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S. 3732 · 111th Congress

A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and…

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A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

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Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nonprofit robotics or STEM competitions; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 5, 2010

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nonprofit robotics or STEM competitions; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers.

Allows secondary schools to apply for such grants if their LEA does not.

Gives priority to grant applications that address the needs of: (1) rural or urban schools; (2) low-performing schools or school districts; or (3) LEAs or schools that serve at least 10,000 poor children or a student population at least 20% of which is poor.

Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs or schools.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) publicize the grant program and nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (2) evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Aug 5, 2010): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 5, 2010

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.