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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 4972 (Introduced in Senate) — To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support STEM education and workforce development researc... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Opportunities for online education

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The Director shall award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations (or a consortium thereof, which may include a private sector partner) to conduct research on online STEM education courses for rural communities. The research areas eligible for funding under this section shall include— evaluating the learning and achievement of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in STEM subjects; understanding how computer-based and online professional development courses and mentor experiences can be integrated to meet the needs of educators of rural students in prekindergarten through grade 12; combining computer-based and online STEM education and training with apprenticeships, mentoring, or other applied learning arrangements; leveraging online programs to supplement STEM studies for rural students that need physical and academic accommodation; and any other activity the Director determines will accomplish the goals of this section.
All proposals for grants under this section shall include an evaluation plan that includes the use of outcome-oriented measures to assess the impact and efficacy of the grant. Each recipient of a grant under this section shall include results from these evaluative activities in annual and final projects. The Director shall evaluate the portfolio of grants awarded under this section. Such evaluation shall— use a common set of benchmarks and tools to assess the results of research conducted under such grants and identify best practices; and to the extent practicable, integrate findings from activities carried out pursuant to research conducted under this section, with respect to the pursuit of careers and degrees in STEM, with those activities carried out pursuant to other research on serving rural students and communities.
Not later than 180 days after the completion of the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to Congress and make widely available to the public a report that includes— the results of the evaluation; and any recommendations for administrative and legislative action that could optimize the effectiveness of the grants awarded under this section. In carrying out this section, the Director shall, for purposes of enhancing program effectiveness and avoiding duplication of activities, consult, cooperate, and coordinate with the programs and policies of other relevant Federal agencies.
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