Key Dates: Applications Due: July 23, 2009
Notice of Intent Due: June 26, 2009
Intergovernmental Review: September 21, 2009

Program Information: Administered by the U.S. Department of Education.  The three Teacher Quality programs -- State Grants, Partnership Grants, and Teacher Recruitment Grants -- are intended to make lasting changes in the ways teachers are recruited, prepared, licensed, and supported. These grants support efforts to reduce shortages of qualified teachers in high-need school districts.

• State grants seek to promote statewide teacher preparation reform.  Grant activities focus on improving content knowledge, teaching methods, and technology preparation; enhancing future teachers' clinical experiences; mentoring new teachers; recruiting teachers for high-need schools; encouraging meaningful teacher accountability; and providing high-quality professional development activities for both new and experienced teachers.
• Partnership grants seek to raise student achievement and improve learning by bringing about fundamental change and improvement in teacher preparation programs. Grant activities focus on increasing teachers' academic content preparation; integrating research-based teaching methods into the education curriculum; providing sustained pre-service clinical or field experiences; and creating opportunities for professional development activities that improve content knowledge and strengthen teaching skills.
• Recruitment grants assist in teacher recruitment reforms at the state and higher education levels. Applicants must identify critical needs for recruiting and preparing highly qualified teachers. Project activities are expected to develop strategies to improve capacity to hire and retain highly qualified teachers.

Grant Information:  Who May Apply:  Institutions of Higher Education, Local Education Agencies.  Partnerships are composed of, at a minimum, an institution of higher education with a high-performing teacher preparation program, a college of arts and sciences, and a high-need local education agency.

For More Information: Visit the  U.S. Department of Education  website.