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Download full textUS Congress, 2009
The Higher Education Technical Corrections (Public Law 111-39) was put in place to make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: (1) Sec. 1. Table of contents; (2) Sec. 2. References; and (3) Sec. 3. Effective date. (A) Title I--General Provisions: (4) Sec.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1975
Presented in this report are statements of science teachers, directors of education, deans of colleges, and professors of science education. A biographical sketch of each participant is presented as well as the entire statement of each. Those addressing the Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology include: Dr. Anna J. Harrison, Professor…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Government Role, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 2002
The hearing reported in this document focuses on the Sea Grant College Program and evaluates the President's fiscal year 2003 budget proposal for the transfer of the Sea Grant program to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The hearing includes opening statements by Representative Vernon J. Ehlers, Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment,…
Descriptors: Economics, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1992
This hearing was held to review the educational benefits of the U.S. Space Program. Testimony was given by three panels of experts related to this topic. The three panels consisted of: (1) Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Dan Brandenstein, Captain, U.S. Navy, NASA Astronaut; and Damon Butler,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Benefits, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
These hearings focused on the impact of the United States decision to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Included are prepared statements and/or testimony by: Congressman Jim Leach (Iowa); Jean Gerard (U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO); Paul Baker; William Nierenberg; Thomas Galvin; and A. K. Solomon.…
Descriptors: Engineering, Environmental Education, Financial Support, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1986
Perspectives on the conditions of academic research facilities and the various funding mechanisms proposed for modernizing them are offered in this report on the University Research Facilities Revitalization Act of l985 (H.R. 2823). Major components of this bill include: (l) the creation of a university and college research laboratory…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Science, Facility Improvement, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
This document is the complete text of Public Law 98-377 ("Education for Economic Security Act") which is designed to: (1) provide assistance to improve elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education in mathematics and science; (2) provide a national policy for engineering, technical, and scientific personnel; (3) provide cost sharing…
Descriptors: Asbestos, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
The Technology Education Act contends that technological literacy is a basic skill that should be taught in the public schools. This bill would authorize funding for fiscal year 1987 for model programs. Local educational agencies, state educational agencies, and institutions of higher education would be eligible for grants to establish…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Experiential Learning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
These hearings focused on topics and issues related to the status, quality, and improvement of K-12 science and mathematics in the Pittsburgh area. Science and mathematics teachers, school administrators, school board members, industry leaders, and college officials provided a firsthand description of the nature and direction of science and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Research
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Provided are transcripts of testimony presented at hearings on the status of mathematics/science education in the United States and testimony related to six bills to upgrade science/mathematics education, increase the supply of teachers, provide teacher training, and encourage training of students in high technology skills. These bills are H.R.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Klein, Sarah E. – 1982
This testimony, supported by data from several national surveys, was presented by Sarah E. Klein (president of the National Science Teachers Association) regarding the elimination of science education from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Issues and topics addressed include: (1) statement of the crisis in science/mathematics education,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
