Current Research on All-Girls Schools

Tuesday, October 29, 2:00pm ET

Free 60-Minute Webinar with Q&A

Join us on October 29 for a presentation by Laura Blankenship, Ph.D., Interim Director of Professional Learning at the International Consortium of Girls' Schools, on current research on all-girls schools. Dr. Blankenship will discuss key research highlighting the benefits of all-girls schools as well as areas where findings are less conclusive.

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Presenter

Laura Blankenship, Ph.D.
Interim Dir., Professional Learning
International Consortium of Girls' Schools

Laura Blankenship, Ph.D., is Interim Director of Professional Learning at the International Consortium of Girls' Schools (ICGS), the leading advocate for girls' schools. She earned a B.A. in English from Rhodes College in Memphis and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Arkansas. She has developed a career dedicated to girls' and women's education. At Bryn Mawr College, she ran a program to teach young women web development and technical skills. Then, at the Baldwin School (an all-girls pre-K-12 school) she served as Computer Science Department Chair and later as the Dean of Academic Affairs and finally as Assistant Head of School. She is a veteran school educator and administrator, and the Founding Head of School at San Francisco Girls' School. Previously, she represented school members of the ICGS and is now serving girls' schools within the organization.