The Strengthening Educator Workforce Data Act requires the Department of Education to collect and publish detailed information about teachers and principals working in public schools as part of its existing civil rights data collection efforts. Schools and school districts must report data on the number of full-time teachers and principals, their years of experience, licensing and certification status, and subject matter qualifications in key areas like mathematics, science, special education, and English as a second language. The department must break down all this information by race, ethnicity, and sex to reveal demographic patterns in the educator workforce, while protecting individual privacy. The department will then publish special reports and make the underlying data publicly accessible through the Office for Civil Rights website, allowing researchers, policymakers, and the public to analyze trends in teacher and principal staffing. The bill takes effect with the next civil rights data collection cycle after it becomes law.
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