D.C. students would get more school scholarship money and new tutoring help.
This bill would increase the money available for D.C. school scholarships, setting aside $75 million each year. It would also allow scholarship grants to be renewed without a new application process and expand how the money can be used, including for pre-kindergarten and tutoring services for students who need extra help.
Currently, organizations managing D.C. school scholarships must reapply competitively every five years, and funds are mainly for kindergarten and up. The program is authorized for $60 million annually. If this bill passes, these organizations could renew grants for an additional five years without a new competitive process, and scholarship funds could cover pre-kindergarten and tutoring. The program would also be authorized for $75 million each year, starting in the government's budget year 2027.
S 3710 · 119th Congress · January 28, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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