Who it affects
- High-need school districts
- School social workers
- Department of Education
In committeeEducation
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act
H.R. 7798 · House bill · Introduced March 4, 2026
The School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act would require grants for high-need school districts to hire or retain social workers and establish a national support center.
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What it would do
- The bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to high-need school districts.
- The grants would pay to keep or hire social workers in elementary and secondary schools.
- The bill also creates a national support center for school social work.
- The center would develop ways to make school social workers more effective, among other duties.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to hire and retain school social workers, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen (D-WI)
- Introduced
- March 4, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 4
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
- Latest action
- March 4, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act This bill provides certain resources to increase the number of social workers in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to high-need local educational agencies to retain or hire school social workers. The bill also establishes a national technical assistance center for school social work to, among other duties, develop strategies for improving the effectiveness of the school social work workforce.
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