Department of Education

Application deadline: May 22, 2024  This program aims to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by states to measure the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. Learn more and apply.  

Application deadline: May 13, 2024  This program seeks to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers supporting English learners (ELs). Grants awarded under this program may be used for effective pre-service professional development programs that will increase the number and diversity of fully licensed or certified bilingual or multilingual teachers. ...

This interactive map highlights examples of state, districts, and localities investing COVID relief funds to support students with afterschool and summer programs. Learn more. 

This webpage contains a collection of tip sheets from the Engage Every Student Initiative for state, city, district, afterschool, and summer learning program leaders. Tip sheets include:   Collaborating with Municipal Officials to Support Afterschool and Summer Learning (PDF, 2 pages)  Sharing Your Story through Stakeholder Visits (PDF, 2 pages)  Responding to American Rescue ...

Application deadline: May 15, 2024  This program provides competitive grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in schools and local educational agencies (LEAs). The goal of this program is to increase the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address ...

This suite of resources helps state and local education agencies develop and sustain school mental health programs that improve the mental and behavioral well-being of all students. Resources include data on the prevalence of common behavioral health issues along with information and customizable tools to promote student mental health. Learn ...

This resource is designed to strengthen K-12 schools’ and school districts’ emergency operations plans (EOPs) and identify gaps and weaknesses. This training package includes detailed instructions for using the package; supplemental resources on emergency exercises; fact sheets sharing best practices for conducting emergency exercises and developing after-action reports; and four ...

This fact sheet offers information for core planning team members and safety leaders at K-12 schools and school districts on elements to include in their Recovery Annex that address and prepare the education agency for the loss of a member of the school community. Learn more (PDF, 13 pages). 

This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with asthma under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines asthma as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how it may impact a student’s experience ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 4 pages) describes the obligations of public K-12 schools in protecting the rights of students with diabetes under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The fact sheet defines diabetes as a protected disability under Section 504, describes how it may impact a student’s experience ...