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H.R. 1578 118th Congress House

Success in the Middle Act of 2023

Official title: To provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that stu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effective supports so that students complete the middle grades prepared for success in secondary school and postsecondary endeavors, to improve State and local educational agency policies and programs relating to the academic achievement of students in the middle grades, to develop and implement effective middle grades models for struggling students, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action March 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Success in the Middle Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program and take other specified actions to improve student learning and academic achievement for students in the middle grades (i.e., grades 5-8).

Specifically, the bill directs ED to

  • make formula grants to states, based on their proportion of children aged 5 to 17 living below the poverty line, to implement state middle grades need analyses and, on the basis of such analyses, create statewide improvement plans to improve student academic achievement in the middle grades; and
  • award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or designated LEA partnerships to implement a comprehensive middle school improvement plan for each eligible school (based on graduation rates and specified risk factors).

Among other activities, ED must also (1) study and identify promising practices for the improvement of middle grades education, (2) create a national clearinghouse and national middle grades database, (3) establish an educational research and development center, and (4) provide grants to turn around low-performing schools that serve middle grade students.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 15, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · May 15, 2023
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 14, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1578: Success in the Middle Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1578/
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"H.R. 1578: Success in the Middle Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1578/.
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