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Congressional Panels Dump on STEM Reshuffling Plan
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Several congressional panels have rejected the Obama administration's plan to significantly realign the federal government's $3-billion annual budget for programs focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at 13 agencies.
The Senate Appropriations Committee joined other congressional panels in questioning the White House's proposed STEM realignment, as it approved a 2014 spending bill covering the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Commerce Department, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The committee said the realignment proposal had not received adequate input from the education community, congressional authorizing committees, or the federal agencies involved. The administration's suggestion to form lead STEM agencies has not been proven viable, the committee says.
In addition, the House of Representatives science committee approved a bill to reauthorize NASA programs that turns down the administration's proposal to take away most of its STEM education agencies and consolidate the remainder. The White House's plan called for eliminating redundant and ineffective programs and consolidating STEM authority in the Department of Education, NSF, and the Smithsonian Institution, which together would lead federal efforts in K-12 education, undergraduate and graduate training, and informal science education.
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