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NSTA 22 Middle School Educators Begin Professional Learning Fellowship 22 middle school science, technology, and engineering teachers have been named 2022 Teacher Fellows in the Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy. The Teacher Fellows will participate in a variety of science, technology, and engineering-related activities and professional learning...

NSTA 2022 NSTA Awards Program Winners Announced Congratulations to the 34 recipients of the 2022 NSTA Awards program. The awardees will be recognized this Friday during a special evening celebration taking place during the NSTA National Conference in Houston, Texas.

Selected by National Science Teaching Association From the Field: Opportunities & Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers Check out these opportunities and free resources for teachers.

NSTA 1.5°C May Not Seem Like Much, But It’s a Really Big Deal. Here’s Why. In the latest article featured in the Climate Change Education Corner blog series, NCSE’s Executive Director Ann Reid explains why holding warming below 1.5°C/2.7°F offers the best chance to prevent irrevocable changes to the climate system.

Financial Times Financial Times Releases Special Report: Climate Change for Schools Check out the Financial Times recently published report on climate change education. The report provides teachers and students with the latest insights on the science, politics, and economics of climate change. The report also features global student climate champions and tips on how to make an...

Scientific American Blind Eel and Nearly Transparent Fish Discovered in 2021 Mumbai blind eel (Rakthamichthys mumba) was discovered in well at a school for blind people in Mumbai, India.

District Administration Let’s make COVID the catalyst for closing long-standing achievement gaps Here are three key requirements for success

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Calculating global sand demand for the coming years and ways to avoid a demand crisis

A team of researchers at Leiden University has attempted to measure the demand for sand in the coming decades and has also outlined ways to prevent a demand crisis. In their paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability, the group describes their approach to estimating sand demand and outlines...

EdSource Declining enrollment: What can the Legislature and districts do to soften the impact? Thursday, March 24, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

eschoolnews Why evidence-based solutions are critical for edtech buying As districts budget for the 2022-2023 school year, they’ll have some additional funds to spend thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.