Happy #PiDay! Girls’ school grads are 6 times more likely to considering majoring in math, science, and technology compared to girls who attend coed schools.
Closing out #BlackHistoryMonth with a spotlight on Shayne Swift & Karen Venable-Croft, 2 CityBridge entrepreneurs of color who are designing an all-girls, International Baccalaureate high school focused on global citizenship for women of color. @GirlsGlobalDC#education
Women & girls of color are over-represented among trafficking victims & survivors of sexual exploitation. The US commercial sex trade cannot be separated from the legacy of colonization & oppression whereby female bodies--esp. Native & Black bodies--were regarded as property.
Some juvenile court judges are considering the effects of trauma on youth in their courtrooms--a shift in focus that is critical for girls in the system, as most of them were funneled into the system because we have criminalized their responses to trauma. https://t.co/0xyI1kjkha
I just signed the #GirlsToo Pledge. Join me in creating a culture where girls grow up safe, respected, and valued. Take a stand: https://t.co/NEWs20AlwF https://t.co/cIKxjA700C
"It's critical that we listen to our girls and let our youth lead the way. Girls are experts of their lives. It's our duty to ensure that their voices are heard." @yvafa of @rights4girls#IAmTheVoice
"Voice & language are powerful, important tools for our girls. As educators, we must always be thinking, modeling, & guiding our girls to speak up & out in ways that allow them to be heard & that positively effect change." --@MPerrySCS @SCS_Clementines https://t.co/criNMHXgIU
Kicking off our Cohort Spotlight, meet Shayne Swift and Karen Venable-Croft! They co-founded @GirlsGlobalDC - a high school focused on global citizenship for women of color. Learn more about Shayne, Karen, and the #CityBridgeCohort2019 below!
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AP with WE Service is now available in all AP Courses. Learn how students can apply their classroom work to the real world through service learning: https://t.co/D0vEXySfF8