Washington, D.C., December 12, 2025 — Teach Plus issued the following statement on the bipartisan introduction of the New Essential Education Discoveries (NEED) Act of 2025 in Congress:
“Teachers across the country are constantly looking for ways to innovate given the ever evolving demands they face in their classrooms,” said Teach Plus CEO Kira Orange Jones. “The NEED Act bolsters those efforts as it improves the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems to gather accurate data that will inform the field of the challenges we see in classrooms and identify opportunities to advance innovative practices to better serve our students. We applaud the efforts of Rep. Bonamici and Rep. Fitzpatrick to bring forth meaningful investments that innovate and advance teaching and learning.”
U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and U.S. Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to spur innovation in teaching and learning techniques. The NEED Act would improve student learning by creating a National Center for Advanced Development in Education (NCADE) to promote informed-risk, high-reward education research. The new national center would focus on developing and disseminating effective practices and tools to improve students’ academic performance and close longstanding achievement gaps.
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