Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as Six
Dec 16, 2024
Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as Six
The 74
While teaching third grade in Houston, Summer Robinson invited a female Chevron mechanical engineer to her class to inspire students, especially girls, with a relatable STEM role model who broke common stereotypes.
Boardhawk
Colorado Governor Jared Polis, referring to a highly questionable national magazine rating, says in today’s state testing press release that Colorado is number one in education.
Denver Post
Language arts proficiency rates dropped for half of the grades that took Colorado’s latest statewide achievement tests, while rates in mathematics held steady or increased, according to 2026 results released Wednesday.
Chalkbeat
New state test results show math scores continued to rise for Colorado elementary and middle school students, with eighth graders making the biggest gains year over year.
Chalkbeat
An education group that last year authorized “Colorado’s first public Christian school” soon will dissolve, following a Monday night vote by a key member institution.
Summit Daily
Summit School District Superintendent says timeline change complies with state law while High Rockies Community School claims district must oblige original August deadline.
Fordham Institute
Let me acknowledge up front that I may be grasping at straws or (to shift analogies for the second time) forgetting the ancient maxim that sighting one or two swallows doesn’t necessarily mean summer has arrived.
