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No new or additional spending is authorized in this bill. Computer science is also added as a subject for the scholarship program. This would allow more teachers the opportunity to compete for the grants. The bill amends the NSF Noyce Master Teaching Fellowship program to allow teachers in pursuit of Master’s degrees to participate in the program. These types of efforts engage students in STEM subjects and fields in ways that formal classroom training often does not. Informal education is work that takes place outside of the classroom at places like museums, science centers and afterschool programs. The STEM Education Act of 2015 directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue to award competitive merit-reviewed grants to support informal STEM education. I am grateful to my colleagues in the House and Senate for their unanimous support, and I am proud to join Chairman Smith in celebrating this new law.”

This bill strengthens our efforts at the federal level and ensures that critical computer science skills are included among STEM subjects. We need to make sure that all of our students have opportunities to thrive in STEM education. “More and more jobs of the 21st century require science, technology, engineering, and math skills. Esty: “Enactment of our bipartisan STEM Education Act demonstrates that we can work together to help our students thrive and to help ensure that they are prepared for the careers of tomorrow,” said Esty, a member of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their work getting this important bipartisan bill on the president’s desk.” The STEM Education Act expands the definition of STEM, encourages students to study these subjects and trains more teachers. American students rank 21st in science and 26th in math. Unfortunately, America lags behind many other nations when it comes to STEM education. This means motivating more American students to study STEM subjects, including computer science. The bill recently was approved unanimously by both the House and the Senate.Ĭhairman Smith: “We must prepare our students for degrees in STEM subjects to ensure that they have the ability to thrive in today’s technology-based economy. The bill strengthens science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education efforts and expands the definition of STEM to include computer science. 1020), a bipartisan bill introduced by Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Rep. The president has signed into law the STEM Education Act of 2015 ( H.R.