H.R.362 : To authorize science scholarships for educating mathematics and science teachers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 1/10/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Science and Technology; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
House Reports: 110-85
Latest Major Action: 4/25/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

The Rat-   The sad part is that in most states a person with a Mathematics, Physics,
           or Chemistry degree is "not qualified" to teach in the public schools.
           You need to be an education major in order to be "certified" or go
           through a long process to get one  ( which most people with a scientific
           degree laugh at )  So because of the teachers unions, an expert in the
           field is not qualified while an education major that has taken the
           watered-down courses is qualified. Exempt state certification for the
           experts in the field and you will have more than enough available teachers