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“Ever since I was five, I knew I wanted to be a teacher,” said 8th grade Language Arts teacher Kitten Guere. As the eldest of three in a military family, Guere, according to her mother, would pretend to hold class in their courtyard and boss the other kids around....

Support your students by supporting your teachers.

During summer break, Oscar Rosas, 2021 STEM Star awardee at Sweetwater High School in National City, CA, wrote us to share his passion for science and appreciation for NMSI's support during the previous school year.

Beyond the “COVID slide,” there are other things to keep in mind that are also likely to influence students and school communities as they return to the classroom.

Before joining forces with the National Math and Science Initiative, Georgia’s Clayton County Public Schools was seeing fewer qualifying scores among its students’ Advanced Placement® exams. In 2013, annual AP qualifying scores were below 10 percent of all AP exams taken and in 2015, scores crept up to 15...

Supporting students emotionally by creating a safe space for them to talk through their concerns and apprehensions is integral to teaching and learning.