President Obama Addresses National Academy of Sciences

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President Obama Addresses National Academy of
Sciences
But I think all of you understand it will take
far more than the work of government. It will
take all of us. It will take all of you. And so
today I want to challenge you to use your love
and knowledge of science to spark the same sense
of wonder and excitement in a new
generation. --President Obama, speaking to the
National Academy of Science, April 27th, 2009
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Educate to Innovate Programs
Time Warner Cables Connect a Million Minds
Campaign Discovery Communications Be the
Future Campaign Sesame Streets Early STEM
Literacy Initiative National STEM Game Design
Competitions National Lab Day Intels Science and
Math Teachers Initiative Expansion of the
National Math and Science Initiatives UTeach
Program Public University Presidents Commit to
Train 10,000 Math and Science Teachers Annually
by 2015 The PBS Innovative Educators
Challenge Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships in
Math and Science NASAs Summer of Innovation
Enrichment Program Department of Educations
Teacher Initiatives Initiatives announced on
September 16, 2010 Change the Equation Youth
Inspired Challenge with 350 science centers and
science museums Transforming Libraries and
Museums into 21st Century Learning Labs National
STEM Video Game Challenge Raytheons New STEM
Tool for State Policymakers. National Math
Science Initiatives (NMSI) To Assist Military
Families Nature Publishings Bridge to Science
Program for Parents and Scientists HP Efforts to
Bring Passions of Scientists and Engineers into
Classrooms
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Astronomy Night, Science Fair, PAEMST 2009 _at_ WH
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Change the Equation
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PCAST Recommendations

• PCAST report recommendations---
• Recruit and train 100,000 great STEM teachers
  over the next decade who are able to prepare and
  inspire students
• Recognize and reward the top 5 percent of the
  Nations STEM teachers, by creating a STEM master
  teachers corps
• Create 1,000 new STEM-focused schools over the
  next decade
• Use technology to drive innovation, in part by
  creating an advanced research projects
  agencymodeled on the famously innovative Defense
  Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)for
  education
• Create opportunities for inspiration through
  individual and group experiences outside the
  classroom
• Support the current state-led movement for shared
  standards in math and science.

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ESEA and STEM Ed

• Administration Blueprint for ESEA released in
  March 2009
• The Administrations FY 2011 Budget aligns
  federal education funding with the Administration
  key priorities in the ESEA Blueprint (including
  three stimulus programs RTTT, I3, and SIGs).
  Consolidates (eliminates) 38 K-12 programs into
  11 new funding streams. Most would go as
  competitive grants to states
• For STEM The President wants to eliminate the
  Math and Science Partnerships at ED where every
  state gets funding and instead create Effective
  Teaching and Learning for a Complete Education
  STEM program, funded at 300m. This program would
  provide competitive grants to states for STEM
  programs, mostly centered on mathematics
  programs.
• Clear from language in the ESEA blueprint that
  science will not be a priority under a new
  accountability system

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STEM Education Coalition Positions on ESEA

• Include Science in the Accountability System.
  Science scores should be a required component of
  a school/state accountability system.
• Expand and Strengthen State Grants for STEM
  Initiatives. The grants should go to every state,
  not competitively awarded.
• Create Effective Teachers by Dedicating Funding
  for Teacher Professional Development. Include a
  set aside for teacher professional development.
• Create Effective Teachers by Providing K-8
  Science and Math Coaches. Funding to districts to
  allow creation of more science and math
  coaches/specialists in early grades
• Clearly Define STEM in ESEA

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Education, Innovation and Competitiveness and the
Budget Situation

• America COMPETES Act stalled in 111th Congress
  outlook is uncertain
• The Budget process is going to be potentially
  brutal for 2010
• Involvement needed by the community and you

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America COMPETES Act Reauthorization

• First passed in 2007 with broad bipartisan
  support
• Bolsters NSFs educational mission in particular
  and ST agencies broadly
• Reauthorization awaiting Senate action, fate
  uncertain

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Appropriations and Budget Outlook

• 1.5 trillion deficit will increasingly drive
  everything
• Agencies looking forced to trim budgets
• Administrations budget was very positive for NSF
  overall
• House appropriators continue to support EHR
  programs
• This year will end with some form of Continuing
  Resolution
• Outlook for next year hinges on Administration
  support and building case with new Congress

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Appropriations Picture
Agency/Program FY10 FY11 Req House Bill Senate Bill
NSF Research 5600M 6000M 5960M 5967M
NSF Education 873M 892M 958.4M 892M
NOAA Education 53.8M 20.8M ? 35.6M
NASA Education 182.5M 145.8M 205M 145.8M
ED ESEA Title I 14.4B 14.4B 14.8B 14.9B
ED- Race to the Top 4B 1.35B 800M 674M
ED - I3 650M 500M 400M 250M
ED- School Improvement Grants 545M 900M ? 625M
ED M/S Partnerships 108.5M 0 ? 108.5M
ED Effective Teaching Learning - STEM 0 300M ? 300M

(Source Association of Science-Technology
Centers)
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The need for ST, education community involvement

• Washington has become increasingly disfunctional
• Legislators need to see and hear about your
  issues closer to home, from their constituents
• Educational research is often obscure,
  misunderstood by policymakers

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Questions?For further information go to or
www.stemedcoalition.orgYou can contact us
atjpeterson_at_nsta.org or j_brown_at_acs.org