Analysis: Why Are All the Stories About Boys Falling Behind Girls at School Ignoring the Forces Keeping Them There?

The 74 Million - Richard Whitmire "A recent flurry of [...]

December 3rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Boys, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Closing the tech gender gap starts in childhood

The Guardian - Jessica Bateman "The tech industry’s gender imbalance [...]

December 1st, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents’ early word choices can widen STEM gender gap

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "The gender gap in STEM [...]

October 27th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boys, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Girls outnumber boys in charter schools, study shows. Here’s why that matters.

Chalk Beat - Matt Barnum "Look around an average charter [...]

June 11th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Charter School, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Middle school is the pivotal point for girls in STEM

Education Dive - Stephen Noonoo "Greater efforts are now being [...]

March 30th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Middle School, News, School, Science & Technology, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Getting Girls into STEM: The Power of Blended (and All-Female) Instruction

Ed Surge - Alyssa Tormala "Jackie, the team captain of [...]

March 24th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Oregon, School, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Louis M. Shucker: ‘Hidden Figures’ and STEM education

The Reading Eagle - Louis M. Shucker "In addition to [...]

March 15th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, African American, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Latino, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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#GirlsCount: This Is What 130 Million Girls Missing Out On Education Looks Like

Fast Co-Create - Jeff Beer "Around the world, approximately 130 [...]

March 11th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Global, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Think big, start early: New effort to close gender gap in science starts in preschool

CBS News - Shanika Gunaratna "Women make up half of [...]

February 3rd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Computer Science Changed My Career for the Better

Fortune - Sandy Shirai "As any business leader can attest, [...]

January 28th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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