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S. 1565

Referred to Committee

Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act

Introduced 5/11/2021•117th Congress•Senate

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

5/11/2021 • Senate

Summary

Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities Act

This bill establishes a grant program to promote hands-on learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary school students.

Specifically, the National Science Foundation must provide grants to eligible nonprofit programs to (1) support hands-on learning opportunities in STEM education, including through after-school activities and innovative learning opportunities (e.g., robotics competitions); and (2) evaluate the impact of these programs on STEM learning and disseminate the evaluation results.

Introduced in Senate • 5/11/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education
Education of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationPreschool educationScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curricula

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Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Democrat • NH

Sponsored 5/11/2021

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 11, 2021

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

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Introduced in Senate5/11/2021

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Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1