Strength in Diversity Act of 2021
Key claim: The bill would establish a Department of Education grant program providing planning and implementation funds to help local school districts reduce racial and socioeconomic isolation in public pre-K and K-12 schools.
Abstract
(HR729 · 117th Congress) Strength in Diversity Act of 2021 This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education may award planning and implementation grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racial or socioeconomic isolation in publicly funded early childhood education programs, public elementary schools, or public secondary schools. Latest action (2021-11-23): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 127.
Why this matters
The proposal would give participating school districts federal resources to plan and carry out voluntary efforts to reduce racial and socioeconomic isolation, potentially affecting students in public pre-K and K-12 schools. Advancement to the House calendar is a legislative step, not evidence that grants became available or that student enrollment patterns changed.