Education Challenges
Interested in creating the next big app in education? Want to make a difference in your local schools? Join one of the many competitions and challenges for developing apps, maps, and visualizations with education data.
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C2i: Gaming Challenge
Deadline: March 05, 2012
The NEA Foundation and Microsoft – US Partners in Learning want to know your best idea for how interactive technology and game-based learning can improve teaching and learning.
Startup America Policy Challenge
Deadline: May 31, 2012
Help knock down barriers to innovation and entrepreneurship in health care IT, clean energy, and learning technologies.
National Education Startup Challenge
Deadline: May 1, 2012
Students from across the country are invited to submit a business plan and a video pitch for a for-profit or non-profit startup that includes an innovative strategy, product or service designed to address one of four challenge topics.
College Net Price Calculator Student Video Challenge
Few people know what “net price” means and even fewer know to look for a college’s net price calculator on its website. Help us get the word out!
NIH Lessons About Bioscience (LAB) Challenge
Help us bring cool experiments into the classroom so everyone can enjoy doing science!
America’s Home Energy Education Challenge
America’s Home Energy Education Challenge is designed to teach students and families about energy, its use, and the link between saving energy and money.
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