Girl Scouts create a new STEM badge. The goal? More women in male-dominated careers

The Orange County Register - Theresa Walker "The Girl Scouts [...]

November 20th, 2015|Categories: California, Gender, Girls, Jobs, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Fewer school bullies but cyberbullying is on the increase

The Guardian - Richard Adams "Bullying and violent behaviour has [...]

November 16th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Bullying, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Cyberbullying, Education, England, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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White House Council to Host Forum on Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color

Education World - Nicole Gorman "The White House Council on [...]

November 15th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Obama, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Discussing Skills, Innovation, and Girls’ Education in Doha

The Huffington Post - Gabriel Sanchez Zinny "Education systems are [...]

November 11th, 2015|Categories: Education, Girls, Global, Global Economy, Innovation, Skills Gap, Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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5 Ways to Get More Women in STEM: Mentoring, Motivation, Mistakes

The 74 Million - Blair Blackwell "From the numerous conversations [...]

November 10th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Michelle Obama: To improve education, world needs an ‘honest conversation’ about women’s rights

USA Today - Greg Toppo "While most Americans were sleeping, [...]

November 5th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Afghan woman who ran secret schools under Taliban wins education prize

Reuters - Joseph D'Urso "An Afghan woman who supported underground [...]

November 5th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Afghanistan, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Michelle Obama calls for changing cultural norms that keep girls from school

The Hechinger Report - Jon Marcus "Increasing access to education [...]

November 4th, 2015|Categories: Education, Girls, International, Obama, Qatar, Women|Tags: Education, School|

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How early education can close the gender gap in STEM

Fortune - Roxanne Taylor "Education. There are just not enough [...]

November 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Let Girls Learn

The Atlantic - Michelle Obama "Right now, 62 million girls [...]

November 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Global, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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