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...
by Dottie Rose | Jul 18, 2023 | blog, Computationally Learning Games, Girls in Technology, STEM
Did you know that, according to the US Department of Labor, 10 million people worked in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in 2021? Did you also know this number is expected to climb 11% by 2031? While these statistics are promising, as society becomes...
