of the grant (including a statement of the planned duration of such continuation).

(b) Duration. A grant made under this title shall be for a term of not more than 5 years.

II Statistics on secondary school STEM teachers