Sally Ride Science Launches Online Professional Development Program to Build Student Interest in STEM Careers

Online Academy Program Brings Successes of Sally Ride Science Training to Educators Across the United States 08/14/13 (San Diego, CA) – Today, Sally Ride Science announced the launch of a new online academy designed to provide professional development in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to educators across the United States. Building on its popular […]

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President Obama Names Sally Ride a Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient

America’s first woman in space hailed as a “role model to generations of young women” and passionate advocate of science education. 08/09/13 (San Diego, CA) – The White House Office of the Press Secretary announced yesterday that President Obama has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride (posthumous), America’s first woman in space, […]

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President Obama Names Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

2013 Marks 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s Establishment of the Presidential Medal of Freedom 08/08/13 By Office of the Press Secretary, The White House (Washington) – Today, President Barack Obama named sixteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have […]

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