National and state leaders tour NeoCity Academy in Osceola County [Video]

The U.S. Department of Education recognized NeoCity Academy in Osceola County as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School. More than 500 advanced STEM students attend.

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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Congressman Darren Soto toured the halls of the academy.

The highly ranked public magnet high school offers engineering, artificial intelligence, and design as some of the programs students can study from ninth through twelfth grade.

“We saw everything from biology to engineering to robots to AI; the future in both education and the economy is happening right here in NeoCity,” Soto said.

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This school is a resource leaders want students to explore as careers in science, technology, engineering, and math become more in demand.

“This is what’s right with public education in this country,” Cardona said. “When you have industry partners recognizing that the students here are …