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Islands often evoke a sense of wonder and isolation, but to millions around the world, islands are home. Many islands were first reached by people who traveled hundreds or even thousands of miles across open water to reach their destination. As an archaeologist, I’m interested in studying people...

Teacher Laura Lozano's home office, complete with a NMSI sticker on the document camera she uses to create videos for students. 

From a bad storm disconnecting internet service to caring for a 2-year-old, Laura Lozanofaced challenges during the first week of online learning. Despite these struggles, the...

Despite several "no" answers, students persevered and convinced their school board to reinstate Advanced Placement® Biology at Overfelt High School in San Jose, California. 

With less than 25 students enrolled, school leadership announced in spring 2019 that it wasn’t financially viable to offer the course for the 2019-2020...

There were some bumps when the National Math and Science Initiative teamed up with rural North Dakota schools to introduce online-only Advanced Placement® courses in 2018. Collaboration and perseverance helped uncover the root causes and students exceled.  Toni Schneider, Gregg Naranjo and Jim Smithwick have been...

“It’s like drinking water from a fire hose,” a high school freshman told his mom when she asked how remote learning is going so far.That mom is NMSI’s own Danielle Towns, manager of community and family engagement. Like many, she is working from home while helping...

Students chuckled when they saw teacher James Cochran’s plan to recruit more students to AP courses. “You think a table in the cafeteria is going to catch people? That’s cute,” the teens affectionately mocked Cochran, an Advanced Placement® teacher at Brooklyn’s Erasmus Hall (New York City Public...