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Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Dustan Kern

Today, we are highlighting Dustan Kern, STEM teacher at Lewis Central Middle School in Council Bluffs in the Southwest Iowa STEM region.

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March 20, 2025
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Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Dan Kuchera

Today, we are highlighting Dan Kuchera, science teacher at Clarksville High School in the Northeast Iowa STEM region.

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March 18, 2025
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Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Tara Gray

Today, we are highlighting Tara Gray, agriculture science teacher at Marshalltown High School in the North Central Iowa STEM region.

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March 13, 2025
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Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Alex Spooner

Meet 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient Alex Spooner

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March 11, 2025
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Iowa students and educators gather alongside state leaders for STEM Day at the Capitol

Students and teachers from across Iowa’s six STEM regions came together in the State Capitol rotunda to share the exciting things happening in STEM education.

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March 7, 2025
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Six Iowa teachers announced as regional 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipients

The Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council announced six teachers as the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award.

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March 3, 2025
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Twenty-nine Iowa schools awarded STEM BEST® funding

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education is awarding 29 Iowa school districts with STEM BEST® Program awards.

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February 4, 2025
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Iowa STEM extends grant for energy sector externs into summer 2025

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Department of Education has received extended funding for this year’s Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program.

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January 31, 2025
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Iowa Department of Education launches 2025-26 STEM Scale-Up Program application

Educators are invited to apply to expand and launch world-class STEM programs for the 2025-26 academic year through the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.

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January 7, 2025
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Department announces STEM Scale-Up Program Menu for 2025-26

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education has announced the selected programs for the 2025-26 Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program menu.

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December 31, 2024
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Celebrating National STEM Day

National STEM Day, celebrated on Nov. 8.

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November 8, 2024
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Reimagining STEM Education: Storm Lake Community Schools aim to better engage students with help from STEM BEST® funds

Many schools across Iowa are working to find ways to re-engage students and excite them to come into school each day.

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October 29, 2024
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Iowa STEM now accepting nominations for the Iowa STEM Teacher Award Program

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award Program.

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October 15, 2024
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The six awardees of the 2024 Iowa STEM Teacher Award pose with Department of Education Staff.
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Google Makes $100,000 Investment in Iowa STEM Education

The Governor's STEM Advisory Council has received a significant investment from Google to support STEM programming across Iowa.

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October 9, 2024
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Headline Story

IOWA STEM Announces Opening of STEM BEST® Program Applications

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education is now accepting applications for the STEM BEST® Program.

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October 7, 2024
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