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STEM Equity Grant to expand FIRST LEGO League in Kansas City

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, MO.—FIRST, a robotics community that prepares young people for the future, has awarded the KC STEM Alliance one of...

18 August, 2023

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WeCode KC teams up with KC STEM Alliance for new location

Kansas City, MO—WeCode KC’s new home at 4825 Troost in Kansas City places the rapidly growing nonprofit right where co-founder Tammy Buckner wants...

26 June, 2023

Project Lead The Way students demonstrate the significance of youth-driven innovation in Senior Showcase competitions

Kansas City, MO (May 2, 2023)—On April 25, 414 students from 32 schools gathered at the Overland Park Convention Center to display their...

27 April, 2023

Project Lead The Way students demonstrate ingenuity in Senior Showcase competitions

Kansas City, MO (May 3, 2022)—Nearly 400 students from 36 schools came together to showcase their senior capstone projects in engineering and biomedical...

03 May, 2022

KC STEM Alliance awards $25,000 in STEM scholarships

Project Lead The Way students develop innovative solutions with award-winning STEM projects $25,000 in scholarships awarded in biomedical, sustainability, and other innovation contests May 6,...

06 May, 2021

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How to address the gender gap in STEM

As the world turns attention to the #February11 International Day of Girls and Women in Science, KC STEM Alliance releases findings from its...

11 February, 2021

Make It REAL Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to these three recent high school graduates who each received a $500 inaugural Make It REAL scholarship from the KC STEM Alliance. Several...

06 July, 2020

FIRST recognizes local students, teams, volunteers in awards ceremony

Heartland and Central Missouri FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Awards Local students, volunteers and partners recognized in online ceremony as FIRST community celebrates virtually May 5,...

05 May, 2020

KC STEM Alliance announces competition awards

Project Lead The Way students persevere to complete award-winning projects in engineering and biomedical sciences $11,500 in scholarships awarded in online design, sustainability and...

04 May, 2020

Greater KC Regional FIRST Robotics Competition sends six local teams to Houston

Six local high school robotics teams earned slots at the international FIRST Championships, April 15-18 in Houston, during the Greater Kansas City Regional...

01 March, 2020

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STEM Equity Grant to expand FIRST LEGO League in Kansas City

WeCode KC teams up with KC STEM Alliance for new location

Project Lead The Way students demonstrate the significance of youth-driven innovation in Senior Showcase competitions

Project Lead The Way students demonstrate ingenuity in Senior Showcase competitions

KC STEM Alliance awards $25,000 in STEM scholarships

How to address the gender gap in STEM

Make It REAL Scholarship Winners

FIRST recognizes local students, teams, volunteers in awards ceremony

KC STEM Alliance announces competition awards

Greater KC Regional FIRST Robotics Competition sends six local teams to Houston

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