SUMMER 2026 Issue,
Jenny Buccos +
Kari Byron
BY TIFFANI TEACHEY
September 10, 2026
In our new Summer 2026 issue, Jenny Buccos and Kari Byron open up about building the National STEM Festival from the ground up, why "kids aren't the future, they're the now," and what it really looks like to hand the microphone straight to the next generation of young innovators.
"Brilliant work shouldn't remain invisible," Jenny tells STEM Crew. "The National STEM Festival came from wanting to connect remarkable young talent with the people who can help open doors."
Kari puts it just as plainly: "My career has given me a megaphone. It's my privilege to use it to shout and sing their names."
Jenny and Kari are the kind of founders who make you want to build bigger and listen closer, and this conversation captures exactly why.
Browse our new Summer issue below to read more from Jenny and Kari on taking student champions to the White House, SXSWedu, and NBC Nightly News, how they're stripping cost and geography out of who gets discovered, and what's next as the National STEM Festival expands to the UK and Germany in 2026–27.
Plus, homeschooling mom and STEM educator Sanober Zeya shares her "STEM = Simply Teaching Easy Method" for hands-on science with what families already have at home, EngineerMomSTEM founder Anindita Roy Burman breaks down how everyday curiosity and building raise future engineers before kids ever learn the word "engineering," and four National STEM Festival Champions — Savannah Siceloff, Sara DeVolld, Vinicia Soo-Ah Kim, and Sammit Chidambaram — show what bold student ideas look like in the lab, the studio, and the field.
Also inside, five STEM Trailblazers on five different paths to the same brighter tomorrow — Amarachukwu Eze, Tosin Joseph, Kaylin Moss, Erin Twamley, and Sanober Zeya — plus 10-Minute Math Experiments for Kids for easy hands-on learning at home.
Start reading our Summer 2026 issue with Jenny Buccos and Kari Byron below!
ALSO INSIDE — Raising Future STEM Leaders at Home, 4 National STEM Festival Champions, 5 STEM Trailblazers to Watch, and 10-Minute Math Experiments for Kids.
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