CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (May 3, 2023)  The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council anticipates more than 125,000 students in Iowa will benefit from the STEM Scale-Up Program in the 2023-2024 academic year. The STEM Scale-Up Program provides educators and students throughout the state with access to some of the best available STEM educational opportunities from across the country.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (January 31, 2023) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council announced 37 Iowa school districts will join or in some cases expand the STEM BEST® (

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (January 9, 2023) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council announces applications have opened for the STEM Scale-Up Program which provides educators and students throughout the state with access to exemplary STEM educational opportunities. These programs are some of the top in the nation and offer a diverse range of STEM activities to nearly 100,00 students each year. The application period for the STEM Scale-Up Program closes on February 28, 2023, 6PM.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (November 17, 2022)  Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) takes place December 5-11, 2022, and is an annual call to action to provide American youth with resources to learn more about computer science, explore the opportunities that exist, and encourage participation in computer-science education.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (June 29, 2022) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is anticipating that more 112,000 students throughout the state will benefit from STEM Scale-Up Programming in the 2022-2023 academic year. Nearly 2,000 educators are expected to engage with thirteen selected programs offering high-quality STEM education and experiences for PreK-12 students and educators in-school, after-school, and other educational settings.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (March 1, 2022) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022 Iowa STEM Teacher Award, sponsored by Kemin Industries.

Northwest Region

Susan Oehlertz

K-12 Technology Integrationist and Computer Science Teacher

Pocahontas Area Community School

Pocahontas, IA

North Central Region

Jamie Pudenz

Agriculture Science Teacher

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (July 27, 2021) – Governor Kim Reynolds announces the 2021 statewide Future Ready Iowa Summit focused on “Transforming Education for the Workforce,” to be held on September 16, 2021, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council will begin accepting applications today for the STEM Scale-Up Program mathematics menu. An additional investment was made during the legislative session specifically to scale mathematics education programs proven to increase interest and achievement among K-12 students across Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — The 

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