We’re excited to introduce our new partner newsletter, Partner Pulse! Each quarter, we will highlight and celebrate the impact being made in education. In this newsletter, you can expect updates about education trends and research, new content to support teaching and learning, upcoming events to engage with each other and the educational community we support, and educator testimonials about the positive change happening in classrooms everywhere. We’d also like to give a warm welcome to our new partners – Peace Corps, LIV Golf, Warner Brothers Discovery, DC, Lockheed Martin and The Swinerton Foundation.
If you have feedback or specific information you’d like to see featured, don’t hesitate to let us know. We appreciate your partnership and the continued effort toward making engaging educational content accessible for all students.
– The Discovery Education Team
Environmental impact begins with education. That’s why Discovery Education has teamed up with a group of innovative corporate partners to create the Environmental Education Initiative, formerly known as the Sustainability Education Coalition. The Environmental Education Initiative works together to provide educational content that empowers students to make informed decisions that support healthy environments for all generations.
The STEM Careers Coalition surpassed the goal of reaching 10 million students by the end of 2025 ahead of schedule. Since 2019, the STEM Careers Coalition has reached over 10.7 million students, including 2.97 million in the 2023-2024 school year alone, 65% of which are from Title I schools.
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On August 15, the 2023 winner of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, Heman Bekele, was named TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year for his solution of a skin cancer curing soap.
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After developing and presenting his AI-based handheld pesticide detector, 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia (Gwinnett County Public Schools) was named America’s Top Young Scientist! Sirish spent four months competing against nine other finalists and secured his win during final Challenge events at 3M global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Oct. 14 and 15. Finalists navigated a series of interactive challenges and were evaluated on their ingenuity and innovative thinking, application of STEM principles, demonstration of passion and research, presentation skills, and ability to inspire others.
“This year’s Young Scientist Challenge finalists have demonstrated an incredible ability to develop creative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. I am beyond impressed and inspired by their intelligence and their scientific minds. Congratulations to this year’s Top Young Scientist, Sirish Subash, and all the finalists for their phenomenal work.”
–Torie Clarke, EVP & Chief Public Affairs Officer at 3M
Build the Change brings real world scenarios to students in a classroom. The students can see that they too can ponder world problems and think of solutions. I think Build the Change allows students to have free time to build yet put their thoughts and energies into thinking about problem-solving.
Tracey Robinson
STEM Teacher from Missouri
We’re excited to share the latest content releases designed to spark curiosity, enhance learning and engage students in the real world. Take some time to learn about the impactful resources fellow partners are creating in partnership with Discovery Education for educators and students.
