Lynn McBee – Raise your hand for the POWER of PAGS (Public All-Girls Schools) – TEDxSMUWomen 2016
There is POWER in the public/private partnership in public education. It’s a fundamental shift in how we educate our children, and that’s what we’re doing at the Young Women’s Preparatory Network. Our Network supports 8 PUBLIC all-girls schools in Texas with PRIVATE enhancement dollars strategically placed in three key areas to prepare our girls to graduate from high school and attend college: College Readiness, Leadership and Wellness Life Skills. Since our founding in 2004, 100% of our girls have graduated from high school and 100% have been accepted to college. Lynn McBee is Chief Executive Officer of Young Women’s Preparatory Network. A seventh-generation Texan and Great, Great, Great, Great-Granddaughter of Emily Austin, sister to Stephen F. Austin, The Father of Texas, she graduated from The University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry. Previously, she worked as a consultant with a privately held Biotech firm for 23 years.