{"description":"Documents matching 'type professional skills necessary preparation'","count":4983,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=type+professional+skills+necessary+preparation&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators.","document_number":"2025-09430","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/27/2025-09430/applications-for-new-awards-personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-27/pdf/2025-09430.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09430.pdf?1748004317","publication_date":"2025-05-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"include data for the number of students who have completed the doctoral program; the <span class=\"match\">types</span> of leadership positions that recent program graduates are employed in related to their <span class=\"match\">preparation</span>; the <span class=\"match\">professional</span> accomplishments of program graduates that demonstrate their leadership in special education or early intervention administrator roles (\n e.g., \n public service, awards, publications); and the percentage of program graduates finding employment related to their <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> serving children with disabilities; and\n \n \n Note: \n Data on the success of a"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs; Professional Development Program-Native American Teacher Retention Initiative","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs; Professional Development Program (PD)--Native American Teacher Retention Initiative (NATRI).","document_number":"2025-01315","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01315/applications-for-new-awards-indian-education-discretionary-grants-programs-professional-development","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01315.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01315.pdf?1736975713","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"Description \n \n Purpose of Program: \n The purposes of the PD Program that are relevant to this competition are to improve the <span class=\"match\">skills</span> of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education field; and develop and implement initiatives to promote retention of effective teachers, principals, and school leaders who have a record of success in helping low-achieving Indian students improve their academic achievement, outcomes, and <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> for postsecondary education or employment.\n \n \n Assistance Listing Number: \n 84.299B.\n \n \n OMB Control Number: \n 1810-0580"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals With Disabilities-National Center To Improve Faculty Capacity To Use Educational Technology in Special Education Personnel and Leadership Preparation Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities--National Center to Improve Faculty Capacity to Use Educational Technology in Special Education Personnel and Leadership Preparation Programs.","document_number":"2025-11612","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/25/2025-11612/applications-for-new-awards-educational-technology-media-and-materials-for-individuals-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-25/pdf/2025-11612.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11612.pdf?1750769112","publication_date":"2025-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"leadership <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs, and how to address those factors; \n (ii) How the proposed project will incorporate current literature and research in the development and refinement of frameworks for integrating technology in <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs and engaging in sustained <span class=\"match\">professional</span> learning networks; \n \n (iii) How the proposed project will identify faculty at IHEs or <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs that have promising approaches and practices for integrating educational technology in its special \n \n education personnel and leadership <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs"},{"title":"Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Interdisciplinary Preparation of Early Intervention, Special Education, and Related Services Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Interdisciplinary Preparation of Early Intervention, Special Education, and Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs.","document_number":"2025-09431","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/27/2025-09431/personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-27/pdf/2025-09431.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09431.pdf?1748004317","publication_date":"2025-05-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"the percentage of <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs that incorporate scientifically based practices or evidence-based practices into their curricula; (2) the percentage of scholars completing the <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> program who are knowledgeable and skilled in evidence-based practices that improve outcomes for children with disabilities, including literacy and math outcomes; (3) the percentage of scholars who exit the <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> program prior to completion due to poor academic performance; (4) the percentage of scholars completing the <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> program who are working"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions.","document_number":"2025-09433","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/27/2025-09433/applications-for-new-awards-personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-27/pdf/2025-09433.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09433.pdf?1748004318","publication_date":"2025-05-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"These measures include: (1) the percentage of <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs that incorporate scientifically or evidence-based practices into their curricula; (2) the percentage of scholars completing the <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> program who are knowledgeable and skilled in evidence-based practices that improve outcomes for children with disabilities; (3) the percentage of scholars who exit the <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> program prior to completion due to poor academic performance; (4) the percentage of scholars completing the <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> program who are working in the area(s) in which"},{"title":"Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs.","document_number":"2024-23033","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/08/2024-23033/personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with-disabilities-preparation-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-08/pdf/2024-23033.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23033.pdf?1728305119","publication_date":"2024-10-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"address the need in the proposed <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> area to prepare personnel who are fully qualified to serve children with disabilities who have high-intensity needs; \n \n (2) The proposed project will increase the number of personnel in the proposed <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> area who demonstrate the competencies \n 10 \n \n needed to—\n \n \n \n 10 \n  For the purposes of this priority, “competencies” means what a person knows and can do—the knowledge, <span class=\"match\">skills</span>, and dispositions <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to effectively function in a role (National <span class=\"match\">Professional</span> Development Center on Inclusion"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel.","document_number":"2024-23255","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/08/2024-23255/applications-for-new-awards-personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-08/pdf/2024-23255.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23255.pdf?1728305137","publication_date":"2024-10-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"under this absolute priority also must meet the programmatic and administrative requirements specified in the priority. \n \n Note: \n <span class=\"match\">Preparation</span> programs that lead to clinical doctoral degrees in related services (\n e.g., \n a Doctor of Audiology degree or Doctor of Physical Therapy degree) are not included in this priority. These <span class=\"match\">types</span> of <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs are eligible to apply for funding under the Personnel <span class=\"match\">Preparation</span> of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally"},{"title":"Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-National Professional Development Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) establishes these final priorities, requirements, and definitions for use in the National Professional Development (NPD) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z. The Department may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2024 and later years. We intend for these priorities, requirements, and definitions to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers supporting English learners (ELs).","document_number":"2024-05202","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/12/2024-05202/final-priorities-requirements-and-definitions-national-professional-development-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-12/pdf/2024-05202.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05202.pdf?1709905549","publication_date":"2024-03-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"furthering their knowledge and <span class=\"match\">skills</span> to support bilingual or multilingual educators working in language instruction educational programs or serving Els; and \n • Other bilingual or multilingual individuals who can benefit from in-service <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development with the goal of increasing the number and <span class=\"match\">skills</span> of individuals working in language instruction educational programs or serving ELs. \n <span class=\"match\">Types</span> of Priorities \n \n When inviting applications for a competition using one or more priorities, we designate the <span class=\"match\">type</span> of each priority as absolute, competitive"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions.","document_number":"2024-23256","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/08/2024-23256/applications-for-new-awards-personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-08/pdf/2024-23256.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23256.pdf?1728305137","publication_date":"2024-10-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"national <span class=\"match\">professional</span> organization standards for early intervention special educators and early childhood special educators such as the Division of Early Childhood Initial Practice-Based <span class=\"match\">Professional</span> <span class=\"match\">Preparation</span> Standards for Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (Division for Early Childhood, 2020). In States where certification in early intervention is combined with certification in early childhood special education, applicants may propose a combined early intervention and early childhood special education personnel <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> project"},{"title":"Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this interim final rule (IFR) to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers). Specifically, the Department is revising the methodology for determining the hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for non-range occupations by using wage data reported for each U.S. state and territory by the Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. For the vast majority of H-2A job opportunities, the Department will use OEWS survey data to establish AEWRs applicable to five Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes combining the most common field and livestock worker occupations previously measured by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Labor Survey (FLS), which covered six SOC codes. These AEWRs will be divided into two skill-based categories to account for wage differentials arising from qualifications contained in the employer's job offer. For all other occupations, the Department will use the OEWS survey to determine two skill-based AEWRs for each SOC code to reflect wage differentials. The threshold determination for assigning the SOC code(s) and applicable skill-based AEWR will be based on the duties performed for the majority of the workdays during the contract period and qualifications contained in the employer's job offer. Finally, to address differences in compensation between most U.S. workers and H-2A workers who receive employer-provided housing at no cost, the Department will implement a standard adjustment factor to the AEWR to account for this non-monetary compensation that employers will apply when compensating H-2A workers under temporary agricultural labor certifications.","document_number":"2025-19365","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/02/2025-19365/adverse-effect-wage-rate-methodology-for-the-temporary-employment-of-h-2a-nonimmigrants-in-non-range","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-02/pdf/2025-19365.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19365.pdf?1759263310","publication_date":"2025-10-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"}],"excerpts":"qualification levels: <span class=\"match\">Skill</span> Level I (Entry-Level) and <span class=\"match\">Skill</span> Level II (Experience-Level). \n This dual-<span class=\"match\">skill</span> level policy seeks to approximate average wages paid to U.S. workers engaged in similar occupations within the relevant geographic area based on the qualifications specified in the employers' job offers for which H-2A workers are sought for temporary agricultural labor certification. <span class=\"match\">Skill</span> Level I AEWR corresponds with entry-level positions where workers are expected to have no formal education or specialized training. Conversely, <span class=\"match\">Skill</span> Level II AEWR"},{"title":"Reimagining and Improving Student Education","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. These changes include establishing new loan limits for graduate students, professional students, and parents, and phasing out the Graduate PLUS Program. The Department notes that the term \"professional student\" as used in this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is intended solely to distinguish those programs that we propose would be eligible for higher loan limits, as required by the OBBB. The designation, or lack thereof, of a program as \"professional\" does not reflect a value judgment by the Department regarding whether a borrower graduating from the program is considered a \"professional.\" This NPRM only interprets the phrase \"professional student\" as used in the context of the loan limits established by the OBBB. The OBBB also simplifies the current broken and confusing myriad of Federal student loan repayment plans by phasing out the existing Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans, creating a new tiered standard repayment plan option, and implementing a new income-driven repayment plan known as the Repayment Assistant Plan. The OBBB also enables borrowers in default who have previously rehabilitated a defaulted loan a second chance to rehabilitate their loan(s) and resume repayment.","document_number":"2026-01912","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/30/2026-01912/reimagining-and-improving-student-education","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-30/pdf/2026-01912.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01912.pdf?1769694321","publication_date":"2026-01-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"calculating repayment rates. Moreover, in codifying a regulatory definition for <span class=\"match\">professional</span> student that is open-ended, Congress did not fully address what <span class=\"match\">types</span> of programs should be considered <span class=\"match\">professional</span> programs or graduate programs. Indeed, the statute's operative definition of <span class=\"match\">professional</span> degree broadly describes what a <span class=\"match\">professional</span> student is and includes an illustrative list of degrees that meet that operative definition. 34 CFR 668.2 (Noting that the <span class=\"match\">professional</span> degrees “include but are not limited to” the degrees listed). The definition"},{"title":"Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection; Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) eliminates the professional engineer certification requirement for the biannual Broadband Data Collection filings and instead allows the biannual filings to be certified by a qualified engineer that has relevant minimum experience and education.","document_number":"2025-12240","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12240/establishing-the-digital-opportunity-data-collection-modernizing-the-fcc-form-477-data-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12240.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12240.pdf?1751287527","publication_date":"2025-07-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"RFA directs agencies to provide a description of the projected reporting, recordkeeping and other compliance requirements of the proposed rule, including an estimate of the classes of small entities which will be subject to the requirement and the <span class=\"match\">type</span> of <span class=\"match\">professional</span> <span class=\"match\">skills</span> <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> for <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> of the report or record.\n \n \n The Commission believes the adopted rules will provide regulatory relief to small entities by reducing their overall compliance costs. The Fifth Report and Order eliminates the requirement under § 1.7004(d) that an engineering"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; National Professional Development","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the National Professional Development (NPD) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.365Z. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.","document_number":"2024-05206","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/12/2024-05206/applications-for-new-awards-national-professional-development","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-03-12/pdf/2024-05206.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05206.pdf?1709905550","publication_date":"2024-03-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"capacity, in consortia with State educational agencies (SEAs) and/or local educational agencies (LEAs) to implement pre-service and in-service <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development activities intended to improve instruction for English learners (ELs) and assist education personnel working with ELs to meet high <span class=\"match\">professional</span> standards. Grants awarded under this program may be used for effective pre-service <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development programs that will increase the number and diversity of fully licensed or certified bilingual or multilingual teachers. The purpose"},{"title":"Applications for New Awards; Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs; Professional Development Program (PD)-Training Grants","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs PD--Training Grants.","document_number":"2025-01316","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01316/applications-for-new-awards-indian-education-discretionary-grants-programs-professional-development","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01316.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01316.pdf?1736975713","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"by Native Americans.\n \n \n Participant \n means an Indian individual who is being trained under the <span class=\"match\">Professional</span> Development program.\n \n \n Payback \n means work-related service or cash reimbursement to the Department of Education for the training received under the <span class=\"match\">Professional</span> Development program.\n \n \n Pre-service training \n means training to Indian individuals to prepare them to meet the requirements for licensing or certification in a <span class=\"match\">professional</span> field requiring at least a baccalaureate degree, or licensing or certification in the field of Native"},{"title":"Final Priority and Definitions-Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Meaningful Learning Opportunities","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) announces a final priority and definitions for use in currently authorized discretionary grant programs or programs that may be authorized in the future. The Secretary may choose to use the entire priority for a grant program or a particular competition or use one or more of the priority's component parts. This priority and definitions augment the initial set of three Secretary's Supplemental Priorities on Evidence-Based Literacy, Educational Choice, and Returning Education to the States published as final priorities on September 9, 2025 (90 FR 43514), and the additional proposed Secretary's Supplemental Priorities on Artificial Intelligence, published as a proposed priority on July 21, 2025 (90 FR 34203); Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness, published as a proposed priority on September 25, 2025 (90 FR 46111); and Promoting Patriotic Education, published as a proposed priority on September 17, 2025 (90 FR 44788).","document_number":"2026-02854","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/12/2026-02854/final-priority-and-definitions-secretarys-supplemental-priority-and-definitions-on-meaningful","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-12/pdf/2026-02854.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02854.pdf?1770817515","publication_date":"2026-02-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"A few commenters discussed the focus on evidence-based <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development in mathematics for educators in part (a)(i)(6). One commenter recommended clarifying that <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development as envisioned by the priority may be connected to specific curriculum or focused more broadly on supporting teachers' pedagogical learning on how to teach mathematics. Another commenter recommended that pre-service <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> pipelines be included in elements of the priority focused on <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development and recommended adding to part (a)(i)(6) components"},{"title":"Employment and Training Services for Noncustodial Parents in the Child Support Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"In an effort to make the child support program more effective, OCSS (or the Office) issues this final rule to allow State and Tribal child support agencies the option to use Federal financial participation (FFP) available under title IV-D of the Social Security Act to provide the following employment and training services to eligible noncustodial parents: job search assistance; job readiness training; job development and job placement services; skills assessments; job retention services; work supports; and occupational training and other skills training directly related to employment.","document_number":"2024-29081","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/13/2024-29081/employment-and-training-services-for-noncustodial-parents-in-the-child-support-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-13/pdf/2024-29081.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29081.pdf?1733924726","publication_date":"2024-12-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"limited to: \n • Job search assistance; \n • Job readiness training; \n \n • Job development and job placement services;\n \n \n • <span class=\"match\">Skills</span> assessments to facilitate job placement; \n • Job retention services; \n • Work supports, such as transportation assistance, uniforms, and tools; and \n • Occupational training and other <span class=\"match\">skills</span> training directly related to employment, which may also include activities to improve literacy and basic <span class=\"match\">skills</span>, such as programs to complete high school or a high school equivalency certificate, or English as a second language. \n \n"},{"title":"Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Secretary amends the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to implement the statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in Public Law 119-21, the Working Families Tax Cuts Act signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Department previously referred to the Working Families Tax Cuts Act as the \"One Big Beautiful Bill Act,\" including in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on January 30, 2026. These changes include establishing new loan limits for graduate students, professional students, and parents, and phasing out the Graduate PLUS (Grad PLUS) Program. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also simplifies the current broken and confusing myriad of Federal student loan repayment plans by phasing out the existing Income- Contingent Repayment (ICR) plans, creating a new Tiered Standard repayment plan option, and establishing a new income-driven repayment plan known as the Repayment Assistance Plan. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act also enables borrowers in default who have previously rehabilitated a defaulted loan a second chance to rehabilitate their loan(s) and resume repayment.","document_number":"2026-08556","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/01/2026-08556/reimagining-and-improving-student-education-federal-student-loan-program-final-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-01/pdf/2026-08556.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08556.pdf?1777553126","publication_date":"2026-05-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"“requires a level of <span class=\"match\">professional</span> <span class=\"match\">skill</span> beyond that is normally required for a bachelor's degree” and therefore should be included in the list of <span class=\"match\">professional</span> degrees. One commenter argued that this specific wording in 34 CFR 668.2 does not imply that a degree would not be a <span class=\"match\">professional</span> degree simply because one can obtain a license after earning only a bachelor's degree. Instead, the commenters argued that the definition allows for <span class=\"match\">professional</span> degrees to include bachelor's degrees that require “a level of <span class=\"match\">professional</span> <span class=\"match\">skill</span> beyond that is normally"},{"title":"Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to revise its Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) regulations to implement certain SES training and development requirements. The SES represents the Federal Government's leadership, composed of executive positions above the GS-15 level. SESCDPs serve as a crucial succession management tool for Federal agencies, designed to identify and prepare high-potential employees for future roles within the SES. These programs aim to cultivate leaders equipped with a government-wide perspective and the competencies necessary to tackle complex challenges.","document_number":"2025-23289","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/18/2025-23289/ensuring-consistent-and-rigorous-standards-for-senior-executive-service-candidate-development","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-18/pdf/2025-23289.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23289.pdf?1765979128","publication_date":"2025-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"the development for and within the SES in 5 U.S.C. 3396. Succession planning, through the identification of high performers, coupled with enhanced leadership <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> and development, plays a critical part in agency mission success. Building a pipeline of high performing GS-14s, 15s, and equivalents equipped with the <span class=\"match\">skills</span>, knowledge, technical expertise, and strategic mindset <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to excel in senior leadership roles is crucial. Therefore, in order to build and maintain this “ready now” pipeline, a reformed SESCDP, focused and targeted,"},{"title":"Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend its Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) regulations to implement certain SES training and development requirements. The SES represents the Federal Government's leadership, composed of executive positions above the GS-15 level. SESCDPs serve as a crucial succession management tool for Federal agencies, designed to identify and prepare high-potential employees for future roles within the SES. These programs aim to cultivate leaders equipped with a governmentwide perspective and the competencies necessary to tackle complex challenges.","document_number":"2026-12811","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12811/ensuring-consistent-and-rigorous-standards-for-the-senior-executive-service-candidate-development","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12811.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12811.pdf?1782305114","publication_date":"2026-06-25","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"the development for and within the SES in 5 U.S.C. 3396. Succession planning, through the identification of high performers, coupled with enhanced leadership <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> and development, plays a critical part in agency mission success. Building a pipeline of high performing GS-14s, 15s, and equivalents equipped with the <span class=\"match\">skills</span>, knowledge, technical expertise, and strategic mindset <span class=\"match\">necessary</span> to excel in senior leadership roles is crucial. Therefore, to build and maintain this “ready now” pipeline, a reformed, focused, and targeted SESCDP is needed"},{"title":"Final Priority and Definitions-Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) announces one priority and related definitions for use in currently authorized discretionary grant programs or programs that may be authorized in the future. The Secretary may choose to use an entire priority for a grant program or a particular competition or use one or more of the priority's component parts. This priority and definitions augment the initial set of three Secretary's Supplemental Priorities on Evidence- Based Literacy, Educational Choice, and Returning Education to the States published as final priorities on September 9, 2025; the additional Secretary's Supplemental Priorities on Meaningful Learning Opportunities, published as a final priority on February 12, 2026, and Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness, published as a final priority elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register; and the additional proposed Secretary's Supplemental Priority on Promoting Patriotic Education, published as a proposed priority on September 17, 2025.","document_number":"2026-07087","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07087/final-priority-and-definitions-secretarys-supplemental-priority-and-definitions-on-advancing","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07087.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07087.pdf?1775825116","publication_date":"2026-04-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"education's general education and/or core curriculum; \n (iv) Embed AI and computer science into an institution of higher education's general preservice or in-service teacher <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development or teacher <span class=\"match\">preparation</span> programs; \n (v) Provide <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development for educators on the integration of the fundamentals of AI into their respective subject areas; \n (vi) Provide <span class=\"match\">professional</span> development in foundational computer science and AI, preparing educators to effectively teach AI in stand-alone computer science and other relevant courses, including"}]}