January 4, 2006

Wayne State's 'GO-GIRL' program goes national

The College of Education 's GO-GIRL (Gaining Options-Girls Investigate Real Life) program, designed to boost mathematics skills in seventh-grade girls, is featured in the "College Corner" section of the Press & Guide. More than 200 seventh-grade girls from public and private schools in the Detroit metropolitan area have participated in the program since the project's inception in 2002. As GO-GIRL goes national, the curriculum will be implemented at sites including; Howard University, Washington D.C.; University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia ; Roosevelt University ; and Illinois Wesleyan University , Bloomington , Ill. , during the 2005-2006 academic year. A photo of GO-GIRL students is included.

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