Federal money to help more students take advanced classes.
S. 4988 — Advanced Coursework Equity Act · Filed by Cory Booker (D-NJ) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill gives schools money for three years. It helps Black, Latino, Native American, disabled, English-learning, and low-income students. Schools must use fair tests instead of teacher picks. Schools must track and report who takes these classes.
Who it affects
Students from groups left out of advanced classes benefit most. Schools and school districts get the money to make changes.
One thing to notice
Schools must share facts about who takes advanced classes. The facts break down by race, ethnicity, disability, income, and English-learner status.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.
- Jul 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 15, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- advanced classes — Classes that move faster and go deeper than regular classes, like AP.
- fair tests — Tests that score the same way no matter who takes them.
- English-learner — A student who is still learning to speak and read English.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (31,577 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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