Joanne JacobsFeb 22, 20181 minEven confident, capable girls don’t study STEMGirls who are high achievers in math, and confident about their ability, are less likely to major in math, engineering and science than...
Joanne JacobsFeb 21, 20181 minEquality widens STEM’s gender gapIn gender-equal Norway and Finland, 20 percent of college graduates in science, engineering and math are women, compared to 41 percent in...
Joanne JacobsJan 4, 20182 min27% of kids are . . . what?Twenty-seven percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in California identify as “nongender conforming,” according to a new UCLA survey. Take a...
Joanne JacobsNov 20, 20171 minCharters don’t close gender gap: Girls ruleTop charter schools are closing achievement gaps for low-income and minority students, who earn college degrees at three to five times...