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National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act

1/16/2023, 5:32 PM

Congressional Summary of S 1262

National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF Director) to establish the following programs of grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or, in some cases, eligible nonprofit institutions, in support of activities relating to elementary and secondary school mathematics and science teaching and education: (1) Mathematics and Science Education Partnerships with local educational agencies (LEAs); (2) a Teacher Research Stipend Program; (3) establishment of four multidisciplinary Centers for Research on Learning and Education Improvement; (4) education research teacher fellowships, to give research opportunities related to the science of learning to elementary and secondary school teachers of science and mathematics; (5) Robert Noyce Scholarships for teacher recruitment and training, with recipient service commitments; and (6) educational technology research centers.

Requires the NSF Director to expand the National Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education Digital Library program to enable dissemination of elementary and secondary science, math, engineering, and technology educational resources, materials, practices, and policies through the Internet and other digital technologies.

National Science Education Act - Requires the NSF Director to: (1) establish programs of grants to IHEs for training master teachers and assisting schools to establish master teacher programs, and for providing distance learning in mathematics or science for elementary or secondary school students; (2) disseminate information, jointly with the Secretary of Education, on required courses of study and licensing requirements for teaching careers in elementary or secondary school science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education; and (3) convene a conference for stakeholders in kindergarten-through-12th grade science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education.

Requires the NSF Director to make demonstration grants to LEAs for mathematics and science proficiency partnerships with private sector entities. Authorizes the NSF Director to make grants for developing educational materials on energy production and use, energy conservation, and renewable energy for use in elementary and secondary schools.

Amends the Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to: (1) require the NSF Director to give priority, in making outreach grants for articulation partnerships between community colleges and secondary schools, to proposals involving secondary schools with a majority of students from groups underrepresented in the science, mathematics and engineering workforce; and (2) authorize the NSF Director to make grants for educational technology assistance enters for schools and for a learning community consortium of associate-degree-granting colleges to encourage women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities to enter and complete programs in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.

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Current Status of Bill S 1262

Bill S 1262 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 27, 2001. Bill S 1262 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on July 27, 2001.  Bill S 1262's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of July 27, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1262

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
10
Democrat Cosponsors
8
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1262

Primary Policy Focus

Education

Potential Impact Areas

- Academic performance
- Alternative energy sources
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Brain research
- Commerce
- Communication in science
- Community colleges
- Computer-assisted instruction
- Computers in education
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Curricula
- Disabled
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education of disabled students
- Education of disadvantaged children
- Educational accountability
- Educational research
- Educational technology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy consumption
- Engineering
- Engineers
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to higher education
- Gifts
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Higher education
- Human behavior
- Information technology
- Infrastructure
- Internet
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Libraries
- Licenses
- Mathematics
- Mentoring
- Minorities
- Minority education
- Nonprofit organizations
- Public-private partnerships
- Recruiting of employees
- Research
- Research centers
- Scholarships
- School libraries
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Scientists
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Special education
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Teachers
- Teaching
- Teaching materials
- Women
- Women engineers
- Women scientists
- Women's education

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1262

National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act
A bill to make improvements in mathematics and science education, and for other purposes.
National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act
National Science Education Act

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