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KC STEM Alliance is pleased to announce the addition of two staff members, both at the ready to support KC FIRST programs and teams. As FIRST Regional Director, Laura Bauer will serve as the primary contact for FIRST programs in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan region...

KC STEM Alliance announces a forward move in venue and schedule for the Greater Kansas City Regional 2014 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) March 13-15, 2014 at Metropolitan Community College – Business and Technology Campus. This change in schedule to Week Three creates a better fit for...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Basketball fans aren’t the only visitors in Kansas City this weekend. Fifty-five robotic teams from schools in six states are competing at Hale Arena. Winners can end up with college scholarships and six figure salaries as engineers. FOX 4′s John Pepitone explains. Watch video...

March 16 By LAURA BAUER The Kansas City Star Riley Kelly leaned forward and focused on what was ahead. Definitely a little nervous, she admitted with a slight smile. But before she could even think more about that, she and a couple of teammates from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy pushed...

Debbie Cox is no stranger to receiving recognition for her robotics teams. Some of her former students appeared in a WILL I. AM video and stood hand in hand with President Obama at the White House Science Fair. So you can imagine her disappointment when...