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You can make a difference! 
Stop STEM Education Funding Consolidation!
​First, the not-so-good news: President Obama’s proposed FY14 budget will consolidate federal K-12 STEM education funding from 50+ agencies into only three: the National Science Foundation, Department of Education, and Smithsonian. Under the proposed budget, K-12 programs at the National Institutes of Health – including the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) will be ELIMINATED.

 

Now, a glimmer of good news: at the recent NIH/SEPA Program Directors’ meeting, there was widespread agreement that this decision can still be reversed. But it will take congressional action (e.g. a budget amendment) to make it happen.

Want to know more?

SPiN is making it easy for you to take action. 

STEP 1: Craft a letter to your members of congress
 
STEP 2: Send your letter to your senators and representative
Most members of congress don't have listed email addresses. However, you can often contact them through forms on their websites. Alternatively, you can always mail letters to their offices. Find out how to contact your congresspeople here:
 
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THESE LETTERS COME FROM YOU AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND NOT AS A MEMBER OF AN ORGANIZATION! Please don't use institutional email addresses or letterhead when contacting your members of congress.
 
STEP 3: Sign the petition 
We need to tell Congressional and NIH leadership that SEPA and NIH educational programs are too important to lose! Sign the petition HERE.
 
You're done!
Educators, Lawmakers Question Proposed Reorganization

Mervis, J. (2013b, June 14). U.S. STEM education. Educators, lawmakers question proposed reorganization. Science (New York, N.Y.), pp. 1274–1275. doi:10.1126/science.340.6138.1274

Wild Cards Remain After Proposed Reshuffle of STEM Education

Mervis, J. (2013a, April 19). 2014 U.S. budget. Wild cards remain after proposed reshuffle of STEM education. Science (New York, N.Y.), pp. 258–259. doi:10.1126/science.340.6130.258

Northwestern's very own SCiENCE CLUB is funded by a SEPA grant. 

 

Find out more about what makes programs like Science Club so important by visiting their website or watching the video here.

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