We Can't Afford to Lose Half Our Innovators (K12 Digest)
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.
America is losing half its future innovators by failing to cultivate the pipeline of girls and women entering STEM, CS, and entrepreneurial pursuits. From parents to K-12 schools to industry, we must redesign our academic and mentorship pathways so girls see themselves as inventors, coders, engineers, and founders. 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.
Most Likely to Succeed
Education. We all got one. What does it mean now to be educated, how do we structure school, and what makes the next generation, Most Likely to Succeed?
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