§1032 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

§1032 Program authorized

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT › Part Part B— - Enhancing Teacher Education › Subpart subpart 1— - preparing teachers for digital age learners › § 1032

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible groups to pay up to 75% of projects that help teacher candidates learn to use modern information, communication, and learning tools. These projects must help teachers improve student learning, assessment, and classroom management; help students gain the skills to succeed in college and work; build strong partnerships to change how teachers are trained (including clinical experiences); and measure how well education departments prepare teachers for technology-heavy classrooms, including ones that follow universal design for learning, so kindergarten through grade 12 students gain college- and work-ready skills. Each award may be up to $2,000,000, lasts three years, and may be renewed for one more year. Eligible consortium — a partner group that must include at least one college that trains teachers and grants bachelor’s or master’s degrees, at least one State or local education agency, a college of education, a college of arts and sciences, and at least one other tech-capable organization (for example, a professional group, foundation, museum, library, business, nonprofit, or community group).

Title 20, §1032

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(a)The Secretary is authorized to award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, eligible consortia to pay the Federal share of the costs of projects to—

(1)assist in the graduation of teacher candidates who are prepared to use modern information, communication, and learning tools to—

(A)improve student learning, assessment, and learning management; and

(B)help students develop learning skills to succeed in higher education and to enter the workforce;

(2)strengthen and develop partnerships among the stakeholders in teacher preparation to transform teacher education and ensure technology-rich teaching and learning environments throughout a teacher candidate’s preservice education, including clinical experiences; and

(3)assess the effectiveness of departments, schools, and colleges of education at institutions of higher education in preparing teacher candidates for successful implementation of technology-rich teaching and learning environments, including environments consistent with the principles of universal design for learning, that enable kindergarten through grade 12 students to develop learning skills to succeed in higher education and to enter the workforce.

(b)A grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this subpart—

(1)shall be for not more than $2,000,000;

(2)shall be for a three-year period; and

(3)may be renewed for one additional year.

(c)The Federal share of the cost of any project funded under this subpart shall not exceed 75 percent. The non-Federal share of the cost of such project may be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including services.

(d)In this subpart, the term “eligible consortium” means a consortium of members that includes the following:

(1)Not less than one institution of higher education that awards baccalaureate or masters degrees and prepares teachers for initial entry into teaching.

(2)Not less than one State educational agency or local educational agency.

(3)A department, school, or college of education at an institution of higher education.

(4)A department, school, or college of arts and sciences at an institution of higher education.

(5)Not less than one entity with the capacity to contribute to the technology-related reform of teacher preparation programs, which may be a professional association, foundation, museum, library, for-profit business, public or private nonprofit organization, community-based organization, or other entity.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1032, Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 222, as added Pub. L. 96–374, title II, § 201, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1385; amended Pub. L. 102–325, title II, § 201,

July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 469, related to library education and human resource development, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(e) [title VII, § 708(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–233, 3009–312. Another prior section 1032, Pub. L. 89–329, title II, § 222, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1227, defined the term “librarianship”, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 111(b)(3)(A),

June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 239. A prior section 231 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1041 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–208. Another prior section 231 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1041 of this title, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–374. Another prior section 231 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1041 of this title, prior to the general amendment of former part C of this subchapter by Pub. L. 94–482.

Amendments

2009—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–39 substituted “assist in the graduation of” for “serve graduate” in introductory provisions.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2009 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 111–39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111–39, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.