Migrant education

The Pennsylvania Department of Education received a $12.17 million Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011) award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant funds 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 program supports supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives through state and local educational agencies.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education distributed sub-awards to four educational service organizations to deliver childcare and summer services specifically for children of migratory agricultural workers. Sub-awardees include Millersville University of Pennsylvania (awarded January 26, 2026), Northwest Tri County Intermediate Unit (December 15, 2025), Chester County Intermediate Unit 24 (December 15, 2025), and Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (December 15, 2025). These sub-grantees leverage their established expertise in educational programming, early childhood services, and support for vulnerable student populations to implement migrant education services across Pennsylvania's agricultural regions.