New report reveals surge in K–12 data science education nationwide
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-Dec-2025 23:11 ET (14-Dec-2025 04:11 GMT/UTC)
Data Science 4 Everyone today announced the release of its "State of the Field 2025 Data Science and Data Literacy Education in US K-12” report, highlighting rapid growth and new policy initiatives in K–12 data science education across the United States. Building on insights from the National Academies’ September 2022 workshop, this year's issue presents the latest data and case studies on how schools, districts, and states are preparing the next generation for a data-driven world.
Exploring one of science’s most exciting frontiers, Life in Space bridges astrophysics and biology to uncover the conditions that make life possible — on Earth and beyond. Designed for students and general readers alike, it introduces the emerging field of astrobiology through vivid explanations, real-world examples, and ethical reflections on humanity’s role in the cosmos. From the detection of habitable planets to the search for biosignatures and intelligent life, the book offers a captivating, comprehensive view of life’s place in the universe.
From navigating the COVID-19 pandemic alongside cyclones, bushfires, and other natural disasters, school principals are often the unsung heroes leading communities through crises. New research from Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) School of Education has revealed important insights into how school principals navigated the extraordinary period of compounding crises between 2020 and 2023.
As a mentor, Sindhu Jagadamma, associate professor of soil science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, helps her students increase their self-confidence and push themselves to persevere through adversity, traits she learned to improve in herself as a young girl from a small town in India.
Former mentees who worked with Jagadamma in the Sustainable Soil Management Lab nominated her for the Women in Science Mentoring Award, given by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America. She received the award at the three societies’ annual conference (CANVAS 2025), held November 9-12 in Salt Lake City.