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H.R. 3605: Strength in Diversity Act of 2025

The Strength in Diversity Act of 2025 is a proposed bill aimed at addressing issues of racial isolation and concentrated poverty in schools across the United States. Its primary goal is to enhance diversity—both racial and socioeconomic—in certain schools that experience significant educational disparities.

Key Features of the Bill

1. Purpose

The bill seeks to develop and implement strategies that can mitigate the effects of racial and socioeconomic isolation in covered schools, which include publicly-funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, and public secondary schools.

2. Grant Program

The bill establishes a grant program administered by the Secretary of Education. This program is designed to fund eligible entities (such as state educational agencies, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies) that propose effective plans to enhance diversity in covered schools.

3. Types of Grants

The grant program will include:

  • Planning Grants: Funding for entities to create strategies aimed at increasing diversity.
  • Implementation Grants: Funding for entities to execute strategies that aim to enhance diversity and reduce isolation.

4. Application Criteria

  • Quality of the proposed plan.
  • Likelihood of improving student outcomes.
  • Potential to significantly decrease isolation in schools.

5. Requirements for Grant Recipients

  • Engage in community outreach to gather input and support.
  • Develop and implement plans that include ways to improve diversity.
  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of their initiatives.

6. Data and Evaluation

7. Funding Allocation

  • National activities, such as research and best practice development.
  • Planning and implementation grants for state educational activities.

8. Prohibition on Federal Oversight

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Sponsors

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Actions

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Date Action
May. 23, 2025 Introduced in House
May. 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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