Education The Julia Morgan School and the Girls' Middle School, two girls-only schools, have opened recently in the San Francisco Bay Area, include engineering, science, computers and math at the center of their curriculums. These schools are appearing at a time when applications to girls' schools are on the rise. These all-girl math and science oriented schools hope to disprove the notion that women do not belong in technical fields. The new focus on science and technology at girls' schools comes at a time when high school girls are said to be catching up to boys in math and science. She drew heavily on research showing that by sixth grade, as puberty sets in, girls begin to lose the self-confidence that once helped them excel in math and science.
Parents seem to agree.
Internet AOL's President and Chief Operating Officer, Bob Pittman, said if AOL did not charge its fees for its Internet service, it would lose money. The largest free ISP, NetZero, has more than 1.7 million registered users and Freei Networks, as well as others, have begun offering no-cost access as well. AOL executives and analysts say for the near future they do not have much to worry about ,as the business model for free ISPs is questionable because the free ISPs face heavier costs and have no monthly subscription revenue to cover those costs. Free ISPs also believe they can generate higher ad revenue than AOL, saying that their users are generally willing to accept more on-screen ads since they are getting their service without cost. Typing in the address of a new page, hitting the back button or closing the browser screen resulted in a series of new browser windows displaying the pornographic site opening.