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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1243" measure-id="id113hr1243" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-03-18" update-date="2013-04-03">
<title>Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act</title>
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<action-date>2013-03-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary school students in nontraditional STEM teaching methods; and (3) broaden secondary school students' access to STEM careers.</p> <p>Gives priority to grant applications that target: (1) a rural or urban school, (2) a low-performing school or LEA, or (3) an LEA or school that serves students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches under the school lunch program.</p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to waive all or part of the matching requirement for financially-strapped LEAs.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary to evaluate the efficacy of the grant program.</p>]]></summary-text>
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