Federal agencies have announced the opening of grant competitions for two key education initiatives in fiscal year 2026. The Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program will provide funding to support performance-based rewards for educators and school administrators, aiming to improve teaching quality and student outcomes. Separately, the Innovative Approaches to ESEA Flexibility program will offer grants to schools and districts seeking flexible ways to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act. Both programs target efforts to enhance educational equity and effectiveness through targeted funding opportunities.
Today, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) issued the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 competitions for the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program and the Innovative Approaches to ...
