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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 30, 2021 / Proposed Rules to continue to prioritize rural applicants, new applicants, and other priorities while the Department continues to examine potential updates to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, which may include incorporation of those March 9, 2020, priorities.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before July 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under FAQ.
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver your comments about the proposed priorities and definitions, address them to Nkemjika Ofodile-Carruthers, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4W308, Washington, DC 20202.
Privacy Note: The Department of Educations Departments policy is to make all comments received from members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nkemjika Ofodile-Carruthers, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4W308, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202 4014389.
Email: nkemjika.ofodile-carruthers@
ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf TDD or a text telephone TTY, call the Federal Relay Service FRS, toll-free, at 1800877
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation to Comment: We invite you to submit comments regarding the proposed priorities and definitions. To ensure that your comments have maximum effect in developing the final priorities and definitions, we urge you to clearly identify the specific section of
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the proposed priority or definition that each comment addresses.
We invite you to assist us in complying with the specific requirements of Executive Orders 12866
and 13563 and their overall requirement of reducing regulatory burden that might result from the proposed priorities and definitions. Please let us know of any further ways we could reduce potential costs or increase potential benefits while preserving the effective and efficient administration of our programs.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public comments about the proposed priorities and definitions by accessing Regulations.gov. Due to the novel coronavirus 2019 COVID19
pandemic, the Department buildings are currently not open to the public.
However, upon reopening, you may also inspect the comments in person in Room 4W308, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking Record: On request, we will provide an appropriate accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking record for the proposed priorities and definitions. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e 3.
Proposed Priorities: This document contains six proposed priorities.
Background The Secretary proposes six priorities and related definitions for use in discretionary grant programs to reflect the Secretarys vision for American education. This vision includes a respect for the dignity and potential of each and every student and their access to educational opportunity. These proposed priorities are aligned with evidence-based as defined in this document and capacity-building approaches to addressing various interconnected policy issues in the Nations education system.
With a focus on creating the conditions under which students have equitable access to opportunity, these proposed priorities address a variety of areas. In K12 education, these areas include closing the large gaps in
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funding and opportunity within school districts, schools, classrooms, and other learning environments; implementing effective approaches to teaching and learning; closing the divides in digital access and use; meeting the social, emotional, and academic needs of all students and creating safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning environments;
improving educator diversity;
expanding opportunities for educators to receive the preparation, support, and respect they need and deserve; and expanding access to high-quality early learning as defined in this document.
In postsecondary education, the proposed priorities address increasing access and success in postsecondary education for underserved students as defined in this document, including making college affordable and fostering supportive career pathways. In both K12 and postsecondary education, the proposed priorities include a focus on providing all students with access to high-quality schools and institutions that prepare them for college and career with a balance of quality coursework that includes the arts and sciences;
ensuring post-enrollment success;
supporting preparatory and current educator growth; and strengthening high-quality career and technical education.
The Secretary proposes these priorities to advance evidence-based and capacity building approaches with an understanding that meeting these goals requires multifaceted efforts. For example, rather than a priority that is focused solely on educator professional development, the proposed priority addresses the needs of all educators, all aspects of the educator pipeline, and the diversity of and equitable access to those educators. This approach to the priorities provides a vision for systemslevel approaches that build capacity for long-term change. Furthermore, in order to ensure those change efforts are effectively targeted to meet the needs of students, these proposed priorities also include a focus on specific subgroups of students, such as militaryand veteranconnected students as defined in this document, which will provide greater flexibility for the Secretary to focus the work of grantees on areas of critical need.
Additionally, regarding each technology reference, all technology developed or used under these proposed priorities must be accessible to English learners and to individuals with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as applicable.

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