; and (B) may include any of the following: (i) The Governor of the State. (ii) The State board of education. (iii) The State agency for higher education. (iv) A business. (v) A public or private nonprofit educational organization. (vi) An educational service agency. (vii) A teacher or school leader organization. (viii) A high-performing local educational agency, or a consortium of such local educational agencies, that can serve as a resource to the partnership. (ix) A charter school (as defined in section 4310 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). (x) A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development. (xi) A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on comprehensive literacy instruction including child or adolescent literacy. (xii) A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development. (xiii) A State accredited nonprofit entity that is eligible to receive funding under title IV operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers or school leaders. (9) English learner The term English learner has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (10) Evidence-based The term evidence-based has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (11) High-need early childhood education program The term high-need early childhood education program means an early childhood education program serving children from low-income families that is located within the geographic area served by a high-need local educational agency. (12) High-need local educational agency The term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency— (A) (i) for which not less than 40 percent of the children served by the agency are children from low-income families