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HR 5031 113th Congress House Education Computers and information technology Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Research administration and funding Research and development Science and engineering education Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula

STEM Education Act of 2014

Introduced: July 8, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 14, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6141)
Jul 14, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6141)
Jul 14, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5031.
Jul 14, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6141-6144)
Jul 14, 2014
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jul 8, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

STEM Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue to award competitive, merit-reviewed grants to support: (1) research and development of innovative out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning and emerging STEM learning environments; and (2) research that advances the field of informal STEM education.

Requires supported activities to include research and development that improves understanding of learning and engagement in informal environments and design and testing of innovative STEM resources for such environments to improve STEM learning outcomes and increase engagement for elementary and secondary school students and teachers and the public.

Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to allow award of NSF Master Teaching Fellowships to mathematics and science teachers who possess a bachelor's degree in their field (currently limited to those with a master's degree).

Requires fellowship grants to be used, in the case of Master Teaching Fellowships for teachers with bachelor's degrees in their field who are working toward a master's degree, to: (1) offer academic courses leading to a master's degree and leadership training to prepare individuals to become master teachers, and (2) offer programs both during and after matriculation to enable fellows to become highly effective mathematics and science teachers and to exchange ideas with others in their fields. Limits fellowship support during such a master's degree program to one year.

Includes elementary or secondary school computer science teachers as mathematics and science teachers for purposes of the program of teacher recruiting and training grants known as the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

What's happening now July 15, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2