WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Society for Science & the Public is excited to announce that the organization will be giving a total of $100,000 to 24 middle school science teachers across the country to support STEM research activities in their classrooms. Each teacher will receive a grant of up to $5,000 to spend on scientific research equipment, such as Raspberry Pi computers, water and soil testing kits and computer software for data analysis. To date, the Society has provided $120,000 in grants to STEM teachers through this program.

Washington, DC, July 17, 2015- Society for Science & the Public received a $100,000 funding commitment from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in June to support the Society’s Advocate Grant Program. This matches the Society’s previous $100,000 funding commitment, which was designated to cover the costs of the pilot project. The Advocate Grant Program is designed to provide additional support to underrepresented and socioeconomically challenged students who have conducted scientific or engineeri