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Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-579| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2019
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (6)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies in high-poverty school districts to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (kindergarten through third grade) by recruiting, training, and hiring qualified teachers.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Academic performance and assessmentsCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesMinority employmentTeaching, teachers, curriculaWorker safety and health

Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-579| Senate 
| Updated: 2/27/2019
Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies in high-poverty school districts to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (kindergarten through third grade) by recruiting, training, and hiring qualified teachers.
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Timeline
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • February 27, 2019
    Introduced in Senate
  • February 27, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (6)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsCongressional oversightEducational facilities and institutionsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesMinority employmentTeaching, teachers, curriculaWorker safety and health