Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) and Renzulli Learning have teamed up to put their resources for social, emotional and academic support in homes and classrooms for the gifted, talented and twice-exceptional students. Updated benefits include a private online community, free SENGinar recordings by experts, discounts on workshops and conferences, and access to the Renzulli Learning Home Edition software.

The Cheddar post cable networks company and Discovery Education launched CheddarK-12, a collaboration delivering technology and business news to classrooms. Cheddar's current events content will be integrated into Discovery Education's Techbook Series, including a weekly compilation of briefings broadcast from the New York Stock Exchange floor.

The summer Research & Engineering Apprenticeship Program (REAP) allows high school students to work with scientists or engineers conducting STEM research at colleges and universities. Louisiana Tech has been approved as Louisiana's only REAP site for 2019.

Certainly, we need to do whatever we can to ensure that students from historically underrepresented populations have a chance to participate in STEM programs. But while many are pushing for a greater focus on STEM in school, alarm is spreading over what others have characterized as a crisis in civics education.

The new What Kids Are Reading report is now available. Download your free copy to discover students' favorite books at each grade, explore eye-opening research analyses and get helpful resources.

As part of the governor's PAsmart initiative, more than 760 schools in Pennsylvania will receive $35,000 grants to expand their computer and technology courses. The goal is to ensure that students have the skills they need for high-demanding jobs.

A recent three-day STEM training program provided 10 middle school educators with curriculum and classroom resources to teach students topics such as magnetism and circuits. Over the next five years, the Envirolution-run program plans to partner with more than 45 schools and train 125 teachers.

In addition to research, the National Science Foundation supports and funds educational programs to foster development of young scientists and engineers in K12 and college. With the NSF shut down, hundreds of students and teachers will see their work cut off and their paychecks stop.