Put School Counselors Where They’re Needed Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 8
- Latest action
- May 21, 2025
What it does
The Put School Counselors Where They’re Needed Act would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a four-year demonstration project that provides competitive grants to secondary schools receiving Title I funds with a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, enabling them to hire additional school counselors and related support services for at-risk students. The bill targets schools with historically low graduation rates, particularly those serving disadvantaged student populations, and requires that added counselors supplement—not replace—existing counseling staff. Grants would be authorized at $5 million annually from fiscal years 2026 through…
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Where it goes next
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