NASA Office of Education

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Visit the NASA Education Website. You'll discover a wealth of information including a list of current opportunities; education-related feature stories; and contact information for project representatives.

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Education Leadership

Leland D. Melvin

Leland D. Melvin is NASA's associate administrator for education.
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You can follow Leland Melvin on Twitter and his blog as he shares insight about NASA Education.

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Summer of Innovation

Summer of Innovation is a multi-faceted, intensive middle school project designed to improve STEM teaching and learning in partnership with federal agencies, academic and informal organizations, nonprofits, and industry.

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Women@NASA

Lori Garver

The Women@NASA Website was developed to encourage more young women to pursue careers in mathematics, science and technology.

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SEMAA Highlights From Across the Nation

Students from Albany State University

Albany State SEMAA Students Witness Shuttle Launch

While students waited in great anticipation for the countdown, they read about the historic mission and completed science, technology, engineering ...

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SEMAA students and staff from Martin University

SEMAA Site Hosts International Visitors

Martin University’s SEMAA site hosted members of the International Visitor Leadership Program.

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SEMAA student participants

SEMAA Students Travel to NASA's Kennedy Space Center

Miami Dade SEMAA students toured the space center and participated in several hands-on activities.

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SEMAA Students from Wayne State University in Michigan

NASA SEMAA teams place first and third at the National Society of Black Engineers' Team Engineering Design Competition and Exhibition.

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Dovie Lacy sitting in a white chair.

Women@NASA

Dovie Lacy, former SEMAA project manager, talks about what inspired her to work at NASA.

Closing the Gap

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    What Is SEMAA?

      Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy is a national leader in K-12 education; inspiring, engaging and educating K-12 students, parents/caregivers and teachers. Since 2004, through FY2010, SEMAA has engaged more than 469,000 participants.

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      A Passion for Flight

      Zachery Coleman Jones' love for aerospace was fostered by his role as a student and mentor in the NASA Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy.

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