# 2026-22615: Education Department Reopens the Grant-Priority Conversation for Public Comment 2026-22615, Proposed Priorities and Definitions-Secretary's Supplemental Priorities and Definitions, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Education Department published 2026-11-05, effective We must receive your comments on or before December 7, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22615 - As of: 2026-11-06 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-22615 - Title: Proposed Priorities and Definitions-Secretary's Supplemental Priorities and Definitions - Type: Proposed Rule - Agencies: Education Department - Citation: 91 FR 69736 - Published: 2026-11-05 - Effective: We must receive your comments on or before December 7, 2026. - Comments close: 2026-12-07 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-06 ## In one line Education Department Reopens the Grant-Priority Conversation for Public Comment ## Summary The U.S. Department of Education wants to update its priorities to better support all kinds of learners and include new ideas from recent grant programs. These changes affect schools, educators, and organizations applying for federal education grants. You have until December 7, 2026, to share your thoughts before the updates take effect, which could influence how education funding is awarded. ## Abstract The Secretary proposes to amend the Notice of Final Priorities and Definitions--Secretary's Supplemental Priorities and Definitions on Evidence-Based Literacy, Education Choice, and Returning Education to the States published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2025, the Notice of Final Priority and Definitions--Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Meaningful Learning Opportunities published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2026, the Notice of Final Priority and Definitions--Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2026, and the Notice of Final Priority and Definitions--Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2026. The proposed amendments are needed to ensure that the U.S. Department of Education (ED, or the Department) has priorities that represent the full spectrum of learners, reflect the expertise of the Federal agencies that are active partners in our mission, and incorporate lessons learned from implementation in FY 2026 grant competitions. ## Effects PRIA read - Federal shift from “AI” to “SI” terminology: benefit, low. The Department proposes to replace the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” across the listed supplemental priorities and to adopt the Super Intelligence definition from President Trump’s E.O. dated September 29, 2026 (E.O. 14344). The Department would also re… - Expanded education choice and STEM topics: benefit, medium. The Expanding Education Choice priority would be revised to include technical, trade, and vocational schools in addition to public charter and other innovative school models. The Department would also expand STEM focus areas to explicitly include Super Intelligence (SI), SI literacy, and cybersecur… - More supports to access education options: benefit, low. The Department proposes to broaden priority language to support technical assistance for services available through scholarships supported by the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), add a new focus on expanding access to childcare and other supports for student-parents, and add a new focus promoti… - Strengthened apprenticeships and career pathways: benefit, medium. Across multiple priorities, ED proposes to add or expand definitions and priorities for talent marketplaces, pre-apprenticeship, and Registered Apprenticeship; to encourage alignment of activities across the full career pathway continuum; to prioritize expansion of pre-apprenticeships and Registere… - Governance, attendance, and workplace-aligned instruction: benefit, low. The Department proposes several new focuses: aligning mathematics instruction with workplace math skills identified through engagement with employers; supporting professional development and technical assistance for local school board members and superintendents to set and monitor measurable academ… - Explicit Tribal recognition in priorities: benefit, low. ED proposes to (1) include support for navigating Tribal statutes and regulations in technical assistance for charter schools and homeschooling, and (2) amend Returning Education to the States priority part (f) to allow projects carried out by entities identified, designated, or endorsed by an Indi… ## Related documents - [2026-17239](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17239): Education Department General Administrative Regulations, 2026-08-24 - [2026-17001](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-17001): Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility Under the High…, 2026-08-20 - [2026-15019](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15019): Rescinding Portions of the Department of Education Title VI Regulations To Align With the Statutory Text and Conform to Executive Order 142…, 2026-07-24 - [2026-13286](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13286): Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand- Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Ea…, 2026-07-01 - [2026-10013](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10013): Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Pell Grant Exclusion Relating to Other Grant Aid; and W…, 2026-05-19 - [2026-08556](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08556): Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations, 2026-05-01 ## Sources - [2026-22615 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/05/2026-22615/proposed-priorities-and-definitions-secretarys-supplemental-priorities-and-definitions) - [2026-22615 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-05/pdf/2026-22615.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-22614, Safety Zone; FRL Inaugural Invitational eFoil Exhibition Race, Miami Marine Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22614) - [Next: 2026-22617, Deepwater Port Application Processing and Licensing](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22617) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22615 (as of 2026-11-06).