### Question
What does partner institution mean?


### Answer
**Partner institution** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 1023*:

> a private independent or State-supported public institution of higher education, the teacher training program of which demonstrates that—


(A) graduates from the teacher training program exhibit strong performance on State-determined qualifying assessments for new teachers through—


(i) demonstrating that 80 percent or more of the graduates of the program who intend to enter the field of teaching have passed all of the applicable State qualification assessments for new teachers, which shall include an assessment of each prospective teacher's subject matter knowledge in the content area or areas in which the teacher intends to teach

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1023*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER II-TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT > Part A-Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships**

