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Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science,...

Clip: 12/29/2011 | 9m 32s

Oakland Program Aims to Pique Girls' Interest in Science, Tech Careers

As part of the NewsHour's American Graduate series, correspondent Spencer Michels reports on Techbridge, an after-school program based in Oakland, Calif., that shows hundreds of female students a path to pursuing careers in science and technology, while also trying to minimize the chances of them dropping out of school.

12/29/2011

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