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S. 5568 119th Congress Senate

Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026

Introduced: September 28, 2026 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 28, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026

This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants for local educational agencies to reduce class sizes in the early elementary grades (grades K-3) in targeted public elementary schools by recruiting, hiring, and supporting qualified teachers.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5568: Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5568/
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"S. 5568: Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5568/.
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S. 5568, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5568/.
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