[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2138. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Hoeven) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. 
Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to 
reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 370, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       ``(3) STEM-focused specialty school.--The term `STEM-
     focused specialty school' means a school, or a dedicated 
     program within a school, that engages students in rigorous, 
     relevant, and integrated learning experiences focused on 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, which 
     include authentic school-wide research.
       On page 382, line 12, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``; and
       ``(viii) support the creation and enhancement of STEM-
     focused specialty schools that improve student academic 
     achievement in science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics, including computer science, and prepare more 
     students to be ready for postsecondary education and careers 
     in such subjects.
       Beginning on page 384, strike line 3 and all that follows 
     through line 23 on page 384 and insert the following:
       ``(c) Evaluation and Management.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) acting through the Director of the Institute of 
     Education Sciences, and in consultation with the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation--
       ``(A) evaluate the implementation and impact of the 
     activities supported under this part, including progress 
     measured by the metrics established under subsection (a); and
       ``(B) identify best practices to improve instruction in 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects;
       ``(2) disseminate, in consultation with the National 
     Science Foundation, research on best practices to improve 
     instruction in science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics subjects;
       ``(3) ensure that the Department is taking appropriate 
     action to--
       ``(A) identify all activities being supported under this 
     part; and
       ``(B) avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts between the 
     activities being supported under this part and other 
     programmatic activities supported by the Department or by 
     other Federal agencies; and
       ``(4) develop a rigorous system to--
       ``(A) identify the science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics education-specific needs of States and 
     stakeholders receiving funds through subgrants under this 
     part;
       ``(B) make public and widely disseminate programmatic 
     activities relating to science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics that are supported by the Department or by other 
     Federal agencies; and
       ``(C) develop plans for aligning the programmatic 
     activities supported by the Department and other Federal 
     agencies with the State and stakeholder needs.
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