2009-06-09T10:05:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/56259 tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5302728 2009-06-09T10:05:00Z FCW The House also approved the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Coordination Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), chairman of the Science and Technology Committee. The STEM act would create an interagency committee under the National Science and Technology Council to coordinate education programs, assist in their evaluation and disseminate information about them more broadly. The STEM act would coordinate education activities conducted by the Defense, Energy and Education departments; NASA; the National Science Foundation; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.<br /><br /><a href="http://fcw.com/articles/2009/06/09/house-passes-science-and-technology-cooperation-bills.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5302727 2009-06-08T10:00:00Z Space Ref - Space News as it Happens H.R. 1709, the STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009, passed by a vote of 353 to 39...The STEM Education Coordination Act will coordinate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education activities done across the federal government, at agencies including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Education. The bill strengthens and elevates an existing committee under NSTC to manage the coordination...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=28389">Go to article</a>