New Essential Education Discoveries Act of 2026

This bill would create a National Center for Advanced Development in Education within the federal Institute of Education Sciences. The center, led by a new commissioner, would fund research and development on teaching methods, learning technologies, and student assessments through grants, cash prizes, and contracts, and could hire scientific staff outside the normal federal competitive hiring rules. It would set up an advisory panel of 8 to 12 members that would issue yearly public reports and end after 5 years. The bill would also rewrite the federal grant program that helps states build data systems linking student records from early childhood through college and into the workforce, including privacy requirements and planning grants.

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Sponsors

• Michael F. Bennet Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors