Education News – Kristin Decarr
“The Obama administration is set to launch the “Let Girls Learn” initiative, which will encourage a number of federal agencies to work with other countries in an effort to help girls attend school. In his announcement of the initiative, President Barack Obama said that over 60 million girls around the world do not currently attend school. This lack of education causes the girls to have less advancement opportunities, and makes them more likely to marry early, possibly by force, in addition to become victims of gender-based violence. He continued by saying that although the US has done much to support girls education in a silent role, it was time to create a single program, “Let Girls Learn,” that tied all the initiatives of the past together.”(more)