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This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants for the establishment of professional development programs for teachers who maintain their roles as classroom instructors while also carrying out formalized leadership responsibilities. The key provisions include defining "teacher leader" as a teacher who has demonstrated leadership abilities and takes on additional responsibilities such as curriculum development, family engagement, and peer coaching. The bill outlines a two-year program that provides professional development, training, and support for selected teacher leaders, including coursework, observations, and a credential in teacher leadership. The eligible entity administering the program must develop a plan to allocate the teacher leaders' time between classroom and leadership duties, provide ongoing support after the first year, and consider ways to sustain the teacher leader activities beyond the grant period.

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