Joanne JacobsAug 13, 20181 minGirls call STEM come-ons ‘creepy’Teen-age girls are groomed for the STEM lifestyle in summer coding camps. “With responses ranging from “squirming in discomfort” to...
Joanne JacobsAug 12, 20182 minDrill and instill math skillsTo learn math, drill and instill math skills, writes Barbara Oakley in the New York Times opinion column. If it’s hard, so much the...
Joanne JacobsMar 31, 20182 minSwedish preschools teach boys to dance, girls to yellSwedish preschools encourage boys to draw, dance and play in toy kitchens, while girls are taught to shout “No!,” reports Ellen Barry in...
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...
Joanne JacobsSep 29, 20172 minIn Arab world, girls rule in school: Why?Female students outnumber males two to one at the University of Jordan Across the Arab world, girls rule in school, writes Amanda Ripley...
Joanne JacobsSep 20, 20171 minTaking the pee out of physicsIt’s time to take the pee out of physics, argues a group of Australian scientists. Starting physics courses by studying projectile motion...
Joanne JacobsJul 2, 20172 minUtah girls demand their own football teamsIf high schools fund a boys’ football team, they should fund a girls’ football team, claims a Title IX lawsuit by parents of six Utah...