One Girl at a Time
From City Living Seattle, a great listing of empowerment programs for girls. Many types, many locations - good stuff. (Thank you to reader Carolyn.)
Tuesday Open Thread
For once, I am actually looking forward to going down to the JSCEE. Not that I hate it but it's usually for some lengthy meeting. Nope, today I get to see the installation of some new Board members. It is very nice to see some family member standing proudly next to the new Board member. It's a warm, fuzzy feeling and a brief shining moment, the Board stands as one (even if it's just for a phot
PISA Results
Today is PISA day (no, not the leaning tower although, having lived there, it's great). That's the day when the results of the international test (the Program of International Student Assessment) are announced. (It's given every three years to 15-year olds around the globe and where we get our hair-pulling upset over US students versus students in other countries). The Answer Sheet has the U.S.
12-2-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Is There Such a Thing as "Casual Sexism"? I've been noticing many more articles about sexism and the Web. I'm going to try to string some of these articles together in this thread to raise the issue of why more women and girls aren't in computer science AND why girls may not play as many video games (it might have something to do with the reception at on