The U.S. News and World Report – Lori Higgins
“As the state’s wildly popular robotics season kicks off this month, organizers are noticing a welcome trend: More girls are joining teams and more are taking on leadership roles. That’s key in a state that has invested heavily in boosting education in STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – and where there are many efforts under way to get girls into those fields. Michigan has excelled in robotics, the so-called sport of the mind. The state has 411 teams, far more than the second-highest state of California, which has 258 teams. And Michigan teams have a track record of excelling at the world finals, the Detroit Free Press (http://on.freep.com/1QFwZRY) reported.”(more)