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Bringing Data Science to Rural North Carolina High Schools

K-12 Program

Apr 1, 2026

Keeping it Real: Teaching with Data that Matters

Recently, the Data Science and AI Academy’s (DSA) Real Teaching with Real Data program concluded, marking a transformative year of professional learning that brought real-world data into North Carolina classrooms.…
Attending students and educators pose for a group photo outside the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation.

Nov 14, 2025

2025 NC Data Science Education Summit Expands North Carolina’s Data Science Pathways

On October 24, 2025, educators, students and partners gathered at the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation for the third annual NC Data Science Education Summit. Hosted by…

Apr 2, 2024

Empowering K-12 Educators to use Data Science to Elevate Student Learning

On March 16, the DSA and The Science House hosted “Let’s Keep it Real: Real Teaching with Real Data,” a workshop for K-12 educators on how to train their students to work with messy data and guide them on best data practices.
k-12 students working on Mini challenge

May 8, 2023

Mini Data Challenge for Rural High School Students

Tuesday, April 4, students from E.E. Smith High School and J.F. Webb High School came together for a day of fun and collaboration while tackling a mini data challenge.

Feb 21, 2023

Bringing Data Science to Rural North Carolina High Schools

Five Data Explorers- Teacher-Coaches from two NC high schools who collaborated this past weekend to kick off the Data Explorers program.