; (B) meeting the needs of English learners and children with disabilities; and (C) education technology and digital literacy (including assistive and adaptive technology); (5) in coordination with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, disseminating and providing information, reports, and publications that support teaching and learning to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes, particularly academic achievement, and particularly for each subgroup of students, to students, families, practitioners, education system leaders, and policymakers within the region served by the center; (6) bringing teams of experts together to develop and implement school improvement plans and strategies, especially in schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement activities, targeted support and improvement activities, and additional targeted support under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and (7) supporting high-quality teacher and school leader preparation, recruitment, and retention practices, including evidenced-based clinical experiences, and improving the teacher pipeline in critical areas. 208. Focus centers (a) Authorization (1) In general The Secretary may award or enter into not more than 3 grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities (as described in section 207(b)(1)) to enable those eligible entities to establish and operate focus centers on topics described in subsection (b). (2) Application Each eligible entity seeking a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (3) Requirements Focus centers authorized under paragraph (1) shall— (A) address 1 or more topics described in subsection (b)