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| https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/news-releases?ID=3e0f1872-93d7-4bba-baf2-39e06ddc09d6 | Klobuchar Provisions to Help Ensure All Students Receive a Quality Education Passes Congress, Will Head to Presidents Desk to Be Signed into Law | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | MN | Amy Klobuchar | K000367 | www.klobuchar.senate.gov | legacy | Provisions Klobuchar authored would help expand STEMopportunities, improve teacher and principal retention, and reduce chronic absenteeism WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today announced that her provisions to help ensure that all students receive a quality education passed the House and Senate as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which updates the No Child Left Behind federal education law, and will soon head to the presidents desk to be signed into law. The three provisions that Klobuchar authored would help expand STEM opportunities, improve teacher and principal retention, and reduce chronic absenteeism. It shouldnt matter what school you attend, or what circumstances youre born intoall children deserve the right to receive a quality education that will open doors of opportunity, Klobuchar said. Education can be a real game changer that leads to higher-paying jobs and a brighter future for our people and our country. These provisions will help ensure America continues to be a place where anyone who works hard and dreams big can achieve great things. Klobuchars STEM provision, which she introduced with Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), would improve students access to STEM education by allowing states to award funding to create or enhance a STEM-focused specialty school or a STEM program within a school. The provision she authored to help reduce chronic absenteeism would add absenteeism as an acceptable use of professional development funds for teachers and principals, giving school professionals the tools and training they need to address chronic absenteeism and intervene with at-risk students as early as kindergarten. As Hennepin County Attorney, Klobuchar started a major anti-truancy initiative to keep kids in the classroom and out of the courtroom. Her office worked closely with local schools on a faster, more effective response to truancy problems. She also successfully included a provision with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to help improve teacher and principal retention in schools serving American Indian students. Inadequate professional development and the lack of ongoing support are key reasons why some teachers and principals leave the profession, leading to instability and added costs of rehiring and retraining for schools and school districts. Klobuchars amendment adds mentoring and teacher support programs, including instructional support from tribal elders and cultural experts, to improve the professional development that teachers and principals in Indian schools receive, helping ensure that these professionals stay in schools longer and provide a quality education to Native students. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |