Al Franken: “the Master Teacher Corps Program addresses the recommendations presented in the President's Council of Advisers on…”

“the Master Teacher Corps Program addresses the recommendations presented in the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology's 2010 K-12 STEM education report and tracks the priorities laid out more than 10 years ago in the Glenn Commission report. Specifically, it would establish an ongoing system to improve the quality of mathematics and science teaching in grades K-12, and it would improve the working environment and make the teaching profession more attractive for K-12 mathematics and science teachers. With the planned reform and reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this year, we have a rare and, indeed, ideal opportunity to implement real change in K-12 STEM education in this country. So let's act now, before it is too late, before the storm has fully gathered, and before that rapidly approaching category 5 hurricane destroys the competitive technological edge and the prosperity our country has worked so hard to build and maintain. I urge my colleagues to join Senators Lieberman, Shaheen, and me in supporting a sustained investment in K-12 STEM teacher quality and in raising the standards of the teaching profession through the STEM Master Teacher Corps Act. ____________________”