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Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§6675 STEM master teacher corps

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 70— - STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS › Part Part B— - National Activities › Subpart subpart 4— - programs of national significance › § 6675

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Using money set aside under section 6671(4) for a fiscal year, the Secretary can award grants to state education agencies, or to nonprofits working with them, to build a State-wide STEM master teacher corps or to start, copy, or expand strong STEM professional development programs in schools with help from school leaders and STEM teachers. STEM master teacher corps — a State-led program to raise the status of STEM teachers, especially in high-need and rural schools, by choosing master teachers with a content screening exam and proven teaching skill, giving them chances to work together and lead high-quality training, and providing additional substantial pay.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §6675

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(a)From the funds reserved under section 6671(4) of this title for a fiscal year, the Secretary may award grants to—
(1)State educational agencies to enable such agencies to support the development of a State-wide STEM master teacher corps; or
(2)State educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations in partnership with State educational agencies, to support the implementation, replication, or expansion of effective science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professional development programs in schools across the State through collaboration with school administrators, principals, and STEM educators.
(b)In this section, the term “STEM master teacher corps” means a State-led effort to elevate the status of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching profession by recognizing, rewarding, attracting, and retaining outstanding science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers, particularly in high-need and rural schools, by—
(1)selecting candidates to be master teachers in the corps on the basis of—
(A)content knowledge based on a screening examination; and
(B)pedagogical knowledge of and success in teaching;
(2)offering such teachers opportunities to—
(A)work with one another in scholarly communities; and
(B)participate in and lead high-quality professional development; and
(3)providing such teachers with additional appropriate and substantial compensation for the work described in paragraph (2) and in the master teacher community.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Prior sections 6675 to 6677 were repealed by Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title V, § 541(d)(1), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1735. section 6675, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2305, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1654, related to participation by States in the Troops-to-Teachers Program. Another prior section 6675, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2305, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3635, related to technical assistance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. section 6676, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2306, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1654, related to support of innovative preretirement teacher certification programs. Another prior section 6676, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2306, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3635, related to matching funds from private sources, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–110. section 6677, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2307, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1655; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(e)(9), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2315, required a report not later than Mar. 31, 2006, on the effectiveness of the Troops-to-Teachers Program. Prior sections 6681 to 6684 were repealed by Pub. L. 114–95, § 5, title II, § 2002, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1806, 1913, effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs. section 6681, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2311, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1655, set forth purposes of division B of subpart 1 of part C of former subchapter II of this chapter. section 6682, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2312, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1656, defined terms in division B of subpart 1 of part C of former subchapter II of this chapter. section 6683, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2313, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1656, related to transition to teaching grant program. section 6684, Pub. L. 89–10, title II, § 2314, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title II, § 201, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1659, related to evaluation and accountability for recruiting and retaining teachers.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 6675

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73