Migrant education

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Washington State's Superintendent of Public Instruction $36.9 million under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011) on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of 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 delivered at the state and local levels, with emphasis on interstate and intrastate coordination of services and educational continuity through timely transfer of school records.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, as the state educational agency and pass-through entity, distributed funds to 57 school districts and one Education Service District across Washington State, including major sub-awardees such as Yakima Public Schools, Pasco School District 1, Othello School District, and Sunnyside School District, among others. These local educational agencies and school districts utilize the sub-grant funding to identify and address the unique educational needs of migratory children—including preschool-age children and those who have dropped out of school—through integrated services that combine migrant education support with other federal, state, and local educational programs to improve academic outcomes and educational equity.