42 U.S.C. § 1862h : US Code - Section 1862H: Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purposes respecting scientific and technical education and training

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1862h : US Code - Section 1862H: Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purposes respecting scientific and technical education and training

(a) Findings
The Congress finds that -
(1) the position of the United States in the world economy
faces great challenges from highly trained foreign competition;
(2) the workforce of the United States must be better prepared
for the technologically advanced, competitive, global economy;
(3) the improvement of our work force's productivity and our
international economic position depend upon the strengthening of
our educational efforts in science, mathematics, and technology,
especially at the associate-degree level;
(4) shortages of scientifically and technically trained workers
in a wide variety of fields will best be addressed by
collaboration among the Nation's associate-degree-granting
colleges and private industry to produce skilled, advanced
technicians; and
(5) the National Science Foundation's traditional role in
developing model curricula, disseminating instructional
materials, enhancing faculty development, and stimulating
partnerships between educational institutions and industry, makes
an enlarged role for the Foundation in scientific and technical
education and training particularly appropriate.
(b) Purposes
It is the purpose of sections 1862h to 1862j of this title to -
(1) improve science and technical education at associate-degree-
granting colleges;
(2) improve secondary school and postsecondary curricula in
mathematics and science;
(3) improve the educational opportunities of postsecondary
students by creating comprehensive articulation agreements and
planning between 2-year and 4-year institutions; and
(4) promote outreach to secondary schools to improve
mathematics and science instruction.