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H.R. 8570 116th Congress House

Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

Official title: To establish a Teacher Advisory Committee and a Parents and Families Advisory Committee.

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsAdvisory bodiesChild care and developmentCongressional oversight
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 9, 2020
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to establish (1) a Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the implementation and impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the elementary and secondary education law that replaced the No Child Left Behind Act; and (2) a Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects and implementation of the ESSA on children and families and to review and analyze the implementation of various family engagement activities.

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  • HR 5667 Reintroduced Bill Teachers and Parents at the Table Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8570: Teachers and Parents at the Table Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8570/
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"H.R. 8570: Teachers and Parents at the Table Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8570/.
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H.R. 8570, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8570/.
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