; (3) authorize investments in higher education educator preparation programs along with critical State and local partners to support and expand promising and successful practices; and (4) create mechanisms to integrate innovations in the preparation of profession-ready educators to meet the ever changing needs of students and schools. (b) Definitions In this title: (1) Arts and sciences The term arts and sciences means— (A) when referring to an organizational unit of an institution of higher education, any academic unit that offers one or more academic majors in disciplines or content areas corresponding to the academic subject matter areas in which teachers provide instruction