PUBLIC LAW 101-589—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2887 "(B) providing technical assistance for the implementation of teaching methods and assessment tools for use by elementary and secondary school students, teachers and administrators. "(2) NUMBER.— The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of this section, award at least 1 grant or contract to an eligible entity in each region. "(3) SPECIAL RULE.—In any fiscal year, if the amount appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 2023 is less than $4,500,000, then the Secretary may waive the provisions of paragraph (2) and award grants or contracts of sufficient size, scope and quality to carry out the provisions of this section. "0)) GRANT TERM AND REVIEW. —Grants under this subpart shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 years and shall be reviewed before the end of the 30-month period beginning on the date the grant is awarded. Grants shall be awarded before the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of an Act making appropriations to carry out the provisions of this subpart. "(c) AMOUNT. —In making grants under this subpart, the Secretary shall assure that there is a relatively equal distribution of the funds made available among the regions, but the Secretary may award additional funds to a regional consortium on the basis of population and geographical conditions of the region being served. "SEC. 2017. USE OF FUNDS. 20 USC 2994a. "Funds provided under this subpart may be used by a regional consortium, under the direction of a regional board established pursuant to section 2019, to— "(1) identify, adapt, disseminate, and implement mathematics and science education instruction materials, teaching methods, and assessment tools for use by elementary and secondary school students; "(2) assist, train and provide technical assistance to classroom teachers, administrators, and other educators to identify, implement or adapt the instructional materials, teaching methods and assessment tools described in paragraph (1); "(3) provide for the training of classroom teachers to enable such teachers to instruct other teachers, administrators, and educators in the use of the instructional materials, teaching methods and assessment tools described in paragraph (1) in the classroom; "(4) work with classroom teachers in the identification and adaptation of such instructional materials, teaching methods, and assessment tools for use in classrooms within the region; "(5) assist classroom teachers, where appropriate, in securing training to enhance such teachers' subject knowledge and teaching skills in the areas of science and mathematics education;
- (6) when necessary, provide financial assistance to enable
teachers and other educators to attend and participate in the activities of the regional consortium; "(7) implement programs and activities designed to meet the needs of groups that are underrepresented in, and underserved by, mathematics and science education; "(8) help State and local educational agencies or consortia thereof assess the need for and the desirability of regional mathematics and science academies;
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