H.R. 2253 · 112th Congress
To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for…
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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 House · Jun 21, 2011
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, (2) evaluate the efficacy of the grant program, and (3) evaluate existing federal STEM education programs to determine whether there are duplicative programs.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To establish within the Department of Education the Innovation Inspiration school grant program, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Sep 8, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 21, 2011
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No recorded floor vote found.