This week, in honor of International Day of the Girl, 42 changemaking girls from Morocco and Liberia came to Washington, D.C. for the Let Girls Learn U.S. Exchange Program. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Rihab Boutadghart from Morocco and Sandoral Nyandibo from Liberia who shared their passion for education and what the #StateofWomen […]
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Educational Opportunity
If you Feed a Student They will Learn, Grow, and Become
By April L Smith, Educator in Raleigh, NC The purpose of my blog is to introduce snack breaks in hallways for public school students. This would be a grab-and-go option to feed students throughout the day in small portions to sustain them throughout the school day. (feed the body food, the mind information, the soul […]
Preparing Girls for a Bright Future in a Brave New World
By: Reshma Saujani On June 14, the White House will convene people from around the world for the United State of Women, a large-scale effort to both celebrate how far women and girls have come and all that still remains to be done. This post is part of a series leading up to the event that […]
The United State of Women. Where Do We Stand?
The United State of Women. Where Do We Stand? Have you seen Jedidah Isler’s TEDTalk, “How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe”? Have you read about Fei-Fei Li teaching computers to think in Wired or The New York Times? What about the work Kimberly Scott is doing to introduce girls […]
The old college try: Entrepreneurship among university students and recent graduates
By: Annie Rorem, Senior Research Manager National Women’s Business Council Only about 14 percent of American business owners are estimated to be under the age of 35, and only 2 percent are younger than 25 years old, according to the 2012 Survey of Business Owners. Women account for about 44 percent of these young entrepreneurs, meaning […]
Let Girls Learn Anniversary
First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the one-year anniversary of Let Girls Learn, the Obama Administration’s initiative to help adolescent girls worldwide attend and complete school. As part of the event, the First Lady welcomed young girls from Girl Up, the United Nations Foundation’s adolescent girl campaign, to tour The Girls’ Lounge Let Girls Learn bus on the […]
Now Available: A Library of Opportunity
Open eBooks is now available to millions of students offering unprecedented access to thousands of digital books.
Girls and Gigabytes: Expanding Opportunity for African American Women in STEM
Today, the White House hosted “Girls and Gigabytes,” an event bringing together 150 middle and high school-aged girls from across 15 states for a day of mentoring, panels, and workshops on STEM topics.