U.S. Team Wins Rocketry Competition
Seven students from the Russellville City Schools of Russellville, Ala., won first place in the International Rocketry Challenge at the 2015 Paris Air Show on June 19. The U.S. team, sponsored by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), beat teams from the United…
Why K-12 Students Attend Virtual Public Schools
Connections Academy, a leading provider of fully online K-12 schools, has released results from its annual parent survey; shedding light on why parents enroll students in online public school and how satisfied they are with the virtual school experience. Among…
Top STEM Students Design Space Capsules
More than 200 middle-school students from Sarasota County finished their school year by tackling “real-world” business challenges like designing marketable Tervis drinkware and developing a space capsule prototype for human spaceflight. The activities were part of the 2015 STEMsmart Middle…
CEF Education Model to Produce Employable People
Constructive Education Framework (CEF) will work on the principle of “Learning for Earning” to meet the larger objective of building a prosperous society. By Rakesh Raman There is no denying the fact that institutional education in schools and colleges can…
NASA Federal Credit Union Awards Scholarships to Students
At the conclusion of its 2015 Mitchell-Beall-Rosen Memorial Scholarship Contest, NASA Federal Credit Union awarded scholarships—ranging from $1,000 to the top prize of $6,000—to eight high school seniors. The annual program rewards the writing talents of young Credit Union members…
Scholastic Accepting Applications from Kid Reporters
The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps, a team of Kid Reporters ages 10-14 around the world, is now accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year. Students with a strong interest in journalism and writing can learn more about the program…
High School Student Creates Safe Driving PSA
When Chicago high school student Elijah Wilborn created his safe driving PSA, he left his phone, music and other distractions curbside – and picked up the grand prize in the TeenDrive365 Video Challenge from Toyota and Discovery Education, the leading…
Do Teens Act Without Thinking?
Parents often see their teens act rashly without thinking, not understanding their bad decision-making is biological. During adolescence, the teenage brain is only 80 percent developed and therefore incredibly susceptible to peer-pressure, risky behavior and less likely to make mature…
























