America is losing half its future innovators by failing to cultivate the pipeline of girls and women entering STEM. Role modeling and hands-on innovation experiences must begin by age 4 and be sustained without interruption. By the time a woman walks onto a college campus, the window for identity formation has largely closed.
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Planning a pitch, including a company app vibed-coded in Claude
10 Ways AI Is Transforming Our Entrepreneurship Program (and DECA Prep!)
From generating practice DECA exams and evaluating student role plays to creating dynamic RPGs and prototyping model products for innovation plans, we’re leaning into AI — both for today's classroom and tomorrow's careers.
Read MoreThe Meadows School DECA Chapter competing at SCDC (State Career Development Conference), 2026.
Turns Out, The Entrepreneurial Kids Were Here All Along
They were always here – the kid who doodles logos in her notebook, the one who wants to know how the pitch lands and how the money works – and in two years, DECA has given them their people, their place, and a ticket to compete against 22,000 peers at the International Career Development Conference in Atlanta.
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