May 24, 2023
NASA and the U.S. Department of Education signed a memorandum of understanding on May 24, strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to increase access to high-quality STEM and space education to students and schools.
February 02, 2023
Students who graduated or expect to graduate from high school from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2024, can apply to attend the 2023 National Youth Science Camp, which will be held with a hybrid model from June 19, 2023, to July 12, 2023.
November 07, 2022
Signed amid a nationwide teacher shortage, the law – S-2563 – will incentivize public school STEM teachers to participate in the program and ensure that nonpublic school students have access to STEM education.
October 31, 2022
The “We (Heart) Veterans Pin Design” challenge is back for its second year, inviting 4-12th grade students to put their 3D design skills to the test to show their appreciation for U.S. veterans.
October 17, 2022
The U.S. Department of Education recently launched "YOU Belong in STEM," an initiative to galvanize the broad STEM education ecosystem to implement and scale equitable and high-quality STEM education for all young people.
October 17, 2022
NASA is launching its second Power to Explore Student Challenge, calling on K-12 students in the United States to learn about Radioisotope Power Systems.
December 11, 2018
If you think you’ve had a rough day, try coming up with a lesson plan to prepare kids for jobs that don’t exist yet. Go…
March 29, 2017
Over the past two decades, a movement has been coalescing that blends “technophilia,” hacker culture, social media, and traditional arts and crafts. It has brought…
June 22, 2016
Get a piece of plain paper and draw a “scientist.” Did you draw a crazy-haired white male with glasses, a lab coat, and exploding beakers…