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NSTA Legislative Update: August 16, 2010

8/16/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Education Jobs Bill Signed into Law; Department of Education Announces First i3 Grant Recipients

STEM Education and National Security

5/31/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
On Thursday, May 27, the Obama Administration released its National Security Strategy document that lays out a strategic approach for advancing American interests, and addresses a wide array of issues including strengthening STEM education.

NSTA Legislative Update: May 24, 2010

5/24/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Strike Two on America COMPETES

NSTA Legislative Update: May 17, 2010

5/17/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Democrats Pull America Competes from House Floor

NSTA Legislative Update: May 3, 2010

5/3/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
House Committee Approves America Competes Act

NSTA Legislative Update: March 15, 2010

3/15/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Releases Plan to Revise Elementary and Secondary Education Act

NSTA Legislative Update: March 1, 2010

3/1/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
House Ed and Labor Leaders Announce Plans to Reauthorize NCLB; Duncan to Testify Before Ed and Labor Committee Wednesday, March 3; President Obama, Department of Education Announce Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge; Update on America Competes Act; Department of Education Unveils Innovation Web Portal; Engineering in Education Bills Introduced in House and Senate

NSTA Legislative Update: February 15, 2010

2/15/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Rep. Vernon Ehlers to Retire from Congress; Budget Update; NSTA Division Director Testifies Before Congress; Senate and House Pass Resolution in Support of National Engineers Week

NSTA Legislative Update: February 1, 2010

2/1/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Releases FY2011 Budget; NCLB This Spring?

President Obama Announces New Partnerships Under Educate to Innovate Campaign

1/12/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
NSTA and PBS Initiatives Acknowledged at White House Event

New Jobs Bill Includes $23 Billion for Education

12/23/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
On December 16 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill intended to stimulate the economy and create jobs by redirecting more than $154 billion from TARP.

Obama Introduces National STEM Education Initiative

12/4/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
On November 23, President Obama launched "Educate to Innovate," a nationwide effort for increasing student achievement in science and math education over the next 10 years.

Live Webcast of Secretary Duncan's Speech on STEM

10/21/2009 - NSTA Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Education Secretary Arne Duncan's remarks on STEM education this Friday, October 23, before a meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology will be webcast live.

NSTA Legislative Update: August 3, 2009

8/3/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama and Secretary Duncan Launch the Race to the Top

NSTA Legislative Update: June 29, 2009

6/29/2009 - Yosef Getachew
SPEAK Act Legislation Introduced; Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill Passed; New STEM Legislation Introduced

NSTA Legislative Update: June 1, 2009

6/1/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Ed Sec Testifies Before House Education and Labor Committee; STEM Legislation Introduced in the House

President Obama Submits FY2010 Budget to Congress

5/11/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
The FY2010 budget request for federal programs President Obama submitted to Congress last week focused on his five pillars for reforming schools and included a substantial increase in funding that would "reward principals, teachers, and other school personnel who raise student achievement."

NSTA Legislative Alert: April 28, 2009

4/28/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Commits to Dramatically Improve Student Achievement in Science and Math

NSTA Legislative Alert: April 6, 2009

4/6/2009 - 3/30/2009—Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
$44 Billion in Education Stimulus Funds Now Available to States and Districts

NSTA Legislative Alert: March 30, 2009

3/30/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Weigh In on Science Education Funding

NSTA Legislative Update: March 16, 2009

3/16/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Delivers Major Policy Speech on Education; Congress Finally Approves FY2009 Appropriations; President Obama Unveils Budget for FY2010

NSTA Legislative Update: February 13, 2009

2/13/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Congress Approves Economic Stimulus Bill

NSTA Legislative Update: February 2, 2009

2/2/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Ask Your Senator to Support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

NSTA Legislative Update: January 26, 2009

1/19/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
House Leadership Introduces Stimulus Package

NSTA Legislative Update: January 19, 2009

1/19/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Ask Your Member of Congress to Support the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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