Purposes

The purposes of this title are— (1) to test, replicate, and scale research-based educator preparation intervention and implementation strategies; (2) to design education workforce systems that integrate recruitment, preparation, support, retention, and advancement opportunities for educators; (3) to increase the supply of new, profession-ready educators, who represent and understand the communities and children the educators are serving; (4) to ensure educator preparation programs are prepared to deploy innovative pathways, as appropriate, to address the needs of prospective educators of any age or experience level; (5) to incentivize individuals to enroll in and complete high-quality educator preparation programs in high-need fields, particularly individuals who belong to groups that are, as of the date of enactment of this Act, underrepresented in the education profession; and (6) to incentivize States, high-need local educational agencies, and educator preparation programs to implement education workforce strategies that align with workforce and economic development plans and that attract and retain profession-ready educators in public schools.