STEM Council Press Releases

Please contact info@iowastem.org for any media releases prior to November 2014.

January 17, 2024 | Department Announces 2024-25 STEM Scale-Up Program Application
August 21, 2023 | The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education and Kemin Industries Announce Opening of Nominations for STEM Teacher Award
May 2, 2023 | Record Number of Students to Participate in STEM Programming in 2023-2024
January 31, 2023 | Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Announces 37 New STEM BEST + HD Program Partners
January 9, 2023 | Scale-Up Program Applications Now Open for Iowa Educators to Access World-Class STEM Programs
November 17, 2022 | Computer Science Education Week To Be Celebrated Across Iowa
October 3, 2022 | Application Opens for STEM BEST + HD Program to Bring Workplace Experience to the Classroom
August 22, 2022 | Iowa STEM Council and Kemin Industries Announce Opening of Nominations for Educator Award
August 9, 2022 | 2022 Future Ready Iowa Summit Announced
June 28, 2022 | More than 112,000 Students to Receive STEM Programming
June 21, 2022 | Governor's STEM Advisory Council Announces 12 STEM BEST Programs
March 14, 2022 | STEM BEST Program Connects Schools and Businesses to Expand Career-Linked Learning
February 28, 2022 | Six Outstanding Educators Recognized with 2022 Iowa STEM Teacher Award
February 22, 2022 | Governor's STEM Advisory Council Announces 38 New STEM BEST H.D. Program Partners
January 10, 2022 | World-Class STEM Programs Available to Iowa Educators for 2022-2023
October 25, 2021 | Nine School Districts Awarded Mini-Grant to Develop Work-Based Learning Plans
October 18, 2021 | Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Expands STEM BEST Program to Focus on High Demand Jobs
August 22, 2021 | Iowa STEM Council and Kemin Industries Announce Open Call for Nominations
July 26, 2021 | Gov. Reynolds Announces the 2021 Future Ready Iowa Summit: Transforming Education for the Workforce
July 9, 2021 | Governor Reynolds and the Iowa STEM Council announce 22 new STEM BEST Program Partners
June 28, 2021 | Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council Releasing New Podcast Episodes
June 17, 2021 | Iowa STEM Advisory Council Anticipates Scale-Up Program to Impact More than 113,000 Students
April 13, 2021 | Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Announces Diane Young as New Co-Chair
March 31, 2021 | Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Celebrates 10th Anniversary
March 26, 2021 | Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Releases 2019-2020 STEM Evaluation Report
March 8, 2021 | STEM BEST Program Supports Schools and Businesses to Expand Experiential Learning
February 15, 2021 | Six Outstanding Educators Recognized with 2021 Iowa STEM Teacher Award
February 1, 2021 | Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Releasing New Podcast Episodes
January 5, 2021 | STEM Scale-Up Program Application Opens for 2021-2022 Academic Year
October 22, 2020 | New Appointments Made to the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council
September 17, 2020 | STEM Council Announces Seal of Approval for Two Programs
August 24, 2020 | STEM Council and Kemin Industries Open Call for 2021 Iowa STEM Teacher Award Nomination
August 13, 2020 | STEM Council Announces 12 New STEM BEST Program Models
February 19, 2020 | STEM Education Produces Positive Impact on Future Workforce
December 10, 2019 | Nineteen School Districts to Enhance School and Business Collaboration with STEM Council Support
October 31, 2019 | STEM Council Prioritizes Mathematics Education in Special Investment
October 24, 2019 | Collaboration between schools and businesses grow as Governor Reynolds and STEM Council announce 13 new STEM BEST Program Partners
August 27, 2019 | STEM Council Moves to Strengthen Mathematics Education
June 17, 2019 | Iowa STEM Council Scale-Up Programs provided to more than 1,200 educators
June 5, 2019 | Gov. Reynolds Announces Six More Computer Science is Elementary Schools
May 20, 2019 | STEM BEST Program Application to Open May 20
April 30, 2019 | Computer Science is Elementary Awards Announced
April 3, 2019 | Iowa STEM Council Regional STEM Network Selected to Join Global STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice
March 25, 2019 | Governor Reynolds Announces Peggy A. Whitson as Keynote Speaker for 2019 Future Ready Iowa STEM Summit
February 27, 2019 | Governor Reynolds Announces 2019 Statewide STEM Summit Connecting Workforce, STEM and Workplace Parnerships
February 14, 2019 | State leaders take part in STEM Day at the Capitol
January 28, 2019 | Iowa STEM Council Announces Innovation Fund Awardees
January 22, 2019 | Governor Reynolds announces opening of Computer Science is Elementary Applications
October 25, 2018 | Governor Reynolds announces new real-world professional learning opportunities for students
October 16, 2018 | Iowa STEM Council Releases 2017-2018 Iowa STEM Evaluation Report
August 20, 2018 | Governor Reynolds announces Computer Science is Elementary project
August 20, 2018 | STEM Council and Kemin Industries Open Call for Nominations
June 7, 2018 | Thousands of Iowa educators to implement STEM Scale-Up Programs from Iowa STEM Council
May 18, 2018 | Governor’s STEM Advisory Council Receives $200,000 Contribution from Rockwell Collins
January 22, 2018 | STEM Scale-Up Program Application Opens for 2018-2019 Academic Year
January 4, 2018 | Iowa STEM Council executive director to serve one-year national STEM assignment
October 23, 2017 | STEM Council welcomes new STEM BEST Partners across Iowa
October 2, 2017 | Strong Gains in STEM According to Assessment Report
September 5, 2017 | Iowa STEM Council announces invitation for STEM programs to scale across Iowa
August 25, 2017 | Monsanto Fund donates $10,000 gift to Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council
August 21, 2017 | 2018 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award accepting nominations of Iowa teachers
June 22, 2017 | Landmark conference on connecting Iowa schools and businesses draws in hundreds
May 24, 2017 | STEM Council to launch 15 more school-business partnerships in Iowa
May 9, 2017 | Iowa well-represented at international FIRST Championship
April 6, 2017 | Top STEM programs delivered to thousands of Iowa educators
March 20, 2017 | Iowa STEM school partners will pilot new Quality Pre-Apprenticeship model
February 16, 2017 | State leaders show support at STEM Day at the Capitol
January 24, 2017 | National search for top STEM programs nets nine for Iowa
December 21, 2016 | Business and industry invest in Iowa STEM Council with $360,000
December 5, 2016 | Thousands of Iowa students to code computers this week
November 2, 2016 | STEM Council awards new STEM BEST Partners in Iowa
October 20, 2016 | Google and Verizon pledge $40,000 to STEM Council for 'Code Iowa'
September 1, 2016 | Iowa STEM Council announces invitation for STEM programs to scale across Iowa
August 29, 2016 | STEM Council, Kemin Industries open call for nominations
August 22, 2016 | STEM Council shows positive results in 2015-2016 Iowa STEM Evaluation Report
June 1, 2016 | STEM Council to launch six more school+business partnerships in Iowa
April 19, 2016 | Kemin Industries, STEM Council honor six 2016 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award recipients
April 6, 2016 | STEM Council delivers top STEM programs to thousands of Iowa educators
January 25, 2016 | STEM Council identifies top STEM programs for 2016-2017 statewide Scale-Up
December 7, 2015 | Six Iowa schools win $30,000 in technology awards for "Hour of Code" participation
December 2, 2015 | Nomination deadline for 2016 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award quickly approaching
November 2, 2015 | Iowa STEM Council announces invitation for STEM programs to scale across Iowa
October 29, 2015 | STEM Council awards new STEM BEST and RLE models in Iowa
October 15, 2015 | Google pledges $20,000 to STEM Council for 'Code Iowa'
September 30, 2015 | STEM Council shows positive results in 2014-15 Iowa STEM evaluation report
September 24, 2015 | Iowa STEM Council announces 2016 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award
July 28, 2015 | STEM Council announces new co-chair
July 21, 2015 | Scale-Up training helps Iowa educators prepare for new school year
July 6, 2015 | STEM Council drives more business-education partnerships
July 1, 2015 | STEM Council grants "Seal of Approval" to four new programs
April 16, 2015 | Top STEM programs scale up in year four across Iowa
January 26, 2015 | STEM Council broadens Scale-Up menu for 2015-2016
January 13, 2015 | STEM Council votes to renew all six regional STEM Hub institutions
January 9, 2015 | STEM Council names five Iowa STEM BEST Programs
December 8, 2014 | Six Iowa schools win $30,000 in technology awards for “Hour of Code” participation
November 18, 2014 | Rockwell Collins donates $35,000 gift to Governor’s STEM Advisory Council
November 19, 2014 | ACT report reveals increase in student STEM interests in Iowa and US
November 3, 2014 | STEM Council announces invitation for exemplary STEM programs to scale across Iowa