STEM Network Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 21, 2012

STEM Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based STEM networks or similar organizations to increase elementary and secondary school students' achievement in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, particularly in rural and low-income schools.

Includes among grant uses:

testing, sharing, and scaling up STEM education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs;

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identifying state STEM education weaknesses and prioritizing strategies to address them;

implementing rigorous common STEM education content standards;

developing and implementing innovative STEM assessments;

promoting and developing pre- and in-service STEM teacher training;

developing STEM career pathways and workforce education and training programs that reflect 21st century workforce needs; and

facilitating the implementation of extended STEM learning times on school sites.

Requires grantees to conduct periodic independent evaluations of their effectiveness in accomplishing those activities.

Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) endorsing or approving any STEM curriculum designed for use in an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education; or (2) requiring a state, local educational agency, or school to adopt a specific STEM program or instructional materials.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D–CA

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House

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