Young Women’s leadership

http://www.tywls.org/   Young Women's Leadership School 105 East 106th Street New York, NY 10029 212-289-7593 Admissions policy: Selective Grade levels: 7-12 Graduation rate:  Not yet available Enrollment: 360 Class size: 20-25 Ethnicity: 2% W, 18% B, 78% H, 2% A Average SATs:  Not yet available Free lunch: 100%

Founded in 1996 as one of the country's few all-girl public schools, Young Women's Leadership School has quickly gained a reputation as a no-nonsense bastion of academically challenging college prep for girls who believe they can do better without the distraction and competition of having boys in their classes.

 

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Girls Inc. AND THE NEW YORK LIFE FOUNDATION EMPOWER GIRLS TO BECOME LEADERS

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he Young Women's Leadership Network has been featured in the press since the inception of our first single-sex school in 1996. A list of relevant articles is provided below:

Ann Tisch, Founder

"100 Women who shape our city", The New York Daily News, April 24, 2004, by Michele Ingrassia. "Making the Grade", Avenue Magazine, July/August 2003, by Jill Brooke. "Power of One", O Magazine, October 2001, by Joe Dolce. http://www.oprah.com/uyl/omag/uyl_omag_200110_tisch.jhtml "Call Her an Advocate, Not an Aristocrat", The New York Times, Public Lives section, December 1, 1999, by Anemona Hartocollis. "3 Women in the Men's Club Wield Money and Influence", The New York Times, November 17, 1999, by Karen Stabiner.

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omen's Leadership Charter School of Chicago provides a challenging curriculum in a small school environment which nurtures girls' self-confidence and optimism and inspires them to achieve in math, science, and technology.