SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Statistical literacy, the understanding and 
use of the language and tools of statistics, is vital 
for United States citizens in an era of intense global 
competition and growing reliance on data, because of 
a statistically literate individual’s ability to— 
(A) ask and evaluate critical questions 
about the design of a study and the appro-
priateness of the conclusions drawn from a 
study; 
(B) distinguish arguments based on data 
and evidence from arguments based on anec-
dotes; 
(C) recognize and interpret different rep-
resentations of data in context; and 
(D) formulate questions that can be ad-
dressed with data, collect and organize relevant 
data, and draw appropriate statistical conclu-
sions. 
(2) Statistical literacy is essential for both ef-
fective citizenship and personal well-being because of 
the everyday need to— 
(A) interpret and synthesize data displays 
and summaries, such as polls, surveys, and 
study outcomes; and 
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(B) critically evaluate claims based on 
data— 
(i) as a consumer of the news media; 
(ii) in making medical decisions; and 
(iii) in making financial decisions, 
such as decisions related to a mortgage or 
a car repair. 
(3) Statistics provides tools for describing varia-
bility and uncertainty to support making informed 
decisions, both large and small. A foundation in sta-
tistical thinking helps individuals to evaluate risks 
and weigh the likelihood of various outcomes. 
(4) Statistical literacy provides tools for dealing 
with uncertainty. There is uncertainty in virtually 
every situation and number individuals face, but sta-
tistical literacy enables individuals to make rational 
decisions in the face of uncertainty. 
(5) Statistical concepts are important for the 
study of mathematics, the natural sciences, and the 
social sciences. In mathematics, statistical literacy 
provides applications and real-life illustrations of the 
importance of mathematics, which motivates stu-
dents for deeper learning. In the natural sciences 
and the social sciences, statistical problem-solving 
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teaches a framework for the scientific process and 
an understanding of data and their limitations. 
(6) Effective statistical literacy education in ele-
mentary and secondary school would— 
(A) produce graduates better equipped 
with the skills necessary to compete in the 
workforce of the 21st century, with its bur-
geoning growth of and dependence on data; 
(B) enhance student learning and problem- 
solving skills across disciplines; and 
(C) equip students with knowledge needed 
to be responsible and engaged citizens. 
(7) Room exists for significant improvement in 
statistics education because of the following factors: 
(A) While national mathematics standards 
and benchmarks from organizations such as 
Achieve, the College Board, and the National 
Council for Teachers of Mathematics support 
data analysis and probability as essential com-
ponents of mathematics education, many ele-
mentary and secondary school teachers have not 
received the necessary training at the appro-
priate level to teach statistical literacy in their 
classrooms. 
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(B) Most State guidelines include statistics 
and probability, but the topic tends to be 
skipped because of the lack of teacher prepara-
tion and proper emphasis on the topic in State 
assessments. 
(C) While some students do take a course 
in statistics, sound statistical reasoning skills 
take time for students to develop and cannot be 
honed in a single course. Foundational statis-
tical concepts should be introduced and nur-
tured in the elementary grades and strength-
ened and expanded throughout the middle 
school and high school grades and in postsec-
ondary courses. 
(D) Teacher training programs at institu-
tions of higher education for pre-service mathe-
matics and science teachers and professional de-
velopment programs designed to reach in-serv-
ice mathematics and science teachers do not yet 
include statistical concepts and pedagogy at the 
appropriate level. 
(E) Teachers do not yet have access to ma-
terials supported by statistics education re-
search. 
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SEC. 3. STATISTICAL LITERACY EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7241 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subpart: 
‘‘Subpart 22—Statistical Literacy Education 
‘‘CHAPTER A—STATISTICAL LITERACY 
PLANS 
‘‘SEC. 5621. PLAN REQUIRED; DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSION, 
AND APPROVAL. 
‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under section 5632(a), a State educational agency 
shall submit a statistical literacy plan to the Secretary in 
accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 
shall, in developing a statistical literacy plan— 
‘‘(A) consult with the Statistical Literacy 
Advisory Panel established by the State edu-
cational agency under paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) seek input from the public. 
‘‘(2) 
STATISTICAL
LITERACY
ADVISORY 
PANEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State educational 
agency developing a statistical literacy plan 
shall establish a Statistical Literacy Advisory 
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Panel to advise the State educational agency on 
the contents of the plan. 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION OF PANEL.—A Statis-
tical Literacy Advisory Panel of a State edu-
cational agency shall include the following mem-
bers, to be appointed by the State educational 
agency: 
‘‘(i) 1 member from the State edu-
cational agency and 1 member from a local 
educational agency within the State. 
‘‘(ii) 2 statisticians from institutions 
of higher education, at least 1 of whom has 
expertise in teaching statistics education. 
‘‘(iii) 2 teachers from public elemen-
tary schools or public secondary schools, 1 
of whom teaches a grade that is not higher 
than the 8th grade and 1 of whom teaches 
a grade that is not lower than the 9th 
grade and not higher than the 12th grade. 
‘‘(iv) 1 member from a teacher train-
ing department or professional develop-
ment center of an institution of higher 
education who has expertise in statistics or 
mathematics education. 
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‘‘(3) PLAN
DEVELOPED
FOR
OTHER
PUR-
POSES.—In the case of a State educational agency 
that, prior to the date of the enactment of this sub-
part, developed a statistical literacy plan in coopera-
tion with State statistical literacy and education ex-
perts for purposes other than meeting the require-
ment of subsection (a), the agency shall be deemed 
to meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(c) APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after submission by a State educational agency of a 
statistical literacy plan, the Secretary shall, with 
input from the Peer Review Board established under 
paragraph (5)(A)— 
‘‘(A) if the plan meets the criteria de-
scribed in paragraph (2), approve the plan; or 
‘‘(B) if the plan does not meet such cri-
teria, inform the State educational agency of 
any deficiencies in the plan and implement the 
process described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
FOR
APPROVAL.—The criteria 
described in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) The State educational agency certifies 
to the Secretary that the plan was developed in 
accordance with subsection (b). 
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‘‘(B) The plan includes the contents de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
‘‘(C) Implementation of the plan will— 
‘‘(i) achieve the objectives described in 
subsection (e); and 
‘‘(ii) ensure statistical literacy appro-
priate to the grade-level of all students in 
elementary schools and secondary schools 
served by the State educational agency. 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURE IF PLAN INADEQUATE.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR RE-
VISION.—The Secretary may not deny approval 
of a statistical literacy plan submitted by a 
State educational agency under paragraph (1) 
unless the Secretary has first— 
‘‘(i) informed the agency of any defi-
ciencies in the plan; 
‘‘(ii) provided the agency with an op-
portunity for a hearing on such defi-
ciencies; 
‘‘(iii) provided the agency with a pe-
riod of at least 90 days in which to revise 
the plan; and 
‘‘(iv) offered the agency technical as-
sistance in revising the plan. 
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‘‘(B) RESUBMISSION
AND
FINAL
DECI-
SION.—A State educational agency that has 
been given an opportunity to revise a statistical 
literacy plan under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall 
submit the revised plan to the Secretary not 
later than the end of the period described in 
such subparagraph. Not later than 120 days 
after receiving the revised plan, the Secretary 
shall approve or disapprove the plan. 
‘‘(4) STATE
ACADEMIC
CONTENT
STANDARDS 
AND ASSESSMENTS.—The Secretary may not, as a 
condition of approval under this subsection of a sta-
tistical literacy plan of a State educational agency, 
require that the State educational agency— 
‘‘(A) include in or delete from the statis-
tical literacy plan one or more specific elements 
of the academic content standards adopted 
under section 1111(b)(1)(A); or 
‘‘(B) use specific instruments or items for 
academic assessment. 
‘‘(5) PEER REVIEW BOARD.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a Peer Review Board to advise 
the Secretary on whether a statistical literacy 
plan submitted by a State educational agency 
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should be approved, revised, or (after the oppor-
tunity for revision required by paragraph 
(3)(A)(iii)) disapproved. 
‘‘(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Peer Review 
Board shall be composed of a number of mem-
bers to be determined by the Secretary, to be 
appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
appoint members that— 
‘‘(i) are representative of parents, 
teachers, State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, and nongovernmental 
organizations; and 
‘‘(ii) are familiar with current issues 
in the field of statistics and statistics edu-
cation and with the statistics education 
needs of students. 
‘‘(C) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), members of the Peer 
Review Board shall serve without com-
pensation. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each 
member of the Peer Review Board shall re-
ceive travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with ap-
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plicable provisions under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(d) CONTENTS.—The contents described in this sub-
section are the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the State educational 
agency will measure the statistical literacy of stu-
dents, including— 
‘‘(A) challenging State academic content 
standards and student academic achievement 
standards in statistics education, and how sta-
tistics education instruction will be integrated 
throughout the curriculum used in elementary 
schools and secondary schools; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the relationship of 
the plan to the secondary school graduation re-
quirements of the State. 
‘‘(2) A description of programs for professional 
development for teachers to improve— 
‘‘(A) statistical subject-matter knowledge; 
and 
‘‘(B) pedagogical skills in teaching statis-
tical concepts, including the use of— 
‘‘(i) interdisciplinary and research- 
based learning; and 
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‘‘(ii) innovative technology in the 
classroom. 
‘‘(3) A description of how the State educational 
agency will implement the plan, including securing 
funding and other necessary support. 
‘‘(e) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives described in this 
subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) To prepare students to make informed de-
cisions in the face of uncertainty, including decisions 
related to personal finance, using statistical rea-
soning necessary to interpret data and critically 
evaluate claims based on data. 
‘‘(2) To provide experiences that incorporate 
statistics into the regular school curriculum and to 
create programs that teach statistical problem-solv-
ing as an investigative process, including experiences 
and programs that— 
‘‘(A) promote statistical thinking through 
hands-on problem-solving and concept activities; 
‘‘(B) emphasize concepts over formulas, 
using real-world data; 
‘‘(C) stress the importance of context in 
problem-solving; 
‘‘(D) recognize the omnipresence of varia-
bility; and 
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‘‘(E) use appropriate technology to empha-
size concepts and support learning. 
‘‘(3) To create opportunities for enhanced and 
ongoing professional development for teachers that 
improves— 
‘‘(A) statistical subject-matter knowledge; 
‘‘(B) pedagogical skills in teaching statis-
tical concepts, including the use of— 
‘‘(i) interdisciplinary and research- 
based learning; and 
‘‘(ii) innovative technology in the 
classroom; and 
‘‘(C) the ability of teachers to collect, orga-
nize, analyze, and interpret classroom data to 
inform 
instruction 
and 
evaluate 
student 
progress in statistical literacy. 
‘‘(f) UPDATES OF PLAN.—A State educational agen-
cy that has a statistical literacy plan approved under sub-
section (c) and wishes to remain eligible for grant funds 
under section 5632(a) shall submit to the Secretary for 
approval under such subsection an updated plan— 
‘‘(1) not later than 4 years after the date of the 
approval of the plan and every 4 years thereafter; 
and 
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‘‘(2) at any other time the agency considers 
modification of the plan to be necessary to ensure 
that the plan continues to achieve the objectives de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
‘‘(g) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 
shall submit to the Secretary, not later than 2 years 
after receiving a grant under section 5632(a), and 
biennially thereafter for each 2-year period during 
any part of which the agency received grant funds 
under such section, a report on the implementation 
of the statistical literacy plan of the agency for 
which an approval under subsection (c) is in effect 
during such period. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—A report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be in a form and include such con-
tents as the Secretary may require; and 
‘‘(B) be based on evaluation activities con-
ducted by the State educational agency on a 
regular basis throughout implementation of the 
plan. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary 
shall make each report required by paragraph (1) 
available to the public on an appropriate website. 
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‘‘SEC. 5622. GRANTS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may make 
grants on a competitive basis to State educational agencies 
for the development of statistical literacy plans required 
by section 5621(a). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only make a 
grant under subsection (a) to a State educational agency 
that— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary determines lacks the re-
sources to develop an adequate statistical literacy 
plan; and 
‘‘(2) submits to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such form, and containing such infor-
mation and assurances as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—A State educational 
agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after receiving the 
grant, submit to the Secretary a statistical literacy 
plan in accordance with section 5621; 
‘‘(2) if the Secretary finds any deficiencies in 
the plan, submit a revised plan in accordance with 
the procedures described in subsection (c)(3) of such 
section; and 
‘‘(3) not later than 30 days after the Secretary 
approves the plan, apply for a grant under section 
5632(a). 
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‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under subsection (a) shall 
be for a period of not more than 1 year. 
‘‘(e) NONRENEWABILITY.—The Secretary may not 
award more than 1 grant under subsection (a) to the same 
State educational agency. 
‘‘CHAPTER B—STATISTICAL EDUCATION 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
‘‘SEC. 5631. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the aca-
demic achievement of students in statistical literacy 
through the professional development of teachers and 
other education professionals. 
‘‘SEC. 5632. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Using the allocation formula 
developed under subsection (b), the Secretary shall make 
one or more grants to each State educational agency that 
has a statistical literacy plan approved under section 
5621(c) and submits an application for a grant under this 
subsection to enable each such agency to award subgrants 
to eligible partnerships under section 5633(a). 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations to implement this chapter. Such regula-
tions shall include the formula by which the Secretary will 
allocate grants to State educational agencies under sub-
section (a). 
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‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State edu-
cational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) may 
not use more than 2.5 percent of the grant funds for ad-
ministrative expenses. 
‘‘SEC. 5633. COMPETITIVE SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE PART-
NERSHIPS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From funds received under 
section 5632(a), a State educational agency shall make 
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible partnerships to 
enable the eligible partnerships to carry out the activities 
described in subsection (c), consistent with the statistical 
literacy plan of the State educational agency. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency 
may not award a grant under subsection (a) to an 
eligible partnership unless the eligible partnership 
submits to the State educational agency an applica-
tion at such time, in such form, and containing such 
information and assurances as the State educational 
agency may require, including the contents described 
in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS
OF
APPLICATION.—The con-
tents described in this paragraph are the following: 
‘‘(A) The results of a comprehensive as-
sessment of the teacher quality and professional 
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development needs, with respect to the teaching 
and learning of statistical content, of the enti-
ties served by the eligible partnership. 
‘‘(B) An explanation of how the activities 
to be carried out by the eligible partnership are 
expected to improve student academic achieve-
ment and strengthen the quality of statistical 
instruction at schools served by the eligible 
partnership. 
‘‘(C) A description of how the activities to 
be carried out by the eligible partnership— 
‘‘(i) will be aligned with challenging 
State academic content standards and stu-
dent academic achievement standards in 
statistics education and with the statistical 
literacy plan of the State educational agen-
cy approved under section 5621(c); and 
‘‘(ii) will advance the teaching of 
interdisciplinary courses that integrate sta-
tistics into the study of natural, social, and 
economic systems. 
‘‘(D) A description of how the eligible part-
nership will carry out the activities described in 
subsection (c). 
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‘‘(E) An evaluation and accountability plan 
that establishes rigorous objectives to measure 
the impact of the activities carried out with 
grant funds, including objectives to measure the 
increase in the number of teachers served by 
the eligible partnership who participate in sta-
tistics education content-based professional de-
velopment activities. 
‘‘(F) A description of how the eligible part-
nership will continue the activities carried out 
with grant funds after the grant period has ex-
pired. 
‘‘(c) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible partnership 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant 
funds to carry out the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Creating opportunities for enhanced and 
ongoing professional development of teachers that 
improves the statistical subject-matter knowledge of 
such teachers. 
‘‘(2) Creating opportunities for enhanced and 
ongoing professional development of teachers that 
improves pedagogical skills in teaching statistical 
concepts, including in the use of— 
‘‘(A) interdisciplinary and research-based 
learning; and 
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‘‘(B) innovative classroom technology. 
‘‘(3) Establishing and operating statistics edu-
cation summer workshops or institutes, including 
follow-up training, for elementary school and sec-
ondary school teachers to improve pedagogical skills 
and subject-matter knowledge with respect to the 
teaching of statistics concepts. 
‘‘(4) Developing or redesigning more rigorous 
statistics education curricula that— 
‘‘(A) are aligned with challenging State 
academic content standards and student aca-
demic achievement standards in statistics edu-
cation and with the statistical literacy plan of 
the State educational agency; and 
‘‘(B) advance the teaching of interdiscipli-
nary courses that integrate statistics in the 
teaching of mathematics, science, economics, fi-
nance and financial literacy, and social studies. 
‘‘(5) Designing programs to prepare the teach-
ers at a school to provide mentoring and professional 
development to other teachers at such school to im-
prove teacher statistics education subject-matter and 
pedagogical skills. 
‘‘(6) Establishing and operating programs to 
bring teachers into contact with working profes-
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sionals in statistical fields to expand the subject- 
matter knowledge of such teachers regarding statis-
tical concepts and the research by such teachers on 
statistical issues. 
‘‘(7) Creating initiatives that seek to incor-
porate statistics education into teacher training pro-
grams or accreditation standards consistent with the 
statistical literacy plan of the State educational 
agency. 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under subsection (a) shall 
be for a period of not more than 4 years. 
‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible 
partnership receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall 
use such funds to supplement, not supplant, funds that 
would otherwise be used for the activities described in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.— 
Not later than 90 days after the end of each year in which 
an eligible partnership receives a grant under subsection 
(a) from a State educational agency, the eligible partner-
ship shall submit a report to the State educational agency 
on the progress of the eligible partnership in meeting the 
objectives established in the evaluation and accountability 
plan of the eligible partnership required by subsection 
(b)(2)(E). 
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‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF GRANT.—A State educational 
agency may terminate a grant to an eligible partnership 
at any time after the end of the 1st year of the grant 
based on the insufficiency of the progress of the eligible 
partnership in meeting the objectives established in the 
evaluation and accountability plan of the eligible partner-
ship required by subsection (b)(2)(E). 
‘‘SEC. 5634. ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED. 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘eligible partnership’ 
means a partnership between a local educational agency 
and 1 or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) The teacher training department or profes-
sional development center of an institution of higher 
education. 
‘‘(2) The statistics department of an institution 
of higher education. 
‘‘(3) Another local educational agency, a public 
elementary school or a public secondary school (in-
cluding a public charter school), or a consortium of 
such schools. 
‘‘(4) A Federal, State, regional, or local statis-
tical agency that has demonstrated effectiveness in 
improving the quality of statistics education teach-
ers. 
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‘‘CHAPTER C—STATISTICAL EDUCATION 
GRANTS TO BUILD NATIONAL CAPACITY 
‘‘SEC. 5641. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to strengthen statis-
tics education as an integral part of the curriculum of ele-
mentary schools and secondary schools in the United 
States. 
‘‘SEC. 5642. GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—From amounts reserved 
under section 5652(c), the Secretary may make grants, 
on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable the 
eligible entities to carry out activities described in sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only make a 
grant under subsection (a) to an eligible entity that sub-
mits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
form, and containing such information and assurances as 
the Secretary may require, including a description of how 
the entity will use grant funds to carry out 1 or more of 
the activities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under subsection (a) shall use grant funds to carry 
out 1 or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Developing model State standards and cur-
riculum frameworks for statistics education that 
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meet challenging academic content standards and 
student academic achievement standards for statis-
tics education. 
‘‘(2) Replicating or disseminating information 
about proven and tested model statistics education 
programs that provide interdisciplinary instruction 
that integrates statistics in mathematics, science, ec-
onomics, and social studies. 
‘‘(3) Developing and implementing new policy 
approaches to advancing statistics education at the 
State and national level. 
‘‘(4) Conducting studies of national significance 
that— 
‘‘(A) provide a comprehensive, systematic, 
and formal assessment of the state of statistics 
education in the United States; 
‘‘(B) evaluate the effectiveness of teaching 
statistics as a separate subject, and as an inte-
grating concept or theme; and 
‘‘(C) evaluate the effectiveness of statistics 
education 
in 
improving 
student 
academic 
achievement in mathematics, science, and other 
core academic subjects. 
‘‘(5) Conducting projects that advance wide-
spread adoption by State educational agencies and 
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local educational agencies of statistics education con-
tent standards. 
‘‘(d) DURATION.—A grant under subsection (a) shall 
be for a period of not less than 1 year and not more than 
5 years. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) BY ELIGIBLE ENTITY TO SECRETARY.— 
Not later than 90 days after the end of each year 
in which an eligible entity receives a grant under 
subsection (a), the eligible entity shall submit to the 
Secretary a report that— 
‘‘(A) describes the activities carried out by 
the eligible entity using grant funds during the 
year covered by the report; and 
‘‘(B) assesses whether such activities have, 
directly or indirectly, helped State educational 
agencies, local educational agencies, and schools 
served by the eligible entity to make progress 
towards achieving the objectives described in 
section 5621(e). 
‘‘(2) BY SECRETARY TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
subpart and annually thereafter for any year in 
which grants are made under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 
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‘‘(A) describes the activities carried out by 
eligible entities using grants under subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(B) evaluates the success of such activi-
ties in improving national and State statistics 
education capacity; and 
‘‘(C) makes such recommendations as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to promote the 
continuation and improvement of such activi-
ties. 
‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF GRANT.—The Secretary may 
terminate a grant made to an eligible entity under sub-
section (a) if— 
‘‘(1) the eligible entity fails to submit the report 
required by subsection (e)(1); or 
‘‘(2) the Secretary determines on the basis of 
such report that the performance of the eligible enti-
ty with respect to improving statistics education is 
inadequate. 
‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible en-
tity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall use such 
funds to supplement, not supplant, funds that would oth-
erwise be used for the activities carried out with grant 
funds. 
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‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary 
may not use more than 7.5 percent of the amounts re-
served under section 5652(c) for administrative expenses. 
‘‘SEC. 5643. ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED. 
‘‘In this chapter, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(1) a teacher training department or profes-
sional development center of an institution of higher 
education; 
‘‘(2) the statistics or mathematical sciences de-
partment of an institution of higher education; 
‘‘(3) a Federal, State, regional, or local statis-
tical agency that has demonstrated effectiveness, ex-
pertise, and experience in the development of the in-
stitutional, financial, intellectual, or policy resources 
needed to help the field of statistics education be-
come more effective and widely practiced; 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit organization that has dem-
onstrated effectiveness, expertise, and experience in 
the development of the institutional, financial, intel-
lectual, or policy resources needed to help the field 
of statistics education become more effective and 
widely practiced; or 
‘‘(5) any of the entities listed in paragraphs (1) 
through (4) in partnership with a local educational 
agency, a public elementary school or a public sec-
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ondary school (including a public charter school), or 
a consortium of such schools. 
‘‘CHAPTER D—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
‘‘SEC. 5651. STATISTICAL LITERACY DEFINED. 
‘‘In this subpart, the term ‘statistical literacy’ means 
the understanding of and ability to use the language and 
tools of statistics, including the ability to— 
‘‘(1) ask and evaluate critical questions about 
the design of a study and the appropriateness of the 
conclusions drawn from a study; 
‘‘(2) distinguish arguments based on data and 
evidence from arguments based on anecdotes; 
‘‘(3) recognize and interpret different represen-
tations of data in context; and 
‘‘(4) formulate questions that can be addressed 
with data, collect and organize relevant data, and 
draw appropriate statistical conclusions. 
‘‘SEC. 5652. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subpart— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 
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‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Any amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION.—Of any amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
reserve not more than 10 percent to carry out chapter C.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
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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