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| https://mikekennedy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kennedy-introduces-bipartisan-effort-boost-stem-teaching-rural-schools | Rep. Kennedy introduces Bipartisan Effort to Boost STEM Teaching in Rural Schools | 2025-12-03 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Kennedy | K000403 | mikekennedy.house.gov | mikekennedy | https://mikekennedy.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03), alongside Congressman Josh Riley (NY-19) introduced the ‘Boosting the Rural STEM Pipeline Act,’ a bipartisan bill to help rural schools hire well-trained Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teachers. The bill strengthens the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which provides National Science Foundation (NSF) grants to colleges to train STEM majors to become STEM teachers in high-need school districts. “As a representative of Utah's vast rural communities, I understand the vital importance of ensuring our rural communities play a key role in America's fast-growing STEM economy, said Congressman Mike Kennedy. “The Boosting the Rural STEM Pipeline Act reflects a strong, bipartisan commitment to placing high quality STEM teachers in rural school districts to inspire the next generation of innovators. By expanding the pipeline of future STEM educators, we’re taking a practical step to invest in rural classrooms and secure the future success of our students.” “For too long, rural schools have been told to make do with less,” said Congressman Riley. “Not anymore. Students in our small towns have talent, drive, and big dreams, and they deserve the same opportunities as everyone else, but too many rural schools are struggling to recruit and retain enough STEM teachers. Our bill fixes that problem by supporting STEM teachers who work in the rural communities that politicians have overlooked for too long. Our kids deserve a fair shot and our teachers deserve a helping hand — and I’ll be in their corner every day to make sure they have both.” Background: Rural K-12 schools need more STEM teachers, but the colleges that train those teachers haven’t been able to fully participate in the federal Noyce program. For years, Noyce required colleges to contribute matching funds to receive a grant. Many rural colleges do not have the budgets to meet that requirement, so they were effectively shut out. In 2022, the CHIPS and Science Act temporarily removed the matching requirement. Once that barrier was lifted, additional rural colleges began applying for and receiving Noyce grants, and more of their graduates are now teaching in rural classrooms. The Boosting the Rural STEM Pipeline Act makes this fix permanent, so rural colleges can keep training STEM teachers without running into a financial wall — and rural schools can keep hiring the talent they’ve been missing. | 1 | 2026-04-04T05:28:40Z | 2026-04-04T05:30:10Z |