,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #c  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the  
,,united ,,states  ,january #bb         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,mr4 ,reid 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,harkin1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4       
,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,cardin1   
,mr4 ,lautenberg1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mrs4    
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4       
,menendez1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 and ,mr4     
,levin7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,health1 ,education1     
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
improve education and provide all       
students in the ,united ,states with the
 opportunity to succeed4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strengthen our ,schools and ,students  
,act4  #b4 ,sense of the ,senate ,it is 
the sense of the ,senate that ,congress 
should--  7#a7 strengthen early learning
 programs to better prepare children for
 success in school2  7#b7 ensure that   

all students have equitable access to a 
high-quality1 well-rounded education    
that prepares them to succeed in college
 and a career2  7#c7 build on recent    
efforts to continue to make higher      
education more affordable and to improve
 access and success for all students2   
7#d7 provide all teachers with the      
support they need to ensure student     
success1 including the creation of a new
 national ,science1 ,technology1        
,engineering1 and ,mathematics 7,,stem7 
,master ,teacher ,corps to recognize and
 help retain ,,stem teachers and        
strengthen ,,stem education in public   
schools in the ,united ,states2 and     
7#e7 support ,states and local          
educational agencies to ensure schools  
have the safe and successful learning   
conditions in which all students can    
excel4