H.R. 10631
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026
Sponsor: Lucy McBath
2 cosponsors
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (grades K-3) in targeted public elementary schools by recruiting, hiring, and supporting qualified teachers.
Text of the bill
In this Act:
(1) ESEA terms. The terms elementary school, local educational agency, poverty line, professional development, and State have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(2) Early elementary grades. The term early elementary grades means kindergarten through grade 3.
(3) Secretary. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.
(4) Targeted school. The term targeted school means a public elementary school served by a local educational agency that is in the highest quartile of all public elementary schools served by the local educational agency based on the number of students enrolled in the school who are eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).