; and (iv) in clause (iv), by striking school environment and inserting school or early childhood education program environment ; and (B) in subparagraph (D)(i)— (i) in subclause (I), by inserting , or in high-need early childhood education programs before the semicolon at the end; and (ii) in subclause (II)— (I) by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; and (II) by inserting or high-need early childhood education programs before the period at the end; and (6) in subsection (g)— (A) by inserting or early childhood educator after pre-baccalaureate teacher ; and (B) by inserting or early childhood educators before the period at the end. (e) Accountability, evaluation, and information Section 204 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022c ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting or early childhood educators after teachers ; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting , and early childhood educator retention in the first three years of an early childhood educator's career before the semicolon at the end; (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting (A) before improvement ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (B) in the case of eligible partnerships offering programs that lead to State certification or licensure of early childhood educators, improvement in the pass rates and scaled scores for initial State certification or licensure of early childhood educators; and ; and (D) in paragraph (4)(F), by striking as applicable, ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking shall ensure and inserting the following: shall— (1) ensure ; and (B) by striking part. and inserting the following: part