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Stories / Issue · Sep 28 – Oct 2, 2026

Education

29Members · 18 D · 11 R
30Actions · 19 D · 11 R
22States & territories · AZ · NY · CA · OR lead
$9.8MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSat26Sun27Mon286Tue295Wed306Thu110Fri23Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 2
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 2
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 3
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 1
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 5
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 17

Developing stories

2 threads · 5 of 30 actions

Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Support

2 members

  1. Sep 29Gillibrand called Cornell University fraternity rape case allegations serious and horrific; urged Senate action on campus sexual assault.
  2. Sep 29Kaine criticized Education Department's rollback of Title IX protections for assault survivors and LGBTQ+ students.
  3. Oct 1Kaine introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent campus sexual assault and support student survivors.

3 actions →

529 Retirement Enhancement Act

2 members

  1. Sep 30Cruz (R) introduced bipartisan bill eliminating lifetime cap on 529 education savings account rollovers.
  2. Oct 1Blunt Rochester introduced bipartisan bill eliminating $35,000 lifetime cap on 529 education savings rollovers.

2 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 15

  • RCassidy LAApplauded implementation of Educational Choice for Children Act
  • DMerkley ORIntroduced bill to extend rural school funding
  • DKelly AZIntroduced bill to remove phones from classrooms
  • DKaine VAIntroduced SUCCESS Act and S.O.S. Campus Act
  • RLummis WYLed passage of bill modernizing school trust fund investments
  • DBlunt Rochester DEIntroduced bill increasing flexibility for 529 education savings accounts
  • DDean PAReintroduced bill removing criminal questions from college applications
  • RCrank COIntroduced SPROUT Act to expand childcare facility capacity
  • DLeger Fernandez NMIntroduced bill to waive community college tuition fees
  • RCruz TXIntroduced bipartisan bill to expand 529 savings account flexibility
  • RLankford OKIntroduced Religious Education Fairness Act to protect theology and religious studies students from earnings-based aid l
  • DGillibrand NYCriticized system failures in handling sexual violence on campuses
  • DBrown OHIntroduced competitive grant program to reduce K-3 class sizes in low-income schools
  • DMcBath GAIntroduced legislation to reduce class sizes and boost school funding
  • RCiscomani AZLed bipartisan effort to clarify service dog access in STEM research facilities

Oppose · 2

  • DSchiff CAUrged Department of Education to rescind accreditation rule changes
  • RLawler NYUrged administration to revise Head Start rule weakening program standards

What each party did · Democrats 19 · Republicans 11

  • 1Sent letters1
  • 2Criticized0
  • 0Praised3
  • 0Visits and events1
  • 3Announced funding2
  • 13Filed or pushed bills4

By state

  • AZ3
  • NY3
  • CA2
  • OR2
  • VA2
  • PA2
  • OH2
  • MP2

+14 more with fewer actions

Every action

30 actions · 32 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
    • Praise

      RCassidy LA

      Praised Trump administration implementation of his school choice tax credit legislation.

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    • Bill

      DDingell MI

      Introduced legislation to prevent campus sexual assault and support student survivors.

      Release ↗

    • Funding

      DAguilar CA $4.9M

      Announced $4.9 million in grants for childcare and STEM/healthcare programs at Cal State San Bernardino.

      Release ↗

  2. Oct 1, 2026
  3. Sep 30, 2026
  4. Sep 29, 2026
  5. Sep 28, 2026

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works