Sens. Franken’s Floor Statement in Support of Investing in STEM Education
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Yesterday, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) spoke on the Senate floor about the need to invest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in order to prepare students to compete in a 21st century economy.
“With the planned reform and reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this year, we have a rare and ideal opportunity to implement real change in K through 12 STEM education in this country,” said Sen. Franken. “So let’s act now – before it’s too late, before the storm has fully gathered, and before that rapidly-approaching category 5 hurricane destroys the competitive technological edge and prosperity that our country has worked so hard to build and maintain.”
Sen. Franken recently introduce the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act that would boost STEM teacher pay and help improve career advancement opportunities. The legislation is aimed at keeping the best STEM teachers in the field to help ensure that students have the skill set they need to fill the fastest growing jobs in the marketplace and to maintain and improve the country's competitive technological edge.
The legislation has already earned the endorsement of a diverse group of more than 60 Minnesota and national organizations, among them 3M, Medtronic, Education Minnesota, the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the College Board, LifeScience Alley, and the National Rural Education Association. For a full list of endorsing organizations, click here.
For a one-page summary of the bill, click here.
“With the planned reform and reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this year, we have a rare and ideal opportunity to implement real change in K through 12 STEM education in this country,” said Sen. Franken. “So let’s act now – before it’s too late, before the storm has fully gathered, and before that rapidly-approaching category 5 hurricane destroys the competitive technological edge and prosperity that our country has worked so hard to build and maintain.”
Sen. Franken recently introduce the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act that would boost STEM teacher pay and help improve career advancement opportunities. The legislation is aimed at keeping the best STEM teachers in the field to help ensure that students have the skill set they need to fill the fastest growing jobs in the marketplace and to maintain and improve the country's competitive technological edge.
The legislation has already earned the endorsement of a diverse group of more than 60 Minnesota and national organizations, among them 3M, Medtronic, Education Minnesota, the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, the College Board, LifeScience Alley, and the National Rural Education Association. For a full list of endorsing organizations, click here.
For a one-page summary of the bill, click here.
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