Author: Grace Maliska

Astronauts on the ISS share their ‘life-changing’ viewFour American astronauts talk about their science experiments and the stunning perspective gained living on the ISS.America has a new “Top Young Scientist.”Kevin Tang, an eighth grade student at Cedarlane Academy in Hacienda Heights, California, was crowned the winner of the 2025 Young Scientist Challenge on Oct. 14 at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. This competition is designed for middle school students in grades 5 to 8 and organized by 3M in partnership with Discovery Education.The assignment was simple: Identify an everyday problem and come up with a workable solution.Nearly a dozen finalists…

ST. PAUL, Minn. & CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Wednesday, October 15, 2025) – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) named Kevin Tang, an 8th grader at Cedarlane Academy of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District in Hacienda Heights, California, as the winner of the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge, the nation’s premier middle school science competition. Kevin distinguished himself with a novel fall detection device that can accelerate emergency responses to falls among older adults at home, even in the dark. As the grand prize winner, he received a $25,000 cash prize and the prestigious title of “America’s Top Young Scientist.”  Kevin…

Key points: For nearly two decades, I’ve worked to improve teaching and learning with technology. And while the continuously evolving nature of technology has changed the trajectory of my career many times, I have always tried to drive deeper student engagement. Education stakeholders agree on the importance of engagement in learning. According to the recently released Education Insights Report, K-12 leaders, teachers, parents, and students overwhelmingly agree that engagement drives learning. To be more specific, 93 percent of educators say it’s a critical metric for achievement, 99 percent of superintendents rank it among the top predictors of school success, and…

Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, October 7, 2025)—North Carolina’s ArtSpace Charter School today announced the selection of DreamBox Math by Discovery Education to support math instruction in grades K-8. This new digital resource will be used by teachers in the school to enhance instruction and accelerate student achievement in math. Discovery Education is the maker of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world.  Located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, ArtSpace Charter School offers a complete education through an integrated curriculum centered around the visual and performing arts and utilizing an experiential approach. The gifted faculty at ArtSpace Charter School believes in…

Charlotte, NC (Thursday, October 2, 2025) — On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Discovery Education presents elementary, middle, and high school students across the United States a unique virtual career learning opportunity that will help prepare them for success in the workforce of tomorrow. The Discovery Education Futures Fair is a free, online event offering interactive presentations from professionals across a number of industries, mentorship opportunities, and hands-on activities that will give students new insights into future career opportunities and the skills needed to achieve their goals. Discovery Education is the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around…

Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, October 1, 2025) – Discovery Education, the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, offers educators new resources to inspire student career explorations on Manufacturing Day 2025 and beyond. The Manufacturing Institute, a member of the STEM Careers Coalition, founded Manufacturing Day to inspire the next generation of innovators. Observed annually on the first Friday of October, Manufacturing Day offers educators the opportunity to engage students in career explorations in the manufacturing industries, which will create 4 million new jobs in the next decade.  To support this effort Discovery Education offers the…

Charlotte, NC (Monday, September 29, 2025) – Discovery Education, the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today presented the Fall 2025 schedule of free-to-use Virtual Field Trips. These virtual events engage today’s students through exciting connections to real-world learning experiences.  The new line-up of virtual field trips provide students and teachers unique learning opportunities that come complete with high-quality instructional materials. In order of the premiere date, the new virtual field trips include:  Forging Innovation: A Mission Possible Virtual Field Trip  Premieres: October 9, 2025  Grades 6-12  Journey into the world of steel—one of…

Charlotte, NC (Thursday, September 25, 2025) – Four of Discovery Education’s products have been named as finalists in the 2025 CODiE Awards. The CODiE Awards are the premier peer-recognized program celebrating innovation and excellence in education and business technology.   Each year, industry experts evaluate products for their innovation, impact, and overall value. This year, the CODiE Awards honored the following Discovery Education products as finalists in the following categories:  Discovery Education Experience in the Best Education Platform category The essential companion for engaged classrooms, Discovery Education Experience is a supplemental cross-curricular digital resource that inspires teachers, motivates students, and supports…

BITLIS, TURKIYE – SEPTEMBER 8: Students are seen as 2025-2026 academic year starts in Bitlis, Turkiye on September 8, 2025. (Photo by Berfin Sidar Asit/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu via Getty ImagesA new report and survey from Discovery Education ought to be a reminder that there is a secret sauce for scholastic success – student engagement. Engagement is the single most important learning light switch. Without engagement switched on, no novel curriculum, no education technology, no proven pedagogy will get very far. Said another way, engagement is not sufficient for learning. But it’s pretty nearly required. In the new report, Discovery…

Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, September 23, 2025) – Multiple solutions by Discovery Education are winners in the 2025 Best for Back to School Awards from Tech & Learning. Discovery Education is the creator of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world.  Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2025 help educators discover the most effective products and solutions for any learning environment. Tech & Learning judges evaluated products based on their versatility, value, and ability to solve specific problems and ability to support innovative, effective teaching and learning.   “In an era where AI and new technologies…