MATHEMATICS related term(s) Engineering

Amendments

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9026, S9037, S9039, S9042, S9045 [22SE], S9202, S9205 [25SE], S9220, S9272, S9273, S9276, S9279, S9281, S9284, S9287, S9289, S9290, S9293, S9297, S9299, S9302, S9305, S9308, S9310, S9313 [26SE], S9481, S9484, S9502, S9504, S9505, S9507, S9508, S9509, S9510, S9511, S9512, S9513, S9514, S9515, S9517, S9519, S9526 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Bush Averse to More College Grant Funding—Let Students Get Loans, Candidate Says in Eau Claire, H2247 [13AP]

How To Create a Skilled-Labor Shortage, S9371 [27SE]

Questioning the Labor Shortage, E1454 [13SE]

Secretary Riley Reignites the Math Wars, E117 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (see S. 2545), S3916 [11MY]

Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see S. 2348), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see S. 2623, 2624), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2336 [13AP]

———improve the quality and scope of science and mathematics education (see H.R. 5504), H10472 [19OC]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (see S. 2067), S613 [10FE]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (see S. 2045), S538 [9FE] (see H.R. 3814), H631 [1MR]

———provide H-1B nonimmigrant status to aliens without regard to certain limits if the U.S. employer seeking the alien's entry makes a scholarship contribution to an institution of higher education (see H.R. 5625), H11842 [3NO]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2622), S4378 [24MY] (see H.R. 4273), H2336 [13AP]

Vietnam: carry out fellowship program to enable Vietnamese nationals to pursue advanced studies in science, mathematics, and technology and enable U.S. citizens to teach in those fields in Vietnam (see S. 3241), S10999 [25OC] (see H.R. 5581), H11206 [26OC]

Cloture motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S8730 [19SE], S9028 [22SE], S9219, S9248 [26SE], S9440 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619 [15SE]

Letters

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Essential Worker Immigrant Coalition, S8801 [20SE], S9124 [25SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S9374 [27SE]

———Vice President Gore, S7820 [27JY]

Motions

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S9028 [22SE], S9338, S9375 [27SE]

Press releases

Rising Math Scores Suggest Education Reforms Are Working: Rand Corp., S10975 [25OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Education: accomplishments, H10877 [25OC]

Education: development and recruitment of teachers in mathematics and science, H10230 [18OC]

———encourage young women to pursue careers and higher education degrees in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology (H.R. 2387), H7974 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, H7971, H7972 [21SE]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H5848 [12JY], H10610-H10622 [24OC], E1919 [25OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), permission to file report, H7188 [27JY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4272), H5848 [12JY]

———national policy to improve system, H96 [1FE], H533-H538 [29FE], H615 [1MR], H1001 [15MR], H1392 [23MR], H1739-H1746 [4AP], H1828-H1834, H1840-H1847 [5AP], H1854, H1948 [6AP], H1982 [10AP], H2109 [11AP], H2166 [12AP], H2256, H2332 [13AP], H2416 [3MY], H2553, H2555 [4MY], H3164 [16MY], H3629-H3632 [23MY], H3933 [7JN], H5827-H5831 [11JY], H6026, H6031-H6038 [13JY], H6474 [19JY], H6764-H6770 [24JY], H7220, H7221 [6SE], H7284 [7SE], H7545, H7566 [13SE], H7701-H7707 [18SE], H7874, H7899 [20SE], H7939, H7971-H7977 [21SE], H8206, H8285, H8296, H8297 [27SE], H8410, H8412, H8440-H8444 [28SE], H8606-H8610 [2OC], H8767-H8773 [4OC], H9806, H9807, H9809-H9816 [11OC], H10225, H10227-H10233 [18OC], H10397, H10400, H10410 [19OC], H10875, H10877, H10878, H10880, H10884 [25OC], H11362-H11368 [27OC], H11509 [29OC], H89010 [5OC], E775 [19MY]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8699-H8706 [3OC], H8781, H8782 [4OC], H9004 [5OC], E1674, E1675 [4OC]

Korte, Mary: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E892 [6JN]

LaCour, Elwar, Jr. (Ruben): U.S. Achievement Academy National Mathematics Award recipient, E997 [14JN]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 4273), H5848 [12JY]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipients, S5454 [20JN]

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation: funding (S. 2545), S3918 [11MY]

Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations, S3591 [8MY]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (S. 2348), S2112-S2114 [4AP]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2623), S4382 [24MY]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (S. 2624), S4382 [24MY]

———establish program for increasing U.S. scientific, technology, and mathematical resources (S. 1804), S9645 [3OC]

———national policy to improve system, S348 [7FE], S505-S507 [8FE], S579-S582 [10FE], S848-S851 [28FE], S976-S979 [29FE], S1625 [23MR], S2709 [13AP], S4978 [13JN], S5818-S5821 [26JN], S6103 [29JN], S8910, S8912 [21SE], S9358 [27SE], S9565 [2OC], S10744-S10746, S10748-S10753 [19OC], S10884 [23OC], S10954, S10957, S10965-S10967, S10970-S10972, S10974 [25OC], S11067-S11069, S11074-S11076, S11078-S11080, S11111 [26OC], S11337, S11340 [29OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 824), star print, S835 [24FE]

———strengthen math and science training to prepare students to enter the information technology workforce (S. 2067), S625 [10FE]

Immigration: establish pilot program to allow certain aliens who complete a postsecondary degree in math or science to change their immigrant status to remain in U.S. and work in one of those fields (S. 1645), S9647 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), S542-S545 [9FE], S6341 [10JY], S6408-S6411, S6445 [11JY], S7608 [26JY], S7820, S7822 [27JY], S8907-S8916 [21SE], S9026-S9029 [22SE], S9124-S9127 [25SE], S9215-S9229, S9235, S9242, S9244-S9248 [26SE], S9337-S9350, S9353-S9359, S9362-S9376 [27SE], S9443, S9449-S9451 [28SE], S9600 [2OC], S9643-S9657 [3OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), motion to proceed, S8619, S8620, S8626 [15SE], S8800-S8807 [20SE], S9026 [22SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent agreement, S9445 [28SE]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), unanimous-consent request, S6338-S6340 [10JY]

Mathematics Education Month: observance, S2461 [10AP]

NSF: anniversary, S3828 [10MY]

Taxation: encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (S. 2622), S4382 [24MY]

Tukwila, WA: Cascade View Elementary School Youth Investment Program recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S6346 [10JY]

Reports filed

American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2045) (S. Rept. 106-260), S2526 [11AP]

National Science Education Act: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept. 106-821), H7279 [6SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4271, National Science Education Act, H10610-H10615 [24OC]

S. 2045, American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act, S543 [9FE], S9026-S9028 [22SE], S9651-S9655 [3OC], H8699 [3OC], H9004-H9008 [5OC]

S. 2545, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation funding, S3918 [11MY]

S. 2622, National Science Education Incentive Act, S4383 [24MY]

S. 2623, National Science Education Enhancement Act, S4384-S4387 [24MY]

S. 2624, National Science Education Act, S4387-S4389 [24MY]