; (5) recruit individuals, including members of racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the teaching profession and individuals from other occupations (including informal education and youth development fields), as profession-ready teachers and other educators, with an emphasis on areas of State-identified teacher shortage; and (6) meet the staffing needs of high-need local educational agencies and high-need schools through close partnerships with educator preparation programs within institutions of higher education. . 2003. Partnership grants Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1022a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting equitable distribution, after professional development, ; (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) a description of the extent to which the program to be carried out with grant funds, as described in subsection (c), will prepare prospective teachers, school leaders, and new educators with strong teaching, school leadership, and other professional skills necessary to increase learning and academic achievement; ; (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting , school leaders, and other educators, after new teachers ; (D) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , school leader, and other educator after other teacher ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , school leader, and other educator after promote teacher ; (E) in paragraph (6)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (I), (J), and (K) as subparagraphs (J), (K), and (M), respectively