Directs the National Science Foundation to fund research and development on teaching mathematical and statistical modeling in K-12 public schools, and asks the National Academies to study how that teaching can be improved.

Official title: Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 05-MAY-2025

Referred 05-MAY-2025

Approved by committee 26-FEB-2026

Reported 11-MAR-2026

On the calendar 11-MAR-2026

Key points

Authorizes the National Science Foundation to make competitive awards to colleges, nonprofits, and partnerships for research on mathematical modeling, data science, and computational thinking in K-12 schools
Authorizes $10,000,000 per fiscal year from 2026 through 2030 for these awards
Requires the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study barriers to modeling education and report to Congress within 24 months, with $1,000,000 per fiscal year authorized for the study
Sets the award authority to expire on September 30, 2029

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Committee referrals (2)

Policy area

Education

Sponsor Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH) Cosponsors · 1

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1 Republican