Education Department must publish detailed teacher workforce data by race and experience

What it does

This bill requires the Department of Education to collect and publish detailed data on the teacher and principal workforce as part of its existing civil rights data collection. Schools must report the number of teachers and principals, their years of experience, licensing status, and subject-matter certifications (math, science, ESL, special education), all broken down by race, ethnicity, and sex. The data will be published on the Education Department's website in accessible formats, with privacy protections to keep individual teacher and principal names confidential.

Why we flagged it

The bill's core function is to mandate systematic collection and public disclosure of educator workforce data disaggregated by demographics and experience. It is a transparency and accountability measure, not a funding, regulatory, or commemorative bill.

What the text implies

• Public disclosure of disaggregated teacher data may enable identification of schools with high concentrations of inexperienced or under-certified teachers, potentially affecting property values and school choice decisions in ways that could exacerbate existing inequities if not paired with resources to address root causes.
• Data on teacher licensing and certification gaps may create political pressure on states to enforce stricter requirements, which could reduce the pool of available teachers in high-need districts if alternative pathways (e.g., alternative certification) are not simultaneously expanded.
• Longitudinal tracking of experience data may reveal patterns of teacher attrition in specific schools or districts, potentially stigmatizing schools serving disadvantaged communities if the underlying causes (pay, working conditions, support) are not simultaneously addressed.

Who it affects

Ordinary citizens and parents gain transparency into educator workforce composition, experience levels, and qualifications—information that directly affects school quality and equity. Disaggregated data by race and ethnicity can expose disparities in teacher diversity and experience, enabling communities to advocate for more equitable hiring and retention. The bill imposes no new costs on families and strengthens public accountability.

Named in the bill

Department of Education, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office for Civil Rights, Chief Privacy Officer, Local Educational Agencies, Public Elementary Schools, Public Secondary Schools, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.

• Apr 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Apr 30, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

2 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $76,281 in lobbying spend. A filing names 14 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 41% of bills with at least one filing.

Eric Sorensen, the sponsor, reported $905,648 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• National Association of Elementary School Principals (naesp) — $70,000 on 1 filing
• Alliance for Excellent Education — $6,281 on 1 filing

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.