S. 5549
Quality Educator Partnership Act
Sponsor: Jack Reed
4 cosponsors
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The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to create systems for education workforce development from early childhood education through elementary and secondary education that are sustainable, resilient, and meet the needs of students and communities;
(2) to provide incentives to individuals to enroll in and complete high-quality educator preparation programs in high-need fields at the baccalaureate or graduate levels at institutions of higher education, particularly to individuals who belong to groups that are, as of the date of enactment of this Act, underrepresented in the education profession;
(3) to authorize investments in educator preparation programs at institutions of higher education, along with critical State and local partners, to support and expand promising and successful practices for educator preparation and educator workforce design; and
(4) to create mechanisms to integrate innovations in the preparation of profession-ready educators to meet the ever-changing needs of students and schools.
I Federal leadership and systemic accountability
II Investment, innovation, and sustainability
A Educator workforce development partnership grants
B Educator Workforce Design Grants to States
III National Educator Service Corps
IV Research, evidence, and the future of learning