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date, and scale up innovative pro- grams, practices, and strategies that are effective in improving education outcomes for students.
$90 million for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Educa- tion, which will foster breakthrough developments in educational technol- ogy and learning systems, support sys- tems for educators, and tools that result in improvements in student outcomes. Assessment and accountability. Our budget will invest $420 million in the development of improved assess- ments, including mathematics. States will be allowed to incorporate science and other subjects in addition to Eng- lish language arts and mathematics into their accountability systems.
An ambitious research & devel-
opment effort, led by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), in mathemat- ics and science education. Our budget
request supports new investments in research to: expand our understanding of how students learn; develop better mathematics and science curricula and assessments; provide more effective professional development for teachers in these areas; and enhance the use of technology to expand student access to, and achievement in, mathematics and science courses.
Statistics on student achievement
in math and science, including in- creased support for the IES National Center for Education Statistics, which will collect and analyze information on student achievement in math and sci- ence, including international student assessments and a 2012 National As- sessment of Educational Progress long- term trend assessment that includes mathematics.
$41 million for the Graduate Assis- tance in Areas of National Need which
provides students with exceptional promise and high financial need with fellowships to pursue graduate stud- ies in areas of national need, including critical scientific and technical fields.
$35 million for the Upward Bound Math-Science program to support mathematics and science centers that encourage high school students to pur- sue postsecondary degrees in those fields.
$9.5 million for the Minority Sci-
ence and Engineering Improvement program to support grants to predomi- nantly minority institutions of higher education to help them make long- range improvements in science and engineering education and to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in scientific and technologi- cal careers.
$100 million in mandatory funds in
2012 for the Hispanic-serving Institu- tions (HSIs) STEM and Articulation program, to increase the number of Hispanic and other low-income stu- dents attaining degrees in STEM fields and to develop model transfer and articulation agreements between the 2-year and 4-year HSIs in such fields.
More than $3 billion for STEM education activities across all Fed- eral agencies. The President’s budget includes major investments in STEM education at the Department and in a variety of science mission agencies, in- cluding the National Science Founda- tion and NASA.
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