Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1089

Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013

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Introduced
Mar 12, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Education
Latest Action
Apr 23, 2013
Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]

Democrat·CA-17
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First Name: MICHAEL
Middle Name: M.
Last Name: HONDA
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Bill Details

Update Date
Sep 27, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,089
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Mar 12, 2013
Policy Area
Education
Is Law
No
Apr 23, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Source: House committee actions

Apr 23, 2013Committee

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

Source: House committee actions

Mar 12, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Source: House floor actions

Mar 12, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Mar 12, 20130

Stepping Up to STEM Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to establish the Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education within the Department of Education to administer STEM education.

Directs the Office of STEM Education to conduct an independent evaluation of the Department's STEM Education programs at least once every five years.

Establishes an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Education (ARPA-ED) within the Department to pursue breakthrough research and development in educational technology and to facilitate the effective use of that technology to improve student achievement.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based STEM networks or similar organizations of STEM stakeholders to increase students' achievement in the STEM disciplines in elementary and secondary schools and in out of school and afterschool programs.

Includes among grant uses:

  • testing, sharing, and scaling up STEM education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs;
  • identifying state STEM education weaknesses and prioritizing strategies to address them;
  • implementing rigorous career and college ready standards in STEM education;
  • developing and implementing innovative STEM assessments that measure student progress toward those career and college ready standards;
  • promoting and developing pre- and in-service STEM teacher training;
  • developing STEM career pathways and workforce education and training programs that reflect 21st century workforce needs;
  • facilitating the implementation of expanded STEM learning opportunities on school sites; and
  • promoting, supporting, and designing programs that develop STEM content coaches and master educators in order to strengthen core competencies of the classroom practitioner.

Requires grantees to conduct periodic independent evaluations of their effectiveness in accomplishing those activities.

Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) endorsing or approving any STEM curriculum designed for use in an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education; or (2) requiring a state, local educational agency, or school to adopt a specific STEM program or instructional materials.

Education and the Workforce Committee

House· Standing
Academic performance and assessmentsDepartment of EducationEducation programs fundingEducational technology and distance educationElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureHigher educationPerformance measurementResearch and developmentRural conditions and developmentScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education

Introduced in House

Mar 12, 2013

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