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Lydia Franz – Institute for College Access & Success, 2025
In late 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act, restoring access to federal Pell Grants for confined and incarcerated students for the first time since 1994. Following the reversal of this nearly 30-year ban, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) established a new application process for institutions of higher education seeking to…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Postsecondary Education, Agency Cooperation, Educational Quality
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Jenna Howard Terrell; Christopher C. Henrich; Ryan Miskell; Amanda Nabors; Kathryn Grogan; Joseph McCrary – Contemporary School Psychology, 2025
State and local education agencies continue to make an effort to systematically assess school climate through student surveys. These assessments typically collect data from individual students about their perceptions of different components of the school and their relationship to individuals in the school and aggregate those responses to the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Districts, State Agencies, Student Attitudes
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2025
On July 31, 2018, the "Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act" (Public Law 115-224) (Perkins V, the Act, or statute), was signed into law and thus reauthorized and amended the "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006." The U.S. Department of Education's (Department) Office of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education, Guides
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2025
Despite enacting well-intentioned policies to improve teacher recruitment and retention, many states continue to face significant staffing challenges, particularly in high-need schools and hard-to-staff subjects such as math, science, and special education. Two years ago, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) set out to explore the…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Teacher Recruitment, Data Collection, Information Management
Colorado Department of Higher Education, 2025
Senate Bill 19-190 created the Teacher Mentor Grant Program within the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE). The purpose of this program is to provide funding to educator preparation programs (EPP) that partner with local education providers (LEP), including school districts, boards of cooperative services, and charter schools to provide…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Grants
Patrick Mortiere; Melissa Johnson; Brooke DeRenzis; Jeannine LaPrad – National Skills Coalition, 2025
This policy playbook presents a comprehensive set of strategies aimed at empowering state policymakers, governors, and state agency leaders to cultivate a strong, diverse, and multigenerational workforce capable of driving the development and maintenance of our nation's new infrastructure. By implementing the following recommendations, state…
Descriptors: Empowerment, State Officials, State Agencies, State Government