Migrant education

The Nebraska Department of Education received a $6.85 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011), effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports comprehensive educational services designed to ensure that children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers have equitable access to challenging state academic content and performance standards. The funded activities include supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives, with particular emphasis on identifying and addressing the unique educational needs of migratory children, including preschool-age children and school dropouts.

As the state educational agency, the Nebraska Department of Education distributed these funds through sub-awards to nine regional and local sub-grantees, including Douglas County School District (Omaha Public Schools), Lancaster County School District 001, Lexington Public Schools, and five Educational Service Units (ESU 1, ESU 7, ESU 9, ESU 13, and ESU 15), as well as the Head Start Child & Family Development Program. Sub-awardees delivered direct educational services at the local and regional levels, including core academic instruction, English language development, migrant student identification and support services, professional development for educators, and coordination of services across local, state, and federal education programs to ensure educational continuity for migratory student populations throughout Nebraska.