A number of studies suggest that by the time they reach adolescence, girls—even those who formerly liked STEM courses and did well in them—feel they have to choose between being feminine and STEM. And STEM loses. To explore this further, TrueChild convened several focus groups of young women of color, to ask them what they […]
The NAPE Education Foundation recently announced that Rob Gira, an Executive Vice President at AVID Center, has joined its Board of Directors. Read Press Release
Join Riki Wilchins from TrueChild and NAPE in a blog and webinar about Feminine Norms: A Key to Improving STEM Outcomes. Learn More
The USDoE Office for Civil Rights released new guidance describing the responsibilities of colleges, universities, and public schools to address sexual violence and other forms of sex discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Learn More
Five Awards up to $5,000 each are available in 2014 for low-income mothers who are pursuing postsecondary education. Applications are due by August 1, 2014. Awards will be announced in late October. Learn More
On April 9, during its Public Policy Day on Capitol Hill, NAPE released the executive summary of its upcoming report, Solving the Education Equation: A New Model for Improving Diverse Student Outcomes through Academic Equity. Read Press Release Read Executive Summary
Congressman Joe Kennedy III today announced the Perkins Modernization Act of 2014, a bipartisan bill that would strengthen and support CTE by using workforce data to ensure that curriculum is aligned with the needs of employers in local labor markets. The bill will be introduced today in the House with Reps Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Rodney […]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), past winner of NAPE’s Public Policy Leadership Award, ripped apart the stereotype that women are “too emotional” on Wednesday, moments after Senate Republicans blocked a procedural motion to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act. Watch video clip and read article at Huffington Post
This past week, Dr. Dann-Messier announced that she will be leaving OVAE/OCTAE at the end of May. She has served as Assistant Secretary for 5 years. During her tenure, OVAE/OCTAE developed the CTE blueprint, a model for expanding options for incarcerated individuals re-entering society, and a framework for transforming adult education. NAPE thanks her for […]
On April 9, NAPE, working with faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Education, will release an executive summary of a report titled Solving the Education Equation: A New Model for Improving Diverse Student Outcomes through Academic Equity. Read More
The last webinar in this series in April 15. Learn More
NAPE is sponsoring the forum, Standing Up for Change: Women & The Civil Rights Movement, as part of the Initiating Change, Adapting to Change lecture series. The forum, conducted by the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) and The George Washington University (GWU), is scheduled for March 26, 2014, at 5:30 pm in Washington, DC. View […]
