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Two teen girls, one is a person of color and the other is white, building something in a science robotics class.
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Science One Change That Can Get More Girls, 69传媒 of Color Taking Computer Science
Making computer science classes a graduation requirement can be a powerful strategy.
Alyson Klein, October 22, 2024
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Sign on door that reads "Principal's Office" from a school.
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Equity & Diversity Educators Tend to View Black Girls More Harshly. Here Are the Consequences
69传媒 discipline Black girls more frequently and severely than their white peers鈥攅ven for similar incidents.
Brooke Schultz, September 19, 2024
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Assembly member Lori Wilson, Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, attends a meeting of the California legislature on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif.
Assembly member Lori Wilson attends a meeting of the California legislature on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif. Wilson sponsored a student proposal for a menstrual education curriculum, which passed the state Senate on Aug. 28 and now goes to the Democratic governor.
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Equity & Diversity Another State Could Mandate Period Education. Will It Catch On?
Few states mandate menstrual education, as lawmakers nationally scrutinize what can be discussed about gender in the classroom.
Brooke Schultz, September 3, 2024
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Student Well-Being Teen Mental Health Showing Signs of Improvement
New CDC data shows a small decrease in the percentage of teens reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.
Lauraine Langreo, August 9, 2024
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A menstrual product dispenser inside a women's restroom in Purdue University Stewart Center on Feb. 6, 2020, in West Lafayette, Ind. More than half of the states have legislation on the books either requiring products be stocked in schools, or provide funding to purchase them.
A menstrual product dispenser inside a women's restroom in Purdue University Stewart Center on Feb. 6, 2020, in West Lafayette, Ind. Legislation in a number of states seeks to provide more access to pads and tampons for students in K-12 schools.
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Equity & Diversity States That Require Period Products for Free in 69传媒
More and more states are either requiring K-12 schools to stock pads and tampons, or provide funding for schools to do so.
Brooke Schultz, June 10, 2024
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Equity & Diversity More 69传媒 Stock Tampons and Pads, But Access Is Still a Problem
Period products are becoming more commonplace in schools. But there are gaps in funding鈥攁nd in access, a barrier for lower-income students.
Brooke Schultz, June 10, 2024
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Teaching Opinion 4 Ways to Present STEM Role Models Girls Will Find Inspiring
Merely exposing students to female scientists isn鈥檛 enough to get them to pursue careers in STEM.
Lisa M.P. Munoz & Eva Pietri, March 6, 2024
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4 min read
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School Climate & Safety School Dress Codes Often Target Girls. What Happens When Male Teachers Have to Enforce Them?
Male teachers say the task can put them in a risky and uncomfortable position.
Alex Harwin & Sarah D. Sparks, February 15, 2024
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11 min read
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Student Well-Being The State of Girls鈥� Mental Health and Self-Confidence, in Charts
Girls are at greater risk than boys for mental health problems. Social media amplifies the challenges that have always been there.
Caitlynn Peetz, November 9, 2023
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4 min read
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Student Well-Being Girls' Self-Confidence Has Plummeted, a New Survey Shows
With girls at particular risk for mental health problems, a new survey offers a glimpse at what might be driving the phenomenon.
Caitlynn Peetz, November 2, 2023
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Curriculum Computer Science Courses Are on the Rise鈥擝ut Girls Are Still Half as Likely to Take It
69传媒 expanded the availability of foundational computer science classes, but stubborn gaps in access to those courses persist.
Alyson Klein, November 1, 2023
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4 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Spotlight Spotlight on Career Readiness & Technology
This Spotlight will help you learn about workforce readiness after-school programs, the benefits of virtual work-based learning, and more.
September 15, 2023
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Mathematics Video Skating Into STEM: Teaching Middle School Girls Math Through Movement
This Illinois program is fostering an interest in STEM for middle school girls through figure skating.
Sam Mallon, July 21, 2023
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