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HR 1951 112th Congress House

E 2 for Innovation Act

Official title: To award planning grants and implementation grants to State educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to complete comprehensive planning to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To award planning grants and implementation grants to State educational agencies to enable the State educational agencies to complete comprehensive planning to carry out activities designed to integrate engineering education into K-12 instruction and curriculum and to provide evaluation grants to measure efficacy of K-12 engineering education.

Introduced: May 23, 2011 Introduced by: Tonko, Paul Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingEducational technology and distance education
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 23, 2011
Introduced in House
May 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Engineering Education for Innovation Act or E 2 for Innovation Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award planning grants and matching implementation grants to states to integrate engineering education into kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) instruction and curricula.

Requires each state that desires an implementation grant to develop quantifiable benchmarks for activities supported by such grants and submit them to the Secretary for approval.

Requires states to use implementation grants to: (1) establish assessment tools and challenging academic content and achievement standards for engineering education, (2) develop or obtain effective engineering education curricula, (3) develop or improve engineering teacher training programs, and (4) recruit qualified engineering teachers for needy schools.

Authorizes states to use such grants to: (1) facilitate distance learning and online education in engineering, and (2) invest in after-school engineering education programs.

Directs the Institute of Education Sciences to support engineering education research and an evaluation of this Act's grant programs.

Requires the Secretary to use the evaluation's findings to provide information to the public and technical assistance to states on best practices and promising innovations in K-12 engineering education.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 24, 2012
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Jul 13, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· May 23, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· May 23, 2011
WU, DAVID
· May 23, 2011
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