Free meals are available to all children age one to eighteen at specific sites across Nebraska. Meals are available to children through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture program. The attached 2025 Summer Food Program Sites list shows the sponsors, dates, and times that meals...

2025 Nebraska MTSS Summit – Hybrid "Road Trip - Navigating Literacy on the MTSS Highway" October 9-10, 2025 Younes Conference Center North Kearney, Nebraska Conference Information Participants may attend in person at the Younes Conference Center North or participate virtually. This hybrid event will highlight how a multi-tiered system of...

School-Wide Prevention and Intervention The most effective anti-bullying plan is designed and implemented with specific knowledge and skills consistently trained and used throughout the school district. This plan declares a school's commitment to creating a safe, caring, and respectful learning environment for all students. A bullying prevention and intervention plan...

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Two Nebraska graduating seniors have been selected as delegates to the National Youth Science Camp in West Virginia (NYSC). Aditi Rai from Elkhorn South High School and Sanika Navalkar from Millard North High School will join delegates from around the country at the event. Rai and Navalkar were chosen for...

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) has launched Nebraska Thursdays, a program that supports schools statewide in serving and promoting locally-grown or locally-produced foods in school cafeterias on the first Thursday of each month. October is National Farm to School Month and the perfect time for Nebraska schools to register...

Katherine Steinkamp, a Social Sciences teacher at Norfolk High School in Norfolk, Nebraska was recently named the 2020 State History Teacher of the Year, an award sponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The History Teacher of the Year Award highlights the crucial importance of history education by...

There has been a lot of news lately about data breaches and other cyber attacks on schools and businesses. A recent statistic in Nebraska reveals that 91% of the cyber attacks that have been reported in our state are human error. Someone clicked a link or gave out sensitive information...

The Nebraska State Board of Education awarded reVISION grants to schools statewide to help develop Nebraska’s talent pipelines for economic growth and workforce development, while strengthening high school Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The competitive Perkins reVISION Action Grant program provides Perkins funds to secondary school districts to help...

More than 259 Nebraska students, advisers, and guests virtually attended the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference. Nebraska FBLA members competed in 79 events. More than 11,368 FBLA and Middle Level FBLA members attended the conference. During the conference, members participated in leadership workshops, competitive events, and...

The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) has awarded mini-grants for Nebraska Thursdays, a program that supports schools statewide in serving and promoting locally-grown or locally-produced foods in school cafeterias on the first Thursday of each month. Funded by the Nebraska Dry Bean Commission, 11 schools were awarded a total of...

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the 58th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The Nebraska scholars include: NE – Kearney – Isabella Q. Cao, Kearney High School, Kearney, Nebraska. NE –...

Children Love ART! Learn About Creative Resources & Try Easy Fun, Art Activities Learning by doing and success-driven creative activities develop natural curiosity, motivates thinking, self-expression, confidence to experiment and the courage to try new things. Participants will learn about various creative resources and experiment with innovative art activities that...

North Platte Public Schools Student Presentation Students from North Platte High School spoke to the board about their successful FFA program and how it has helped them prepare for life after high school.  North Platte developed their FFA chapter just four years ago and has grown tremendously in that short...

Sydney Jensen, a 9th grade English teacher at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, was named Nebraska 2019 Teacher of the Year during a surprise award presentation. Nebraska Commissioner of Education Matt Blomstedt presented the award. Jensen was one of two finalists for Nebraska Teacher of the Year. Scott Wilson of...