Teacher Diversity and Retention Act
- Last Action
- 2/22/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-22Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2021-02-22Introduced in House
- 2021-02-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-22 (00)
Teacher Diversity and Retention Act
This bill revises certain grant programs related to teacher recruitment and training.
First, the bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and otherwise revises the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program, which provides grants to establish teacher preparation programs at minority-serving institutions. It allows grants to be used for school leader preparation programs.
In addition, the bill consolidates certain grant programs for teacher preparation into a single grant program. In particular, the Department of Education must award grants to eligible partnerships (e.g., high-need local educational agencies and certain programs at institutions of higher education) to expand teacher preparation programs that embed dual certification in special education and training on social and emotional learning competencies and behavior management practices.
Cosponsors (7)
- Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Kathy Castor (D-FL)
- Michael San Nicolas (D-GU)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Subjects
- Academic performance and assessments
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Education programs funding
- Educational guidance
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Performance measurement
- School administration
- Special education
- State and local government operations
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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