Jim Baird: “The Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act seeks to improve the quality of STEM education in America. This…”

“The Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act seeks to improve the quality of STEM education in America. This bill will allow us to modernize math curricula and improve K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. While this bill directs the National Science Foundation to grant awards to educational institutions, it does not award any new funding. As we look at reining in the out-of-control government spending and bureaucracy, we must work with the resources we already have. As an animal scientist, I understand the life-changing effects STEM education can have when it comes to our livestock, creating innovative, more effective farming techniques, our food quality, and ultimately our Nation's well-being. Proper STEM education has an invaluable impact on American innovation. It equips our students--our future workforce--to tackle the challenges of our modern digital economy. Modernizing STEM education also has wide-ranging impacts on our national security. The United States' ability to create cutting-edge technologies has been vital to defeating our adversaries, especially as our adversary, Communist China, continues to make huge investments in STEM to try and out-compete the U.S. Beating China and maintaining our global competitive edge begins with strengthening STEM education in K-12 schools.…”