H.R. 10421
Transforming Education for the Future Act
Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici
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I Support for All Schools to Provide a Well-Rounded Education
A Innovative Teaching and Learning
1 Project-Based Learning Grants
2 Arts Education for All
3 Black History is American History
4 Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History
5 Teaching Hispanic and Latino and American Indian History
6 Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons
(a) Study. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (referred to in this subtitle as the Director) shall conduct a study on Holocaust education efforts in States, local educational agencies, and public elementary schools and secondary schools.
(b) Sampling. The study under subsection (a) shall include an examination of—
(1) all States;
(2) a nationally representative sample of local educational agencies; and
(3) a representative sample of public elementary and secondary schools served by the local educational agencies being studied.
(c) Elements. In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Director shall—
(1) determine whether States and local educational agencies being studied require Holocaust education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary schools and secondary schools;
(2) identify States and local educational agencies being studied that have optional Holocaust education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary schools and secondary schools;
(3) identify each State’s standards and the requirements of the local educational agencies being studied relating to Holocaust education and summarize the status of the implementation of such standards and requirements, including—
(A) the existence of a centralized apparatus at the State or local level that collects and disseminates Holocaust education curricula and materials;
(B) the existence of Holocaust education professional development opportunities for pre-service and in-service teachers;
(C) the involvement of informal educational organizations in implementing Holocaust education, including museums and cultural centers;
(D) an assessment of the challenges or gaps that may prevent educators from fulfilling Holocaust education requirements;
(E) the identification of training and resources needed to support educators teaching about the Holocaust; and
(F) the adoption of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum resources by—
(i) entities at the State or local level that disseminate Holocaust education curricula; or
(ii) local Holocaust museums and centers;
(4) determine—
(A) the range of intended outcomes from a Holocaust education unit at the State and local educational agency level; and
(B) the methods teachers are using that result in successfully achieving intended learning outcomes, which may include—
(i) in-class discussion;
(ii) educational activities conducted outside the classroom, including homework assignments and experiential learning involving State and local organizations, such as museums and cultural centers;
(iii) project-based learning;
(iv) educational materials and activities that are developmentally appropriate and taught through a trauma-informed lens; and
(v) integration of lessons from the Holocaust across the curriculum and throughout the school year;
(5) identify the types of instructional materials used to teach students about the Holocaust, including the use of primary source material;
(6) identify—
(A) in what disciplines the Holocaust is being taught;
(B) the amount of time allotted in the required curriculum to teach about the Holocaust; and
(C) the comprehensiveness of the Holocaust education curriculum taught in public elementary schools and secondary schools, as indicated by the extent to which the curriculum addresses all elements and aspects of the Holocaust and is based on reliable educational resources, such as resources provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; and
(7) identify the approaches used by public elementary schools and secondary schools to assess outcomes using traditional and nontraditional assessments, including assessments of—
(A) students’ knowledge of the Holocaust; and
(B) students’ ability to identify and analyze antisemitism, bigotry, hate, and genocide in historical and contemporary contexts.
(d) Report
(1) In general. Following the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
(2) Deadline. The report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than the earlier of—
(A) 180 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a); or
(B) 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(e) Definitions. In this subpart:
(1) Holocaust. The term Holocaust has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Never Again Education Act (Public Law 116–141; 36 U.S.C. 2301 note).
(2) Holocaust education. The term Holocaust education means educational activities that are specifically intended—
(A) to improve students’ awareness and understanding of the Holocaust;
(B) to educate students on the lessons of the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness about the importance of preventing genocide, hate, and bigotry against any group of people; and
(C) to study the history of antisemitism, its deep historical roots, the use of conspiracy theories and propaganda that target the Jewish people, and the shape-shifting nature of antisemitism over time.
7 Full-Service Community Schools Expansion
8 Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development
B High-Quality Assessments and Accountability
1 Promoting Innovative and Holistic Assessment Models
2 State Accountability System Reform
II Support for School Climate and Safety
A Civil Rights
B Educator and Staff Support
1 Professional Development
2 American Teachers
3 Preparing and Retaining All Paraeducators
4 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff
C School Climate and Safety
1 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools
A Definitions
B Partnership Grants for Local and State Educational Agencies
C Establishment of Interagency Task Force
D Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
E Amendments to Department of Education Data Collection
F School-Based Health Centers and Reporting
2 Protecting Our Students in Schools
A Purposes; Definitions
B Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
C State Activities and Grant Program
D Additional Provisions
3 Keeping All Students Safe
A Prohibition on Restraint and Seclusion; Additional Requirements
B State Plan; Reporting Requirements; Grants for State Educational Agencies
C General Provisions
4 Safe Schools Improvement
5 School Violence Prevention
6 Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools
7 Right to Read
D Education Research and Development
1 New Essential Education Discoveries
2 National Education Technology Clearinghouse
III Support for Addressing Socioeconomic Barriers to Learning
1 Protecting Public Education
A Protecting Public Schools
B Championing Honest and Responsible Transparency in Education Reform
2 Preschool for All
3 School Meals for All
A Universal School Meals Program
B Mitigating Electronic Access Losses for Students