Smaller Schools, Stronger Communities Act

This bill would provide federal grants to local school districts to help them design and implement "smaller learning communities." These smaller environments are typically created by building new, smaller schools or by restructuring large existing schools into smaller, more personalized units, such as "schools-within-a-school."

For students and families, the goal of this legislation is to improve academic achievement and safety by fostering closer relationships between students and teachers. By reducing the scale of large educational institutions, the bill aims to lower dropout rates and increase student engagement within their local communities.