Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require the United States and the States to jointly ensure a high-quality education to all persons within the United States.

Key Points

• The joint resolution would add a new article to the Constitution making the federal government, states, tribes, and territories jointly responsible for ensuring every person in the country gets a high-quality education.
• It would give Congress explicit constitutional authority to pass laws enforcing this education guarantee, which could lead to new federal standards or funding requirements for schools.
• Like all constitutional amendments, this one faces an extremely high bar: two-thirds of both the House and Senate must approve it, and then three-fourths of state legislatures (38 states) must ratify it within seven years.
• The resolution was introduced by Representative DeSaulnier and referred to the House Judiciary Committee, where it currently sits with no scheduled action.