more innovative programs could be advanced if addi-
tional resources were available. 
(7) The Department of Education has made 
teacher recruitment and retention a priority, and 
can play an important role in facilitating the identi-
fication of the most promising teacher retention ap-
proaches and disseminating information about them 
to State educational agencies and local educational 
agencies. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHER RETENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
Section 2151 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6651) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TEACHER RETENTION ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out a teacher retention program to— 
‘‘(A) assist State educational agencies and 
local educational agencies in developing and im-
plementing innovative teacher retention pro-
grams, and support the development of model 
programs and best practices in retaining quality 
teachers in the classroom; and 
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‘‘(B) facilitate the dissemination of innova-
tive teacher retention programs to State edu-
cational agencies and local educational agencies. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 
paragraph (1)(A) by making grants to eligible enti-
ties to develop and implement innovative teacher re-
tention programs, including activities such as— 
‘‘(A) professional development programs; 
‘‘(B) teacher mentoring programs; 
‘‘(C) advanced certification or advanced 
credentialing; 
‘‘(D) research, travel, or fellowship oppor-
tunities; and 
‘‘(E) pairing of teachers with professionals 
in research or industry. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘eligible entity’ includes— 
‘‘(A) local educational agencies; 
‘‘(B) State educational agencies; and 
‘‘(C) partnerships of local educational 
agencies, nonprofit organizations, and institu-
tions of higher education. 
‘‘(4) GRANT TERMS.—Grants under this sub-
section shall be awarded for periods of not more 
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than 5 years and on a competitive basis. Grants 
awarded under this subsection may be renewed. 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY’S
DUTY
TO
IDENTIFY
MOST 
PROMISING TEACHER RETENTION APPROACHES.—In 
carrying out paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the most promising teacher 
retention approaches, including the approaches 
already working and the approaches developed 
through grants funded under this subsection, 
and make information about such approaches 
publicly available and easily accessible to State 
educational agencies and local educational agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 9 months after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and 
annually thereafter, transmit to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate, a report that describes— 
‘‘(i) the methodology by which the 
most promising teacher retention programs 
are identified under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary’s efforts to dis-
seminate information regarding such pro-
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grams to State educational agencies and 
local educational agencies.’’. 
Æ 
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