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HR 1611119th CongressIntroduced
RAISE Act of 2025
Introduced: Oct 29, 2025
Economy & TaxesEducationLabor & Employment
Standard Summary
Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs
The RAISE Act of 2025 establishes a refundable federal tax credit for educators based on school poverty levels, increases the educator expense deduction to $500, and mandates funding for teacher salary incentives requiring school districts to maintain or raise pay schedules without reducing existing compensation.
Key Points
- 1Creates a refundable tax credit of $1,000 plus up to $14,000 for teachers in schools where student poverty exceeds 39 percent, scaled by poverty intensity.
- 2Doubles the educator expense deduction from $250 to $500 and explicitly includes early childhood educators meeting specific credentialing requirements.
- 3Prohibits school districts from reducing teacher pay or loan forgiveness programs due to the new tax credit and mandates verification of maintained compensation levels.
Impact Areas
K-12 public school teachers and early childhood educatorsHigh-poverty public schools and federally funded early childhood programsState and local educational agencies managing teacher compensation systemsFederal tax revenue through new refundable credits and deductions
Generated by legislative-analyst-v1 on Nov 3, 2025