Education

July 9, 2002
The House of Representatives today approved House Science Committee Chairman Boehlert's bill to reverse the decline in the nation's technical workforce and to improve undergraduate math and science education. The bill would create incentives for colleges and universities to expand the number of U.S. students majoring in science, math, engineering and technology. The bill passed the House unanimously. More

April 5, 2002
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development and education programs that serve so many families in our area. From Utica-Rome to Binghamton, and from Delhi to Dolgeville, and points in between, literally thousands of our children have benefited from these programs for many years. And America is better for it. Few things come close in importance to providing a quality education for our children. More

March 4, 2002
Boehlert announced that he and NASA Astronaut Eileen Marie Collins (Colonel, US Air Force) will be participating in the Utica College Regional Science Fair on March 9. Boehlert is Chairman of the House Science Committee, which has jurisdiction over NASA and over national math and science education programs. More

January 15, 2002
One of the most important long range investments for the nation is in education. That's why we all should be proud that Congress and President Bush have enacted the most comprehensive education reform we've seen in many years. The "No Child Left Behind Act," signed into law on Jan. 8, not only provides more federal funding for our schools, but provides it in a smarter fashion by allowing local schools more flexibility as to how they spend the money. More

December 20, 2001
Boehlert has secured a $500,000 appropriation for Utica City Schools and Mohawk Valley Community College for the Millennium Project partnership. The federal funds were approved at Boehlert's request in the House-Senate conference report of the fiscal 2002 labor and health and human services spending bill. More

December 20, 2001
Boehlert secured a $250,000 appropriation for Hartwick College in Oneonta for technology improvements at the school's new science building. The federal funds were approved at Boehlert's request in the House-Senate conference report of the fiscal year 2002 labor and health and human services spending bill. More

November 1, 2001
The House of Representatives appropriated nearly $170 million for three science and math education initiatives authored by Boehlert. Funding for the National Mathematics and Science Partnerships Act, the Noyce Scholarship Program and the Tech Talent bill was approved as part of the FY2002 VA-HUD Appropriations Bill. More

July 30, 2001
A bill introduced by Boehlert to establish mathematics and science education partnerships, create new scholarships to attract top college math and science majors into teaching, and establish four new university centers for teaching research was passed today by the House of Representatives. More

May 24, 2001
Boehlert today voted for President Bush's education bill which would, among other things, give local school districts more flexibility in how they spend federal education dollars and hold schools more accountable for improving student achievement. The bill passed the House by a vote of 384-45. More

March 7, 2001
House Science Committee Chairman Boehlert held a full committee hearing to hear teachers' perspectives on how the federal government can help improve K-12 science and math education. The hearing was the first formal step in drafting legislation to specifically address the need to keep the excellent science and math teachers already working in American classrooms, and to encourage our best students to choose a career in science and math education. More

February 9, 2001
Improving education is at the very top of my list of priorities. In the areas of math and science, American students are demonstrating average abilities compared to the rest of the world. This is not good enough. We need to find an effective way to give our teachers and schools the tools they need to better educate our young people in these critical subjects. More

106th Congress (1999-2000) Education Efforts

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