[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S44]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, 
        Ms. Mukulski, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Coons, 
        Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Brown, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
        Sanders, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Levin):
  S. 3. A bill to improve education and provide all students in the 
United States with the opportunity to succeed; to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record as follows:

                                  S. 3

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen our Schools and 
     Students Act''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
       (1) strengthen early learning programs to better prepare 
     children for success in school;
       (2) ensure that all students have equitable access to a 
     high-quality, well-rounded education that prepares them to 
     succeed in college and a career;
       (3) build on recent efforts to continue to make higher 
     education more affordable and to improve access and success 
     for all students;
       (4) provide all teachers with the support they need to 
     ensure student success, including the creation of a new 
     national Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
     (STEM) Master Teacher Corps to recognize and help retain STEM 
     teachers and strengthen STEM education in public schools in 
     the United States; and
       (5) support States and local educational agencies to ensure 
     schools have the safe and successful learning conditions in 
     which all students can excel.
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