Bill · S. 4579· Senate(119-S-4579)
All Students Count Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 5/20/2026
- Last activity
- 5/20/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Mazie Hirono
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "All Students Count Act of 2026" seeks to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The bill requires annual State report cards to include more specific racial and ethnic groupings. Specifically, it aims to further disaggregate data for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. This change would move beyond major racial categories to include specific ethnic sub-groups. The goal is to better reflect changing demographics and unique educational needs. These changes would take effect 18 months after the act is passed.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would Asian Americans be better off under this?+5
The bill provides better visibility for the diverse ethnic subgroups within the Asian American community to address unique educational challenges.
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+5
The bill promotes equity by requiring detailed data disaggregation for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander subgroups to better identify specific educational needs.
Would students be better off under this?+4
The bill benefits students of specific Asian and Pacific Islander ethnicities by enabling more accurate identification of their educational needs.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Identifying and supporting educational needs: By disaggregating data for detailed Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups, the bill aims to help identify and support the specific educational needs of these diverse communities (Section 2, Finding 6).
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Improved data accuracy for student performance: The bill updates the requirements for reporting ethnic groups to include specific sub-groups under the categories of 'Asian American' and 'Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander' (Section 3, subsection a).
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Recognition of diverse experiences: The bill recognizes that specific groups, such as Southeast Asian Americans or Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders, face unique social and educational challenges that are currently not reflected in the current data collection requirements (Section 2, Findings 2, 3, 4, and 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Asian Americans+5Good For Students+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+2
- 5/20/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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