As the principal of Nobel Elementary School in Chicago, Manuel Adrianzen had no trouble recruiting 16 girls in sixth to eighth grades to attend a recent Saturday workshop aimed at inspiring math- and science-loving Latinas.
But, to Adrianzen, getting their male classmates fired up about math and science remains a far more formidable challenge.
"The young ladies are more easily engaged in their math and science classes," said Adrianzen, a former math teacher who visited Elmhurst College last mon
