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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6355 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 

for the development of State statistical literacy plans and to authorize 

the Secretary of Education to make grants for statistics-related teacher 

professional development and the improvement of statistics education. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. LOEBSACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

of 1965 to provide for the development of State statistical literacy plans and to authorize the Secretary of 

Education to make grants for statistics-related teacher 

professional development and the improvement of statistics education. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Statistical Teaching, 

5 Aptitude, and Training Act of 2010’’ or the ‘‘STAT Act 

6 of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Statistical literacy, the understanding and 

4 use of the language and tools of statistics, is vital 

5 for United States citizens in an era of intense global 

6 competition and growing reliance on data, because of 

7 a statistically literate individual’s ability to— 

8 (A) ask and evaluate critical questions 

9 about the design of a study and the appro10 priateness of the conclusions drawn from a 

11 study; 

12 (B) distinguish arguments based on data 

13 and evidence from arguments based on anec14 dotes; 

15 (C) recognize and interpret different rep16 resentations of data in context; and 

17 (D) formulate questions that can be ad18 dressed with data, collect and organize relevant 

19 data, and draw appropriate statistical conclu20 sions. 

21 (2) Statistical literacy is essential for both ef22 fective citizenship and personal well-being because of 

23 the everyday need to— 

24 (A) interpret and synthesize data displays 

25 and summaries, such as polls, surveys, and 

26 study outcomes; and 


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1 (B) critically evaluate claims based on 

2 data— 

3 (i) as a consumer of the news media; 

4 (ii) in making medical decisions; and 

5 (iii) in making financial decisions, 

6 such as decisions related to a mortgage or 

7 a car repair. 

8 (3) Statistics provides tools for describing varia9 bility and uncertainty to support making informed 

10 decisions, both large and small. A foundation in sta11 tistical thinking helps individuals to evaluate risks 

12 and weigh the likelihood of various outcomes. 

13 (4) Statistical literacy provides tools for dealing 

14 with uncertainty. There is uncertainty in virtually 

15 every situation and number individuals face, but sta16 tistical literacy enables individuals to make rational 

17 decisions in the face of uncertainty. 

18 (5) Statistical concepts are important for the 

19 study of mathematics, the natural sciences, and the 

20 social sciences. In mathematics, statistical literacy 

21 provides applications and real-life illustrations of the 

22 importance of mathematics, which motivates stu23 dents for deeper learning. In the natural sciences 

24 and the social sciences, statistical problem-solving 


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1 teaches a framework for the scientific process and 

2 an understanding of data and their limitations. 

3 (6) Effective statistical literacy education in ele4 mentary and secondary school would— 

5 (A) produce graduates better equipped 

6 with the skills necessary to compete in the 

7 workforce of the 21st century, with its bur8 geoning growth of and dependence on data; 

9 (B) enhance student learning and problem10 solving skills across disciplines; and 

11 (C) equip students with knowledge needed 

12 to be responsible and engaged citizens. 

13 (7) Room exists for significant improvement in 

14 statistics education because of the following factors: 

15 (A) While national mathematics standards 

16 and benchmarks from organizations such as 

17 Achieve, the College Board, and the National 

18 Council for Teachers of Mathematics support 

19 data analysis and probability as essential com20 ponents of mathematics education, many ele21 mentary and secondary school teachers have not 

22 received the necessary training at the appro23 priate level to teach statistical literacy in their 

24 classrooms. 


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1 (B) Most State guidelines include statistics 

2 and probability, but the topic tends to be 

3 skipped because of the lack of teacher prepara4 tion and proper emphasis on the topic in State 

5 assessments. 

6 (C) While some students do take a course 

7 in statistics, sound statistical reasoning skills 

8 take time for students to develop and cannot be 

9 honed in a single course. Foundational statis10 tical concepts should be introduced and nur11 tured in the elementary grades and strength12 ened and expanded throughout the middle 

13 school and high school grades and in postsec14 ondary courses. 

15 (D) Teacher training programs at institu16 tions of higher education for pre-service mathe17 matics and science teachers and professional de18 velopment programs designed to reach in-serv19 ice mathematics and science teachers do not yet 

20 include statistical concepts and pedagogy at the 

21 appropriate level. 

22 (E) Teachers do not yet have access to ma23 terials supported by statistics education re24 search. 


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1 SEC. 3. STATISTICAL LITERACY EDUCATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Elemen3 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

4 7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new subpart: 

6 ‘‘Subpart 22—Statistical Literacy Education 

7 ‘‘CHAPTER A—STATISTICAL LITERACY 

8 PLANS 

9 ‘‘SEC. 5621. PLAN REQUIRED; DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSION, 

10 AND APPROVAL. 

11 ‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—To be eligible to receive a 

12 grant under section 5632(a), a State educational agency 

13 shall submit a statistical literacy plan to the Secretary in 

14 accordance with this section. 

15 ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 

17 shall, in developing a statistical literacy plan— 

18 ‘‘(A) consult with the Statistical Literacy 

19 Advisory Panel established by the State edu20 cational agency under paragraph (2)(A); and 

21 ‘‘(B) seek input from the public. 

22 ‘‘(2) STATISTICAL LITERACY ADVISORY

23 PANEL.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State educational 

25 agency developing a statistical literacy plan 

26 shall establish a Statistical Literacy Advisory 


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1 Panel to advise the State educational agency on 

2 the contents of the plan. 

3 ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION OF PANEL.—A Statis4 tical Literacy Advisory Panel of a State edu5 cational agency shall include the following mem6 bers, to be appointed by the State educational 

7 agency: 

8 ‘‘(i) 1 member from the State edu9 cational agency and 1 member from a local 

10 educational agency within the State. 

11 ‘‘(ii) 2 statisticians from institutions 

12 of higher education, at least 1 of whom has 

13 expertise in teaching statistics education. 

14 ‘‘(iii) 2 teachers from public elemen15 tary schools or public secondary schools, 1 

16 of whom teaches a grade that is not higher 

17 than the 8th grade and 1 of whom teaches 

18 a grade that is not lower than the 9th 

19 grade and not higher than the 12th grade. 

20 ‘‘(iv) 1 member from a teacher train21 ing department or professional develop22 ment center of an institution of higher 

23 education who has expertise in statistics or 

24 mathematics education. 


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1 ‘‘(3) PLAN DEVELOPED FOR OTHER PUR2 POSES.—In the case of a State educational agency 

3 that, prior to the date of the enactment of this sub4 part, developed a statistical literacy plan in coopera5 tion with State statistical literacy and education ex6 perts for purposes other than meeting the require7 ment of subsection (a), the agency shall be deemed 

8 to meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). 

9 ‘‘(c) APPROVAL.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

11 after submission by a State educational agency of a 

12 statistical literacy plan, the Secretary shall, with 

13 input from the Peer Review Board established under 

14 paragraph (5)(A)— 

15 ‘‘(A) if the plan meets the criteria de16 scribed in paragraph (2), approve the plan; or 

17 ‘‘(B) if the plan does not meet such cri18 teria, inform the State educational agency of 

19 any deficiencies in the plan and implement the 

20 process described in paragraph (3). 

21 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—The criteria 

22 described in this paragraph are the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) The State educational agency certifies 

24 to the Secretary that the plan was developed in 

25 accordance with subsection (b). 


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1 ‘‘(B) The plan includes the contents de2 scribed in subsection (d). 

3 ‘‘(C) Implementation of the plan will— 

4 ‘‘(i) achieve the objectives described in 

5 subsection (e); and 

6 ‘‘(ii) ensure statistical literacy appro7 priate to the grade-level of all students in 

8 elementary schools and secondary schools 

9 served by the State educational agency. 

10 ‘‘(3) PROCEDURE IF PLAN INADEQUATE.— 

11 ‘‘(A) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR RE12 VISION.—The Secretary may not deny approval 

13 of a statistical literacy plan submitted by a 

14 State educational agency under paragraph (1) 

15 unless the Secretary has first— 

16 ‘‘(i) informed the agency of any defi17 ciencies in the plan; 

18 ‘‘(ii) provided the agency with an op19 portunity for a hearing on such defi20 ciencies; 

21 ‘‘(iii) provided the agency with a pe22 riod of at least 90 days in which to revise 

23 the plan; and 

24 ‘‘(iv) offered the agency technical as25 sistance in revising the plan. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RESUBMISSION AND FINAL DECI2 SION.—A State educational agency that has 

3 been given an opportunity to revise a statistical 

4 literacy plan under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall 

5 submit the revised plan to the Secretary not 

6 later than the end of the period described in 

7 such subparagraph. Not later than 120 days 

8 after receiving the revised plan, the Secretary 

9 shall approve or disapprove the plan. 

10 ‘‘(4) STATE ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS

11 AND ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary may not, as a 

12 condition of approval under this subsection of a sta13 tistical literacy plan of a State educational agency, 

14 require that the State educational agency— 

15 ‘‘(A) include in or delete from the statis16 tical literacy plan one or more specific elements 

17 of the academic content standards adopted 

18 under section 1111(b)(1)(A); or 

19 ‘‘(B) use specific instruments or items for 

20 academic assessment. 

21 ‘‘(5) PEER REVIEW BOARD.— 

22 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary 

23 shall establish a Peer Review Board to advise 

24 the Secretary on whether a statistical literacy 

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1 should be approved, revised, or (after the oppor2 tunity for revision required by paragraph 

3 (3)(A)(iii)) disapproved. 

4 ‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Peer Review 

5 Board shall be composed of a number of mem6 bers to be determined by the Secretary, to be 

7 appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 

8 appoint members that— 

9 ‘‘(i) are representative of parents, 

10 teachers, State educational agencies, local 

11 educational agencies, and nongovernmental 

12 organizations; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) are familiar with current issues 

14 in the field of statistics and statistics edu15 cation and with the statistics education 

16 needs of students. 

17 ‘‘(C) COMPENSATION.— 

18 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro19 vided in clause (ii), members of the Peer 

20 Review Board shall serve without com21 pensation. 

22 ‘‘(ii) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each 

23 member of the Peer Review Board shall re24 ceive travel expenses, including per diem in 

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1 plicable provisions under subchapter I of 

2 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 

3 ‘‘(d) CONTENTS.—The contents described in this sub4 section are the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) A description of how the State educational 

6 agency will measure the statistical literacy of stu7 dents, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) challenging State academic content 

9 standards and student academic achievement 

10 standards in statistics education, and how sta11 tistics education instruction will be integrated 

12 throughout the curriculum used in elementary 

13 schools and secondary schools; and 

14 ‘‘(B) a description of the relationship of 

15 the plan to the secondary school graduation re16 quirements of the State. 

17 ‘‘(2) A description of programs for professional 

18 development for teachers to improve— 

19 ‘‘(A) statistical subject-matter knowledge; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) pedagogical skills in teaching statis22 tical concepts, including the use of— 

23 ‘‘(i) interdisciplinary and research24 based learning; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) innovative technology in the 

2 classroom. 

3 ‘‘(3) A description of how the State educational 

4 agency will implement the plan, including securing 

5 funding and other necessary support. 

6 ‘‘(e) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives described in this 

7 subsection are the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) To prepare students to make informed de9 cisions in the face of uncertainty, including decisions 

10 related to personal finance, using statistical rea11 soning necessary to interpret data and critically 

12 evaluate claims based on data. 

13 ‘‘(2) To provide experiences that incorporate 

14 statistics into the regular school curriculum and to 

15 create programs that teach statistical problem-solv16 ing as an investigative process, including experiences 

17 and programs that— 

18 ‘‘(A) promote statistical thinking through 

19 hands-on problem-solving and concept activities; 

20 ‘‘(B) emphasize concepts over formulas, 

21 using real-world data; 

22 ‘‘(C) stress the importance of context in 

23 problem-solving; 

24 ‘‘(D) recognize the omnipresence of varia25 bility; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) use appropriate technology to empha2 size concepts and support learning. 

3 ‘‘(3) To create opportunities for enhanced and 

4 ongoing professional development for teachers that 

5 improves— 

6 ‘‘(A) statistical subject-matter knowledge; 

7 ‘‘(B) pedagogical skills in teaching statis8 tical concepts, including the use of— 

9 ‘‘(i) interdisciplinary and research10 based learning; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) innovative technology in the 

12 classroom; and 

13 ‘‘(C) the ability of teachers to collect, orga14 nize, analyze, and interpret classroom data to 

15 inform instruction and evaluate student 

16 progress in statistical literacy. 

17 ‘‘(f) UPDATES OF PLAN.—A State educational agen18 cy that has a statistical literacy plan approved under sub19 section (c) and wishes to remain eligible for grant funds 

20 under section 5632(a) shall submit to the Secretary for 

21 approval under such subsection an updated plan— 

22 ‘‘(1) not later than 4 years after the date of the 

23 approval of the plan and every 4 years thereafter; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(2) at any other time the agency considers 

2 modification of the plan to be necessary to ensure 

3 that the plan continues to achieve the objectives de4 scribed in subsection (e). 

5 ‘‘(g) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 

7 shall submit to the Secretary, not later than 2 years 

8 after receiving a grant under section 5632(a), and 

9 biennially thereafter for each 2-year period during 

10 any part of which the agency received grant funds 

11 under such section, a report on the implementation 

12 of the statistical literacy plan of the agency for 

13 which an approval under subsection (c) is in effect 

14 during such period. 

15 ‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—A report re16 quired by paragraph (1) shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) be in a form and include such con18 tents as the Secretary may require; and 

19 ‘‘(B) be based on evaluation activities con20 ducted by the State educational agency on a 

21 regular basis throughout implementation of the 

22 plan. 

23 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 

24 shall make each report required by paragraph (1) 

25 available to the public on an appropriate website. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 5622. GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN. 

2 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may make 

3 grants on a competitive basis to State educational agencies 

4 for the development of statistical literacy plans required 

5 by section 5621(a). 

6 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only make a 

7 grant under subsection (a) to a State educational agency 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(1) the Secretary determines lacks the re10 sources to develop an adequate statistical literacy 

11 plan; and 

12 ‘‘(2) submits to the Secretary an application at 

13 such time, in such form, and containing such infor14 mation and assurances as the Secretary may require. 

15 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State educational 

16 agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after receiving the 

18 grant, submit to the Secretary a statistical literacy 

19 plan in accordance with section 5621; 

20 ‘‘(2) if the Secretary finds any deficiencies in 

21 the plan, submit a revised plan in accordance with 

22 the procedures described in subsection (c)(3) of such 

23 section; and 

24 ‘‘(3) not later than 30 days after the Secretary 

25 approves the plan, apply for a grant under section 

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1 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under subsection (a) shall 

2 be for a period of not more than 1 year. 

3 ‘‘(e) NONRENEWABILITY.—The Secretary may not 

4 award more than 1 grant under subsection (a) to the same 

5 State educational agency. 

6 ‘‘CHAPTER B—STATISTICAL EDUCATION 

7 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5631. PURPOSE. 

9 ‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the aca10 demic achievement of students in statistical literacy 

11 through the professional development of teachers and 

12 other education professionals. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 5632. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Using the allocation formula 

15 developed under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make 

16 one or more grants to each State educational agency that 

17 has a statistical literacy plan approved under section 

18 5621(c) and submits an application for a grant under this 

19 subsection to enable each such agency to award subgrants 

20 to eligible partnerships under section 5633(a). 

21 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul22 gate regulations to implement this chapter. Such regula23 tions shall include the formula by which the Secretary will 

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1 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State edu2 cational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) may 

3 not use more than 2.5 percent of the grant funds for ad4 ministrative expenses. 

5 ‘‘SEC. 5633. COMPETITIVE SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE PART6 NERSHIPS. 

7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From funds received under 

8 section 5632(a), a State educational agency shall make 

9 grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to 

10 enable the eligible partnerships to carry out the activities 

11 described in subsection (c), consistent with the statistical 

12 literacy plan of the State educational agency. 

13 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 

15 may not award a grant under subsection (a) to an 

16 eligible partnership unless the eligible partnership 

17 submits to the State educational agency an applica18 tion at such time, in such form, and containing such 

19 information and assurances as the State educational 

20 agency may require, including the contents described 

21 in paragraph (2). 

22 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The con23 tents described in this paragraph are the following: 

24 ‘‘(A) The results of a comprehensive as25 sessment of the teacher quality and professional 


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1 development needs, with respect to the teaching 

2 and learning of statistical content, of the enti3 ties served by the eligible partnership. 

4 ‘‘(B) An explanation of how the activities 

5 to be carried out by the eligible partnership are 

6 expected to improve student academic achieve7 ment and strengthen the quality of statistical 

8 instruction at schools served by the eligible 

9 partnership. 

10 ‘‘(C) A description of how the activities to 

11 be carried out by the eligible partnership— 

12 ‘‘(i) will be aligned with challenging 

13 State academic content standards and stu14 dent academic achievement standards in 

15 statistics education and with the statistical 

16 literacy plan of the State educational agen17 cy approved under section 5621(c); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) will advance the teaching of 

19 interdisciplinary courses that integrate sta20 tistics into the study of natural, social, and 

21 economic systems. 

22 ‘‘(D) A description of how the eligible part23 nership will carry out the activities described in 

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1 ‘‘(E) An evaluation and accountability plan 

2 that establishes rigorous objectives to measure 

3 the impact of the activities carried out with 

4 grant funds, including objectives to measure the 

5 increase in the number of teachers served by 

6 the eligible partnership who participate in sta7 tistics education content-based professional de8 velopment activities. 

9 ‘‘(F) A description of how the eligible part10 nership will continue the activities carried out 

11 with grant funds after the grant period has ex12 pired. 

13 ‘‘(c) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible partnership 

14 receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant 

15 funds to carry out the following activities: 

16 ‘‘(1) Creating opportunities for enhanced and 

17 ongoing professional development of teachers that 

18 improves the statistical subject-matter knowledge of 

19 such teachers. 

20 ‘‘(2) Creating opportunities for enhanced and 

21 ongoing professional development of teachers that 

22 improves pedagogical skills in teaching statistical 

23 concepts, including in the use of— 

24 ‘‘(A) interdisciplinary and research-based 

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1 ‘‘(B) innovative classroom technology. 

2 ‘‘(3) Establishing and operating statistics edu3 cation summer workshops or institutes, including 

4 follow-up training, for elementary school and sec5 ondary school teachers to improve pedagogical skills 

6 and subject-matter knowledge with respect to the 

7 teaching of statistics concepts. 

8 ‘‘(4) Developing or redesigning more rigorous 

9 statistics education curricula that— 

10 ‘‘(A) are aligned with challenging State 

11 academic content standards and student aca12 demic achievement standards in statistics edu13 cation and with the statistical literacy plan of 

14 the State educational agency; and 

15 ‘‘(B) advance the teaching of interdiscipli16 nary courses that integrate statistics in the 

17 teaching of mathematics, science, economics, fi18 nance and financial literacy, and social studies. 

19 ‘‘(5) Designing programs to prepare the teach20 ers at a school to provide mentoring and professional 

21 development to other teachers at such school to im22 prove teacher statistics education subject-matter and 

23 pedagogical skills. 

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1 sionals in statistical fields to expand the subject2 matter knowledge of such teachers regarding statis3 tical concepts and the research by such teachers on 

4 statistical issues. 

5 ‘‘(7) Creating initiatives that seek to incor6 porate statistics education into teacher training pro7 grams or accreditation standards consistent with the 

8 statistical literacy plan of the State educational 

9 agency. 

10 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under subsection (a) shall 

11 be for a period of not more than 4 years. 

12 ‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible 

13 partnership receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall 

14 use such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds that 

15 would otherwise be used for the activities described in sub16 section (c). 

17 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.— 

18 Not later than 90 days after the end of each year in which 

19 an eligible partnership receives a grant under subsection 

20 (a) from a State educational agency, the eligible partner21 ship shall submit a report to the State educational agency 

22 on the progress of the eligible partnership in meeting the 

23 objectives established in the evaluation and accountability 

24 plan of the eligible partnership required by subsection 

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1 ‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF GRANT.—A State educational 

2 agency may terminate a grant to an eligible partnership 

3 at any time after the end of the 1st year of the grant 

4 based on the insufficiency of the progress of the eligible 

5 partnership in meeting the objectives established in the 

6 evaluation and accountability plan of the eligible partner7 ship required by subsection (b)(2)(E). 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5634. ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED. 

9 ‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘eligible partnership’ 

10 means a partnership between a local educational agency 

11 and 1 or more of the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) The teacher training department or profes13 sional development center of an institution of higher 

14 education. 

15 ‘‘(2) The statistics department of an institution 

16 of higher education. 

17 ‘‘(3) Another local educational agency, a public 

18 elementary school or a public secondary school (in19 cluding a public charter school), or a consortium of 

20 such schools. 

21 ‘‘(4) A Federal, State, regional, or local statis22 tical agency that has demonstrated effectiveness in 

23 improving the quality of statistics education teach24 ers. 


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1 ‘‘CHAPTER C—STATISTICAL EDUCATION 

2 GRANTS TO BUILD NATIONAL CAPACITY 

3 ‘‘SEC. 5641. PURPOSE. 

4 ‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to strengthen statis5 tics education as an integral part of the curriculum of ele6 mentary schools and secondary schools in the United 

7 States. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 5642. GRANT PROGRAM. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts reserved 

10 under section 5652(c), the Secretary may make grants, 

11 on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the 

12 eligible entities to carry out activities described in sub13 section (c). 

14 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only make a 

15 grant under subsection (a) to an eligible entity that sub16 mits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 

17 form, and containing such information and assurances as 

18 the Secretary may require, including a description of how 

19 the entity will use grant funds to carry out 1 or more of 

20 the activities described in subsection (c). 

21 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 

22 grant under subsection (a) shall use grant funds to carry 

23 out 1 or more of the following activities: 

24 ‘‘(1) Developing model State standards and cur25 riculum frameworks for statistics education that 


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1 meet challenging academic content standards and 

2 student academic achievement standards for statis3 tics education. 

4 ‘‘(2) Replicating or disseminating information 

5 about proven and tested model statistics education 

6 programs that provide interdisciplinary instruction 

7 that integrates statistics in mathematics, science, ec8 onomics, and social studies. 

9 ‘‘(3) Developing and implementing new policy 

10 approaches to advancing statistics education at the 

11 State and national level. 

12 ‘‘(4) Conducting studies of national significance 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(A) provide a comprehensive, systematic, 

15 and formal assessment of the state of statistics 

16 education in the United States; 

17 ‘‘(B) evaluate the effectiveness of teaching 

18 statistics as a separate subject, and as an inte19 grating concept or theme; and 

20 ‘‘(C) evaluate the effectiveness of statistics 

21 education in improving student academic 

22 achievement in mathematics, science, and other 

23 core academic subjects. 

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1 local educational agencies of statistics education con2 tent standards. 

3 ‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under subsection (a) shall 

4 be for a period of not less than 1 year and not more than 

5 5 years. 

6 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) BY ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO SECRETARY.— 

8 Not later than 90 days after the end of each year 

9 in which an eligible entity receives a grant under 

10 subsection (a), the eligible entity shall submit to the 

11 Secretary a report that— 

12 ‘‘(A) describes the activities carried out by 

13 the eligible entity using grant funds during the 

14 year covered by the report; and 

15 ‘‘(B) assesses whether such activities have, 

16 directly or indirectly, helped State educational 

17 agencies, local educational agencies, and schools 

18 served by the eligible entity to make progress 

19 towards achieving the objectives described in 

20 section 5621(e). 

21 ‘‘(2) BY SECRETARY TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

22 than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

23 subpart and annually thereafter for any year in 

24 which grants are made under subsection (a), the 

25 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) describes the activities carried out by 

2 eligible entities using grants under subsection 

3 (a); 

4 ‘‘(B) evaluates the success of such activi5 ties in improving national and State statistics 

6 education capacity; and 

7 ‘‘(C) makes such recommendations as the 

8 Secretary considers appropriate to promote the 

9 continuation and improvement of such activi10 ties. 

11 ‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF GRANT.—The Secretary may 

12 terminate a grant made to an eligible entity under sub13 section (a) if— 

14 ‘‘(1) the eligible entity fails to submit the report 

15 required by subsection (e)(1); or 

16 ‘‘(2) the Secretary determines on the basis of 

17 such report that the performance of the eligible enti18 ty with respect to improving statistics education is 

19 inadequate. 

20 ‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible en21 tity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use such 

22 funds to supplement, not supplant, funds that would oth23 erwise be used for the activities carried out with grant 

24 funds. 


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1 ‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary 

2 may not use more than 7.5 percent of the amounts re3 served under section 5652(c) for administrative expenses. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5643. ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED. 

5 ‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

6 ‘‘(1) a teacher training department or profes7 sional development center of an institution of higher 

8 education; 

9 ‘‘(2) the statistics or mathematical sciences de10 partment of an institution of higher education; 

11 ‘‘(3) a Federal, State, regional, or local statis12 tical agency that has demonstrated effectiveness, ex13 pertise, and experience in the development of the in14 stitutional, financial, intellectual, or policy resources 

15 needed to help the field of statistics education be16 come more effective and widely practiced; 

17 ‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization that has dem18 onstrated effectiveness, expertise, and experience in 

19 the development of the institutional, financial, intel20 lectual, or policy resources needed to help the field 

21 of statistics education become more effective and 

22 widely practiced; or 

23 ‘‘(5) any of the entities listed in paragraphs (1) 

24 through (4) in partnership with a local educational 

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1 ondary school (including a public charter school), or 

2 a consortium of such schools. 

3 ‘‘CHAPTER D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5651. STATISTICAL LITERACY DEFINED. 

5 ‘‘In this subpart, the term ‘statistical literacy’ means 

6 the understanding of and ability to use the language and 

7 tools of statistics, including the ability to— 

8 ‘‘(1) ask and evaluate critical questions about 

9 the design of a study and the appropriateness of the 

10 conclusions drawn from a study; 

11 ‘‘(2) distinguish arguments based on data and 

12 evidence from arguments based on anecdotes; 

13 ‘‘(3) recognize and interpret different represen14 tations of data in context; and 

15 ‘‘(4) formulate questions that can be addressed 

16 with data, collect and organize relevant data, and 

17 draw appropriate statistical conclusions. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 5652. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap20 propriated to carry out this subpart— 

21 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

22 ‘‘(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

23 ‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated 

2 under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available 

3 until expended. 

4 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION.—Of any amounts appropriated 

5 under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 

6 reserve not more than 10 percent to carry out chapter C.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con8 tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 

9 relating to section 5618 the following: 

SUBPART 22—STATISTICAL LITERACY EDUCATION

CHAPTER A—STATISTICAL LITERACY PLANS

Sec. 5621. Plan required; Development, submission, and approval. 

Sec. 5622. Grants for development of plan. 

CHAPTER B—STATISTICAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS

Sec. 5631. Purpose. 

Sec. 5632. Formula grants to States. 

Sec. 5633. Competitive subgrants to eligible partnerships. 

Sec. 5634. Eligible partnership defined. 

CHAPTER C—STATISTICAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO BUILD NATIONAL

CAPACITY

Sec. 5641. Purpose. 

Sec. 5642. Grant program. 

Sec. 5643. Eligible entity defined. 

CHAPTER D—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 5651. Statistical literacy defined. 

Sec. 5652. Authorization of appropriations. 

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