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The Jack Miller Center introduces the Teaching America250 Awards

Through the Teaching America250 Awards, presented by the Jack Miller Center, one teacher in each state will receive a $5,000 grant to conduct a project dedicated to teaching the Declaration of Independence and celebrating its 250th anniversary with their students, school, or broader community.

By |2025-10-20T13:47:06-04:00October 20, 2025|

Congress Seeking Student Coders for the Congressional App Challenge

The Congressional App Challenge is the official student STEM competition of the U.S. House of Representatives. It's an annual nationwide competition hosted by members of Congress designed to inspire middle and high school students to explore STEM fields.

By |2025-10-17T16:16:28-04:00October 17, 2025|

Register now for the NASA TechRise Student Challenge

This competition provides a hands-on opportunity for participants to gain critical skills in engineering, computing, electronics, and more that will be required for America’s technical workforce.

By |2025-10-17T16:00:07-04:00October 17, 2025|

Applications open for National Civics Bee

This free, non-partisan, 500-word essay competition is a great opportunity for 6th-8th graders to share civics knowledge and inspire conscientious citizenship.

By |2025-10-06T10:41:32-04:00October 6, 2025|

The 1787 Prize Essay Contest: Applications are now open

The National Council for the Social Studies is pleased to announce The 1787 Prize, an annual essay contest for high school students in grades 11-12 introduced on the observance of Constitution Day.

By |2024-09-27T10:32:59-04:00September 27, 2024|

KET announces winners of 2024 Young Writers Contest

The annual contest encourages creative expression and literacy development by inviting students in grades Pre-K through high school to submit original graphic novels, illustrated stories, poetry and short stories.

By |2024-06-06T14:01:11-04:00June 6, 2024|
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