The STEM Education Act, a bipartisan effort by members of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, was signed into law by the president last week. The legislation establishes a definition for STEM education, specifically incorporating computer science among science, technology, engineering and math subjects, for the purposes of providing funding opportunities that support STEM education through federal agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Energy and NASA. This will not impact grant funding provide thought the U.S. Department of Education. The new law directs NSF to continue to award competitive grants for STEM education programs in afterschool or “informal” STEM learning environments, which may include libraries, museums and science centers. Additionally, it expands the educator recruitment and training grants under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to include eligible computer science teachers. Many states already include computer science in their STEM education efforts, as well as STEM-focused CTE programs.