• How RAFT honors a diverse range of educators for exceptional hands-on teaching with our quarterly Hands-On Award and the annual Robert Brownlee Award. We hope these profiles inspire you to tell your story or nominate an exceptional science teacher!

• How RAFT is helping educators make the connections between the Common Core Standards and hands-on teaching.

• New and coming-soon highlights– RAFT online store Educator Accounts, Back to School (better than ever!), and a peek at our plan’s for this year’s annual fundraising dinner.

We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and, as always, thanks for all of your support!