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Download full textUS Congress, 2020
The Supporting Veterans in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Careers Act was put in place to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and scientific research, and for other purposes. The Act includes the following sections: (1) Short Title; (2) Definitions; (3) Supporting Veterans in STEM Education…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, STEM Education, Computer Science Education, Scientific Research
US Congress, 2019
The Building Blocks of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Act was put in place to direct the National Science Foundation to support STEM education research focused on early childhood. The Act includes the following sections: (1) Short Title; (2) Findings; (3) Supporting Early Childhood and Elementary STEM Education Research;…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Research, Early Childhood Education
Cackley, Alicia Puente – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
The financial services industry is highly dependent on technology and more than one-fifth of industry employees have Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degrees. Women continue to be underrepresented in management positions in the financial services industry and in STEM degree programs. As a result, some financial services firms have…
Descriptors: Finance Occupations, Financial Services, STEM Education, Females
US Congress, 2015
The STEM Education Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-59) was put in place to define Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education to include computer science, and to support existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation. The act is organized into the following sections: (1) Short Title; (2) Definition of STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Federal Legislation, Definitions, Scholarships
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2016
Education programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are intended to enhance the nation's global competitiveness. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported in 2012 that there were more than 200 federal STEM education programs in fiscal year 2010. Since then, this portfolio of programs has changed. GAO was…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
US Senate, 2016
This field hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, focused on discussing new ways to use technology in the classroom. The committee met on Friday, November 22, 2013, in the media room, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology with Hon. Kay Hagan presiding. Opening remarks by Honorable Kay R. Hagan began with her stating…
Descriptors: Hearings, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Access to Computers
US Senate, 2016
This is the seventh in a series of hearings to inform this committee's reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The focus of this hearing, teacher preparation, is profoundly important for all students, from the very youngest to adult students. Study after study shows that teacher quality is the decisive in-school factor in boosting student…
Descriptors: Hearings, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Effectiveness, Low Income Groups
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1991
This hearing on computer assisted instruction and the use of educational technology in classrooms was held in response to a presidential request that instructional innovation be given special attention, particularly in science and mathematics education, in every congressional district. This transcript of the hearing includes statements presented…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1991
This hearing focused on H. R. 656, companion bill of S. 272, which calls for high performance computing legislation. This is one of several initiatives to provide for a coordinated federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in high performance computing. The bill authorizes the development of a National Research and Education…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1983
These hearings focused on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) proposed program and budget. Testimony of witnesses, prepared statements, discussions, and supporting documentation (including hearings summary) are provided. Among the issues, areas, and topics addressed were: (1) relevance of NSF's mission to presidential goals; (2) science and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Behavioral Science Research, Budgets, Earth Science
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Congressional hearings held on October 8-10, 1985, were meant to characterize the attributes of past successes of the United States' efforts in the space sciences, and to project the direction of future research in that area. This report prepared by the subcommittee on space science and application includes recommendations of expert panels on…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Technology, Astronomy, Biological Sciences
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1983
This hearing on legislation designed to encourage contributions of computers and computer equipment to elementary and secondary schools emphasizes California's experience with a state-level program. Testimony is included from the following witnesses: Kay Pacheco, Alameda County Office of Education; Michael D. Rashkin, Apple Computer, Inc.; Barbara…
Descriptors: Computers, Donors, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1989
Within this document is testimony delivered by seven individuals at a Congressional hearing on what role government and education should play in revitalizing U.S. productivity. Of particular interest at the hearing was a study made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Commission on Industrial Productivity entitled "Made in…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1991
This report discusses Senate Bill no. 272, which provides for a coordinated federal research and development program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in high-performance computing. High performance computing is defined as representing the leading edge of technological advancement in computing, i.e., the most sophisticated computer chips, the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Computers, Electronic Mail
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
These two reports contain supporting material intended to accompany the Computer Literacy Acts of 1983 and 1984 (H. R. 3750). This bill was designed to promote the use of computer technologies in elementary and secondary schools by authorizing: (1) grants to local school districts, particularly in poor areas, to purchase computer hardware; (2)…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
