I am glad that the American competitiveness bill currently before the Senate recognizes the need to do a better job of helping students to excel in fields like math. science. and critical foreign languages. However. if we want to go toe to toe with countries that place a very high value on learning. we must do more to support and encourage the best and brightest American students. My amendment would increase the fee employers pay for HiB visas for highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the United States and to use that additional funding for the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act. This is the only Federal program that provides funding to support programming to meet the unique learning needs of our brightest. most promising students. It funds a national research center that produces invaluable research in instructional strategies that can truly tap into the potential of gifted students as well as a small grant program to encourage such research nationwide.
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