Educational Reform Act of 2005

Educational Reform Act of 2005 - Extends authorizations of appropriations under: (1) the Head Start Act (HSA); and (2) the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA).

Revises HSA provisions for: (1) Indian and migrant and seasonal programs; (2) expanded access to Early Head Start and Head Start; (3) part-day to full-day programs; (4) school readiness standards; (5) staff training, development, and salaries; and (6) tribal college or university partnership.

Revises CCDBGA requirements for staff training and child care quality improvement activities.

Revises ESEA requirements for: (1) public school choice, supplemental educational services, and teacher quality; (2) adequate yearly progress determinations; and (3) technical assistance.

Revises the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to provide for: (1) extending and increasing authorizations of appropriations for TRIO and GEARUP programs; (2) no reduction of student aid eligibility based on updates to tax tables; (3) demonstration grants to help low-income students enroll in summer courses to complete their college degrees; and (4) tuition-free college for mathematics, science, and special education teachers, through additional amounts of student loan forgiveness. Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding increasing the maximum Pell Grant under HEA.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make Hope and Lifetime Learning credits refundable.