The purpose of the Learning and Leadership grant is to assist public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes: (1) Specifically for individuals to fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research; (2)For groups that fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment.