Change the Equation Recognizes Girlstart’s Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2012
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TWO GIRLSTART PROGRAMS TO BE MODELS FOR STEM EDUCATION WITH NEW SITE LAUNCH
CEO-LED ORGANIZATION WITH 100+ TOP CORPORATE PARTNERS, CHANGE THE EQUATION, DECLARES TWO GIRLSTART PROGRAMS TO BE MODELS FOR STEM EDUCATION WITH NEW SITE LAUNCH
Girlstart only educational organization to have two programs recognized, only 20 selected nationwide as models for STEM education
(AUSTIN) – Girlstart, in its continued efforts to empower and equip girls in STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and math) education, is proud to announce it
is one of a select group of educational organizations to be honored by Change
the Equation. Its summer camp program and after school program are just two of
21 programs that Change the Equation designated as model programs for STEM
education.
Change the Equation is a CEO-led initiative involving more than 100 leading American corporations, seeking to make STEM education a priority for American educators. The consortium just launched its first-ever STEM Works Database for release, highlighting STEM programs they feel serve as examples of effective STEM education, which met the standards of a rigorous external review from WestEd.
“We’re honored to be part of this group of educators,” said Tamara Hudgins,
executive director of Girlstart. “This recognition is the result of years of work,
in which we’ve developed and refined our curriculum to be as fun and as
educationally relevant to girls as possible. Change the Equation, with its STEM
Works Database, is become an increasingly important voice in improving and
developing STEM education, and we’re honored to be aligned with them through
this project.”
The recognition from Change the Equation comes on the heels of several other
initiatives and projects Girlstart’s been involved with this summer. Girlstart
principals recently participated in the US News STEM Solutions Conference
and the 9th Annual Games for Change Conference, and NASA recently
announced Girlstart was part of a select group of educational organizations
receiving a multi-year grant to fund programs serving girls in Central Texas and
throughout the nation.
The just-launched website database, which includes the scores from WestEd’s
evaluation of all the programs, is available at: