Ending Common Core and Expanding School Choice Act

This bill significantly amends Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, reconfiguring federal grants for disadvantaged children. It allows federal funds, allocated to State Educational Agencies based on the number of eligible low-income children, to follow these children to their chosen educational settings. This includes public schools, charter schools, accredited private schools, or approved supplemental educational service programs, all in accordance with State law. State Educational Agencies would calculate a per-pupil amount for each eligible child, which can be used for a broad range of qualified elementary and secondary education expenses . State law may direct the agency to distribute all or a portion of these funds directly to parents of eligible children, who could then apply them towards tuition, fees, or other approved educational costs. These expenses encompass those for public, charter, or accredited private schools, as well as State-approved supplemental educational services. Additionally, the bill includes provisions to prevent federal intervention in state and local education decisions. It explicitly prohibits any federal officer from mandating, directing, or controlling a State's instructional content, academic standards, assessments, or curricula, specifically mentioning the Common Core State Standards . The federal government is also forbidden from requiring states to implement specific annual assessments, academic standards, or accountability systems, or from conditioning funds on such implementations.