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Energy Secretary Steven Chu meets with students from Front Range Community College at the Solar Instructor Training Network exhibit at the SunShot Grand Challenge Summit and Technology Forum in Colorado. | Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu meets with students from Front Range Community College at the Solar Instructor Training Network exhibit at the SunShot Grand Challenge Summit and Technology Forum in Colorado. | Photo by Dennis Schroeder, NREL.

Nominate An Inspirational STEM Teacher for the Nation’s Highest Honors
President Barack Obama talks with Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching winners in the State Dining of the White House January 6, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Nominations are now open for the nation’s highest honors for K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, or PAEMST, have been running since 1983, honoring more than 4,200 teachers for their contributions in the classroom and to their profession.

We Have a Winner - DC High School Regional Science Bowl Competition Held Last Saturday
Education & Training

As part of the National Science Bowl, more than 9,500 high school students take place in 70 high school regional competitions around the United States and Puerto Rico.  The winners of these regions advance to the National Science Bowl competition held every April in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Shedding Light on the Solar Decathlon 2013 Teams

Follow the teams through every step of the competition on social media.

Back to School with Energy Ant
More than 750 students and teachers (and Energy Ant!) visited Washington D.C. for the 32nd Annual NEED Youth Awards for Energy Achievement to receive awards for outstanding energy education efforts in their local communities. | Photo courtesy National Energy Education Development Project

Learn about some of the extraordinary — and free — resources available for teachers and students on the U.S. Energy Information Administrations's Energy Kids page.

National Lab Helping to Train Operators for Next Generation of Power Plants
AVESTAR provides high-quality, hands-on, simulator-based workforce training delivered by an experienced team of power industry training professionals for West Virginia students. | Photo courtesy of the Office of Fossil Energy.

Students in West Virginia are receiving hands-on experience for careers at cleaner-burning coal-fired power plants.