The Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative by the Illinois Board of Higher Education prepares community members to become teachers for hard-to-staff Illinois schools through comprehensive support and training.
Grow Your Own Competitive Grant Opportunity – State FY28 supports adults and secondary students through local teacher preparation and exploration pathways to diversify Minnesota’s teacher workforce.
Grow Your Own supports North Dakota teacher candidates, paraprofessionals, and educators through local preparation, apprenticeships, and special education pathways to address teacher shortages.
Teacher Vacancy Grant supports Illinois public school districts with teacher recruitment incentives, preparation pathways, and retention strategies to address local shortages and reduce chronic vacancies.
Funds Illinois universities and community colleges to recruit, develop, and retain agricultural education teachers through preservice internships and statewide initiatives.
Title II, Part A supports Illinois districts with professional development, mentoring, recruitment, retention, and class size reduction to strengthen educators and improve student achievement.