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09 May How a Social Entrepreneur Scored a White House Partnership With a Cold Email
This post is by Nicole Cardoza and originally appeared on The Well, Jopwell’s editorial hub. In 2014 I founded Yoga Foster, a tech-based nonprofit that equips schools with the resources and training to integrate yoga into classrooms. Because of my work, I’ve been lucky enough to witness happier and healthier students in more than 500 schools over the last two years - something I find extremely rewarding.
09 May 4 keys to promoting diversity in tech, according to America’s CTO
After moving into the White House in 2009, President Barack Obama became the first American president to appoint a national CTO. This key hire would go on to aid the administration in leveraging the nation’s data and technological capabilities, writing policies to help maintain the country’s position as a global hub for innovation.
06 May Head Stemette: ‘We could be missing out on the next Marie Curie’
If girls continue to be discouraged from STEM subjects then the world could be missing out on the next Marie Curie, the next Steve Shirley or the next Ada Lovelace, Stemettes founder Anne-Marie Imafidon has said.
05 May Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan name education head
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, are on a quest to improve education, and the couple on Wednesday turned to an experienced hand to lead these efforts: Jim Shelton, former deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education.