by Dottie Rose | Dec 13, 2023 | blog, Computer Science, STEAM, STEM, STEMM, Women in Tech
Per The Carolina Journal, on February 14, the North Carolina House Education Committee passed a new bill requiring high school students to take computer science before graduation. Said bill will go into effect for the 2024-2025 school year. Titled House Bill 8, this...
by Dottie Rose | Dec 7, 2023 | blog, Computer Science, STEAM, STEM, STEMM
At the Dottie Rose Foundation, we often get the question – why computer science for our girls? The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects computer science jobs will grow 19% by 2026. Yet, women only earn 18% of computer science bachelor’s degrees in the...
by Dottie Rose | Oct 17, 2023 | blog, STEAM, STEM, STEM initative
Texas is taking significant strides toward equity and inclusion, starting with a fifth-grade math assessment. According to this piece from The Independent, a new law will automatically enroll students in advanced sixth-grade math if they score in the top 40% on...
by Dottie Rose | Sep 26, 2023 | blog, Girls in Tech, Girls in Technology, STEAM, STEM, Women in Tech
It’s no secret – women who pursue science-related fields in STEM are treated much differently than men who do the same, particularly in physics. A significant part of this boils down to how women in physics are represented in pop culture and the media we consume....
by Dottie Rose | Aug 30, 2023 | blog, Girls in Tech, Girls in Technology, STEAM, STEM, Women in Tech
It’s evaluation time. We need to take a good hard look at whether the education system in its current form is properly preparing students for careers in STEM. Recently, the Walton Family Foundation conducted a survey to dive deeper into just that, and the results are...
