ficulties finding qualified workers to fill vacancies at 
their companies. 
(2) Office of Science and Technology and Policy 
states that ‘‘STEM occupations will grow 1.7 times 
faster than non-STEM occupations over the period 
from 2008 through 2018’’. 
(3) According to the National Governors Asso-
ciation Center for Best Practices, at all levels of 
educational attainment, STEM job holders earn 11 
percent higher wages compared with their same-de-
gree counterparts in other jobs. 
(4) The National Governors Association Center 
for Best Practices also states that ‘‘The top 10 
bachelor-degree majors with the highest median 
earnings are all in STEM fields’’. 
(5) According to the Harris STEM Survey, al-
though most parents of K–12 students (93 percent) 
believe that STEM education should be a priority in 
the U.S., only half (49 percent) agreed that it actu-
ally is a top priority for this country. 
(6) The Harris STEM Survey also states that 
‘‘Only one in five STEM college students felt that 
their K–12 education prepared them extremely well 
for their college courses in STEM.’’. 
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SEC. 3. STEM INNOVATION NETWORKS. 
Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART E—STEM INNOVATION NETWORKS 
‘‘SEC. 2501. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of this part to authorize a program 
to provide competitive grants to State educational agencies 
or local educational agencies to establish STEM innova-
tion networks in partnership with institutions of higher 
education, nonprofit organizations, other public agencies, 
or businesses to increase the number of students who are 
effectively prepared for postsecondary education and ca-
reers in STEM fields by— 
‘‘(1) working with States and local educational 
agencies to develop comprehensive plans for identi-
fying, developing, testing, and implementing evi-
dence-based practices to provide rich STEM learning 
opportunities for students; and 
‘‘(2) supporting the implementation of such 
plans by employing of wide range of strategies, de-
pending on local needs, including the recruitment, 
preparation, and professional development of effec-
tive STEM educators, the development and testing 
of teaching and learning models that enable students 
to successfully meet STEM-focused State academic 
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standards developed under section 1111, and stu-
dent engagement in STEM subjects. 
‘‘SEC. 2502. GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appropriated 
under subsection (i), the Secretary shall award grants, on 
a competitive basis, to eligible entities to establish STEM 
Innovation networks to increase student achievement in 
STEM subjects and increase the number of students who 
are effectively prepared for postsecondary education and 
careers in STEM fields. 
‘‘(b) NUMBER
OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
award not less than 5 and not more than 10 grants under 
this section for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that include a high-need local educational agency or a 
State educational agency that serves a high-need local 
educational agency. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that de-
sires to receive a grant under this section shall sub-
mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted by 
an eligible entity under paragraph (1) shall include 
a description of the activities that will be carried out 
with the grant received under this section, and how 
such activities will address the needs identified by 
the eligible entity, with respect to preparing students 
for postsecondary education and careers in STEM 
fields, including— 
‘‘(A) a description of the data for elemen-
tary schools and secondary schools in the State 
or States served by the eligible entity on— 
‘‘(i) 
student 
achievement 
in 
the 
STEM subjects; 
‘‘(ii) teacher evaluation results or rat-
ings in STEM subjects; and 
‘‘(iii) student access to STEM sub-
jects, especially for students enrolled in 
high-need schools or residing in high-need 
communities; 
‘‘(B) a review of the workforce needs in 
the State or States served by the eligible entity 
in occupations and sectors that require knowl-
edge or training in STEM subjects; 
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‘‘(C) based on a review of the data de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and the workforce 
needs under subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) an identification of the STEM 
subjects that the eligible entity will address 
with the grant funds; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the activities the 
eligible entity will carry out to improve in-
struction in such STEM subjects using evi-
dence-based programs of instruction that 
are aligned with State academic standards 
and assessments developed under section 
1111; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the activities 
carried out with the grant funds will integrate 
with informal STEM programs; 
‘‘(E) results from an analysis carried out 
before the submission of such application by the 
eligible entity or a member of the eligible entity 
of STEM subject education quality and out-
comes in the State or States served by the eligi-
ble entity, if available; 
‘‘(F) whether the eligible entity will pro-
vide matching funds from private sources 
(which are not Federal, State, or local sources) 
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