Boarding school sees strong link between academic success and improved health

The Black Engineering and Science Students Association (BESSA) hosted students of the LIFTT-NSBE Jr. Chapter while in attendance at its "All About STEM Mentorship Series" on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Soda Hall on the campus of UC Berkeley.

Barack Obama Academy, an alternative middle school in OUSD recently achieved significant gains in its California Standards Test (CST) scores for the 2010-2011 school year. This story of a school "least-likely to succeed" is a testament of hope.

The LIFTT-NSBE Jr. Chapter (of Oakland, CA) will host its first annual STEM Awareness Day at the Mills College School of Education to champion the cause of preparing our nation's youth in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.