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THE COALITION CONNECTION
January 22, 2016
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Dear NCGS Community,
The National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) is proudly celebrating a quarter century of advancing girls' education!
A passionate belief in the transformative value of an all-girls education led girls' schools leaders to call on their colleagues to conduct research. Strengthened by their new data, the leadership of both the Coalition of Girls' Boarding Schools and the Coalition of Girls' Day Schools realized there was great power in collective action. In the fall of 1991, the two organizations merged to form NCGS with 56 member schools.
Collaboration replaced competition. Research supported beliefs. Girls' schools were recognized as models of innovation. The climate and conversation shifted, shining a beacon on girls' schools as experts in the education and healthy development of girls. Within a decade, girls' schools were experiencing a renaissance. Today, NCGS has 200 national and international schools (independent, public, charter, religiously-affiliated) with a network of 10,000 educators, 60,000 students, and 700,000 alumnae.
 To learn more about the Coalition's history, take a moment to view our new History and Reflections on 25 Years webpages. And if you haven't seen the recent Raising Girls' Voices blog post, there you will find thoughts from the Coalition's founding Co-Executive Directors, Meg Moulton and Whitty Ransome, regarding what the NCGS community means to them. We will kick-off our anniversary celebration with a not-to-be-missed birthday party in New York City -- the Global Forum on Girls' Education! Over 850 of our closest friends will convene to continue the work that was so successfully started 25 years ago: collaborating and connecting globally to engage the power of many voices to strengthen our schools. We look forward to celebrating 25 years of the Coalition with you in the Big Apple. Together, we will continue to advance girls' education as we move into the next 25 years and beyond!
Best wishes,
Megan
Megan Murphy
Executive Director
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Girls Preparatory School to Host Mad, Bad & Dangerous Event
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Mad, Bad & Dangerous returns to Girls Preparatory School (GPS) on March 11-12, 2016. The entrepreneurial summit is designed to inspire women to "ditch expectations and start something." By validating the female voice in technology, startups, and business, Mad, Bad & Dangerous equips women of all ages with the information and resources they need to become successful business and social entrepreneurs.
A community luncheon with celebrity keynote speaker Lori Greiner of "Shark Tank" will be held on Friday at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The second day is a free community conference on the GPS campus featuring:
- Entrepreneurial education tracks led by local and national experts, business leaders, and established entrepreneurs on beginner and advanced topics.
- Opportunities for attendees to sign-up for office hours with panelists and presenters in 10-minute segments to receive direct consultation.
- Co.Lab's 24Hour Generator, where girls from area schools participate in an intensive period of mentoring, community building, and planning to solve a business problem. Their solutions will be presented in a three-minute pitch to a panel of judges for a cash prize.
- A women's marketplace of more than 50 vendors, featuring women and girl-owned businesses and businesses focusing on women's services and products.
- A Tech Tinkering Lab featuring hands-on experiences to enhance creativity and idea generation.
Click here for more information and free conference registration.
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Research Reports About Diversity & Inclusion
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 NCGS recently added to the Research Reports section of its website a Diversity & Inclusion category, featuring studies dedicated to educational experiences of minorities.
Find research related to this area as well as Gender Gap & Stereotypes, Teaching Best Practices, and more in our online archive of over 200 reports related to the education and healthy development of girls. Reports are listed chronologically starting with the most recently released studies. Click here to take advantage of this free resource.
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Survey Reveals Americans Have a Lot to Learn About Women's History
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 The National Women's History Museum (NWHM) recently commissioned a national survey to gauge how well Americans understand U.S. women's history and preeminent heroines. The survey was conducted to help build a case for why the National Women's History Museum is needed today. NWHM is lobbying to have the first-ever national museum dedicated exclusively to women's history built in Washington, D.C.
Overall, the findings indicate that Americans get an "F" on women's history: - Fewer than one in four respondents were familiar with major female historical figures like Elizabeth Blackwell, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and Sybil Ludington. But heroes like Neil Armstrong, Frederick Douglass, and Paul Revere were recognized by most.
- Less than 1% of respondents knew how many women currently serve in Congress or how many women are a CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
- Only a third of the millennials surveyed believe they are knowledgeable about women's history, and just 10% of adults over age 55 feel the same way.
Share on your social networks the importance of changing these statistics to show support for building a women's history museum so future generations will know the breadth of women's experience and contributions.
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Meet Our Global Forum Strategic Partners
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 New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), the second largest state association in the U.S., is a voluntary association of 196 independent nursery, elementary, secondary schools and organizations chartered in the State of New York. Founded in 1947, there were approximately 79,000 students enrolled in NYSAIS schools last year. Since its inception, NYSAIS has added substantially to the range of services it provides to its member schools and organizations including: evaluation and accreditation of member schools; professional development; advocacy for independent education; legal and institutional counsel; and information on legislation, regulations, statistics, educational developments, and administrative practice.  The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) serves college-preparatory boarding schools in the U.S., Canada, and around the globe. TABS leads a domestic and international effort to promote awareness and understanding of boarding schools and to expand the applicant pool for member institutions. TABS is the comprehensive, indispensable resource for educators seeking training, research, guidance, and support on all issues pertaining to the residential school experience. TABS is the voice for independent boarding schools, their historical contribution to our world, and the current and compelling benefits of living and learning in an academic community.
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