Data Science and Literacy Act of 2026

(a) Recipient reports. Not less frequently than twice each year for the duration of a grant made under this title, an eligible entity that receives such a grant shall submit to the Secretary a report on the use of grant funds, including data on the students served through project activities assisted with such funds, disaggregated by—

(1) race (for Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students using the same race response categories as the decennial census of the population);

(2) ethnicity;

(3) gender; and

(4) eligibility to receive a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).

(b) Report by the Secretary. Not later than 5 years after the date on which the first grant is made under this title, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report that includes—

(1) an analysis of reports received by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a); and

(2) recommendations for expanding the grant program established under this title.

(c) Grant program evaluation. Not later than 5 years after the date on which the first grant is made under this title, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall carry out and make publicly available an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grants made under this title, including an analysis of the following:

(1) With respect to a project assisted with a grant made under this title, the effectiveness of such project with respect to—

(A) improving access to data science and data literacy curricula and instruction;

(B) improving data science and data literacy skills in students at the pre-kindergarten through postsecondary levels; and

(C) assisting eligible entities that receive grants under this title in recruiting, preparing, and retaining qualified data science and statistics educators and specialists.

(2) The effectiveness of the grants made under this title with respect to improving national equitable student access to data science and data literacy curricula and instruction.