[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MATHEMATICS related term(s) Engineering; Science
Addresses
Moving From Analysis to Action: Bruce Alberts, National Academy of
Sciences, E745-E748 [4MY]
Amendments
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H330
[4FE], H332 [4FE], H354 [5FE]
----- prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration (H.
Res. 348), H344 [5FE]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4966 [18MY], S4967 [18MY],
S4978 [18MY], S4979 [18MY], S4981 [18MY], S4989 [18MY], S4992
[18MY], S5025 [18MY], S5026 [18MY], S5027 [18MY]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H6698
[29JY], H6820 [30JY]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8529
[23SE], H8591 [24SE] increase number of temporary visas for
skilled workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers
(H.R. 3736), consideration (H. Res. 513), H8578 [24SE]
Articles and editorials
Admitting More Immigrants Would Provide More Workers, S2717 [27MR]
Children Caught in a Tangle of Red Tape, H10825 [13OC]
Closing the Skills Gap, S2244 [19MR]
End Nativist Hiring Caps, S2245 [19MR]
Fruits of the Bumper Job Crop, S2717 [27MR]
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor--And Your Engineers, S1820 [12MR]
High-Tech Layoffs Are Accelerating, S12255 [9OC]
High-Tech Talent--Don't Bolt the Golden Door, S2244 [19MR]
Jobs Go Begging, S2245 [19MR]
Layoff Reports Outpacing Level Seen Last Year; High-Tech Hit Hard,
S12256 [9OC]
Millennium's Superstars--Year 2000 Project Managers are Worth Their
Weight in Gold. How Do You Keep Them?, S12255 [9OC]
Obstacle Course, H10824 [13OC]
Teens With Tech Talent Rise to Top--Not Even Out of High School,
Computer Jocks Rake in Big Bucks, S4955 [18MY]
U.S. High School Seniors Rank Near Bottom--Europeans Score Higher in
Math, Science Test, S955 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846),
consideration, (see H. Res. 348), H329 [4FE]
Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative
teacher certification and licensure programs, (see S. 1742),
S1772 [11MR], (see H.R. 3440), H1111 [11MR]
------ improve elementary and secondary education, (see S. 1590),
S226 [29JA]
------ national policy to improve system, (see S. 1708), S1336 [4MR]
------ provide for teacher training facilities, (see S. 1741), S1772
[11MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, (see S. 1723), S1508 [6MR], (see S. 1878),
S2719 [27MR]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, (see H.R. 3736), H2423
[28AP]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
consideration, (see H. Res. 513), H6819 [30JY]
National Center for Bioengineering Research: establish, (see H.R.
4170), H5403 [25JN]
National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership:
establish, (see S. 1739), S1697 [10MR], (see H.R. 3411), H1020
[10MR]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
3496), H1298 [18MR]
Explanations
Workforce Improvement and Protection Act (H.R. 3736), E2323-E2328
[12NO]
Factsheets
H-1B Visa Program, H2599 [29AP]
Letters
American Competitiveness Act: C.R. (Bob) Bell, Greater Omaha, NE,
Chamber of Commerce, S4968 [18MY]
------ Jack Kemp, S2716 [27MR]
------ Jose F. Nino, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2717 [27MR]
------ Karen K. Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal
Consortium, S2716 [27MR]
------ Scott Hoffman, American Business for Legal Immigration
(organization), S1520 [6MR]
------ Susan Au Allen, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce,
S1521 [6MR]
Increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand
education and training opportunities for U.S. students and
workers: Representative Klink, H2599 [29AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding: Gerald D.
Morris, American Federation of Teachers, S3086 [2AP]
------ Kenneth G. McInerney, Committee for Education Funding, S3087
[2AP]
------ Sherry L. Kolbe, National Association of Private Schools for
Exceptional Children, S3086 [2AP]
------ Shirley Igo, National PTA, S3087 [2AP]
------ William B. Ingram, National School Boards Association, S3086
[2AP]
Prohibit Dept. of Education funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation: Senator Lott and
Speaker Gingrich, S6933 [24JN], H4728 [18JN]
Lists
Organizations endorsing S. 1723, American Competitiveness Act, S4957
[18MY]
Proposed revisions to H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and
Protection Act, S12995 [12NO]
Motions
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4996 [18MY], S4997 [18MY]
Outlines
Plan To Educate America's Children: Senator Kerry, S12289-S12291
[10OC]
Papers
Unshackle Leaders of America's Education: Donald Bedell, S6910
[23JN]
Remarks in House
Delaney, Ellen: Minnesota Teacher of the Year award recipient,
E2351 [19DE]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, H4727 [18JN]
----- prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H338 [5FE], H338
[5FE], H345-H355 [5FE], E119 [5FE], E148 [11FE]
----- prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration (H.
Res. 348), H339 [5FE], H345 [5FE]
----- prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), corrections in
engrossment, H355 [5FE]
Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative
teacher certification and licensure programs (H.R. 3440), E362
[12MR]
------ improve knowledge of teachers in various core subjects, H2541
[29AP]
------ national policy to improve system, H21 [27JA], H95-H98
[28JA], H104 [3FE], H367-H371 [5FE], H373 [5FE], H633 [26FE],
H701 [3MR], H703 [3MR], H759 [4MR], H762 [4MR], H841 [4MR],
H845-H854 [12MR], H2086 [21AP], H4639 [17JN], H4842 [19JN],
H5288-H5294 [24JN], H6750 [29JY], H7812 [16SE], H7929 [17SE],
H8025-H8032 [17SE], H8038-H8052 [18SE], H10131 [8OC], H10132
[8OC], H10358 [10OC], H10360 [10OC], H10361 [10OC], H10362
[10OC], H10363 [10OC], H10364 [10OC], H10516 [11OC], H10517
[11OC], H10518 [11OC], H10519 [11OC], H10520 [11OC], H10521
[11OC], H10522 [11OC], H10524 [11OC], H10525 [11OC], H10529
[11OC], H10532-H10546 [11OC], H10562 [12OC], H10564 [12OC],
H10643 [12OC], H10645 [12OC], H10648-H10650 [12OC],
H10659-H10664 [12OC], H10670 [13OC], H10671 [13OC], H10672
[13OC], H10673 [13OC], H10674 [13OC], H10675 [13OC], H10676
[13OC], H10677 [13OC], H10678 [13OC], H10813 [13OC], H10817
[13OC], H10818 [13OC], H10819-H10826 [13OC], H10865-H10867
[14OC], H10877 [14OC], H10878 [14OC], H10880 [14OC], H10882
[14OC], H10887 [14OC], H10920 [15OC], H10922 [15OC], H10923
[15OC], H11013 [15OC], H11016 [15OC], H11017-H11019 [15OC],
H11653 [20OC], H11655 [20OC], H11663 [20OC], E165 [12FE], E272
[3MR], E1429 [24JY], E1679 [9SE], E1698 [11SE], E2219 [16OC],
E2235 [19OC], E2280 [21OC]
------ national testing proposals, H4248 [9JN]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, H2598 [29AP], H3076 [12MY]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, H10674 [13OC] increase
number of temporary visas for skilled workers and protect
similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8578-H8602
[24SE], E1841 [28SE], E2323 [12NO] increase number of temporary
visas for skilled workers and protect similarly qualified U.S.
workers (H.R. 3736), consideration (H. Res. 513), H8571-H8578
[24SE] increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
corrections in engrossment, H8602 [24SE]
National Academy of Sciences: anniversary, E745 [4MY]
National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership:
establish (H.R. 3411), H1097 [11MR], E344 [10MR]
National Guard: Starbase Program funding, H5249 [24JN], H5250
[24JN]
New Mexico: tribute to Project Uplift for efforts in providing
information on technical education and career opportunities to
minority youth, E2093 [12OC]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology (H.R. 3496),
H1414 [24MR], E415 [18MR]
Piercy, Carol Barnes: Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching
Mathematics recipient, E110 [5FE]
Sparta, IL: tribute to Sparta High School math team, E697 [29AP]
Remarks in Senate
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, S3403-S3407 [22AP],
S6932 [24JN], S6933 [24JN]
Education: encourage States to develop and implement alternative
teacher certification and licensure programs, S3252-S3255
[20AP], S3268 [20AP], S3334 [21AP], S3523 [23AP], S6870 [23JN],
S7848 [9JY]
----- encourage States to develop and implement alternative teacher
certification and licensure programs (S. 1742), S1774 [11MR],
S3099 [2AP]
------ national policy to improve system, S90-S95 [28JA], S102
[28JA], S955 [25FE], S956 [25FE], S1548 [9MR], S1688 [10MR],
S2245-S2247 [19MR], S3062-S3064 [2AP], S3080 [2AP], S3575-S3578
[24AP], S6561 [18JN], S6910 [23JN], S6930 [24JN], S8052 [13JY],
S9531-S9533 [31JY], S10574 [18SE], S10575 [18SE], S11386 [2OC],
S12233 [9OC], S12288 [10OC], S12291 [10OC], S12357-S12359
[12OC], S12363 [12OC], S12365-S12365 [12OC], S12379-S12382
[12OC], S12443 [13OC], S12533 [14OC], S12536 [14OC], S12538
[14OC], S12539 [14OC], S12542 [14OC], S12708 [20OC], S12789
[21OC], S12806 [21OC]
------ national policy to improve system (S. 1708), S1343-S1347
[4MR]
------ provide for teacher training facilities (S. 1741),
S1772-S1774 [11MR], S3099 [2AP]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S1516-S1519 [6MR], S1820 [12MR],
S2244 [19MR], S2715 [27MR], S4685 [12MY], S4745 [12MY],
S4954-S5001 [18MY]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers (S. 1723), unanimous-consent agreement, S4778 [13MY]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers (S. 1723), unanimous-consent request, S4612 [11MY],
S4613 [11MY]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers (S. 1878), S2725 [27MR]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers (S. 1723), S10877-S10879 [24SE]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, S12748 [21OC], S12758
[21OC], S12773 [21OC] increase number of temporary visas for
skilled workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers
(H.R. 3736), S12254-S12257 [9OC], S12995 [12NO], S13001 [12NO]
------ protect and recruit qualified U.S. workers while increasing
number of temporary visas for skilled workers, S4964-S4966
[18MY], S4989-S4992 [18MY], S4996 [18MY]
------ provide whistleblower protection to foreign workers who file
successful complaints against employers, S4967 [18MY]
National Commission for Science and Mathematics Leadership:
establish (S. 1739), S1700 [10MR]
Northern Michigan University: expansion of Glenn T. Seaborg Center
for Teaching, Learning Science and Mathematics, S6261 [11JN]
West Virgina: tribute to educational achievements, S7923 [10JY]
Reports
Percentage of Elementary and Secondary Education Programs Funding
Spent on Federal Administration: Dept. of Education, S12359
[12OC]
Reports filed
American Competitiveness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate)
(S. 1723), S3119 [2AP]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1723) (S. Rept. 105-
186), S4630 [11MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2846, Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of
National Testing Proposals Without Explicit and Specific
Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept.
105-413), H329 [4FE]
Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
660), H6819 [30JY]
Prohibit Dept. of Education Funding of National Testing Proposals
Without Explicit and Specific Legislation: Committee on
Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2846) (H. Rept. 105-
409), H239 [3FE]
Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), H6696 [29JY]
Statements
Vermont Education Standards: Dan Welch, E1400 [23JY]
Summaries
Comprehensive Education Reform Proposal: Senator Kerry,
S12234-S12236 [9OC]
High-Tech Immigration and U.S. Worker Protection Act (S. 1878),
S2725 [27MR]
National Policy To Improve Education System (S. 1708), S1344 [4MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 348, consideration of H.R. 2846, prohibit Dept. of Education
funding of national testing proposals without explicit and
specific legislation, H339 [5FE]
H. Res. 513, consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and
Protection Act, H8572 [24SE]
H.R. 2846, prohibit Dept. of Education funding of national testing
proposals without explicit and specific legislation, H354 [5FE]
H.R. 3411, Commission for American Mathematics Leadership Act, E344
[10MR]
H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection Act, H8578-H8584
[24SE]
S. 1723, American Competitiveness Act, S1519 [6MR], S4998-S5000
[18MY]
S. 1741, Teacher Quality Act, S1774 [11MR]
S. 1742, Alternative Certification and Licensure of Teachers Act,
S1775 [11MR]