In recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month, the U.S. Department of Education invites you to join our next webinar, Promoting Mental Health Supports for Educators of Color on Tuesday, May 30 at 3pm ET/12pm PT. In this webinar, we will hear about recent data and what it tells us about the mental health of our educators, with special attention to research findings on the experiences of educators of color.  This session will also highlight how states and districts are…

Ready to create or enhance work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for students in your high school? Then join the Career Z Challenge!  Register / Join the challenge community About the Career Z Challenge View message from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona View Career Z Challenge Launch Video The Career Z Challenge, sponsored by The U.S. Department of Education (Department), is an open innovation prize competition seeking creative solutions to expand student access to high-quality WBL opportunities that will prepare them to…

The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in early intervention, special education, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth, with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children. Brief summary of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with…

The DHSI Program provides grants to assist Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) with expanding educational opportunities for, and improving the academic attainment of, Hispanic students. DHSI Program grants enable HSIs to expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, faculty quality, and institutional stability of colleges and universities that are educating the largest enrollment of Hispanic college students and help large numbers of Hispanic students and other low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees. Background: In a February 2022 article published in the Chronicle…

The purpose of the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) Grant Program is to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through development of career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region. Learn more: Federal Register :: Applications for New Awards; Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program Background: Rural students account for 9.7 million—about 19 percent—of public elementary and secondary school students in the United States and face…

The Fostering Diverse Schools Demonstration Grants program provides competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), consortia of LEAs, or one or more LEAs in partnership with a State educational agency (SEA) to provide students with access to a well-rounded education and to improve school conditions for student learning by developing or implementing, and making publicly available as a resource for other LEAs and SEAs, comprehensive plans for increasing school socioeconomic diversity in preschool through grade 12. Learn more: Fostering Diverse…

The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) invites innovative proposals that address the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders who persist as classroom teachers in high-need Local Education Agencies (LEA), (a.k.a. high-need school district). To achieve this goal, Noyce supports talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers. It also supports experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to…