Young Women’s STEAM Academy joins Young Women’s Preparatory Network

(The HUB) – Young Women’s STEAM Academy, Dallas ISD’s first all-girls legacy school, began the 2024-2025 school year with an inaugural freshman class as part of its expansion – along with the Young Women’s Preparatory Network’s newest members.The network is a nonprofit that partners with schools across the state located in struggling urban areas. It is the largest all-girls public college preparatory school system to in the country.In support of YWSA’s integration to the network, Texas Instruments Foundation donated a $2 million grant in an effort to shrink the science, technology, engineering and math confidence gap.Related Stories The funds will support the refurbishment of YWSA’s science lab, the installation of a wall wrap featuring female trailblazers, state college visits, a college success advisor and the recruitment of new teachers.Rubinna Sanchez, principal of Young Women’s STEAM Academy who was a first-generation college student, says she is excited about the partnership and grant from Texas Instruments because having resources starting in the sixth grade can help smooth the transition to college.“We were allocated one college success advisor to work with our students to find scholarships and best-fit colleges for them,” she said. “It’s going to improve the mindset of these girls, knowing...