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Young Women's College Preparatory Academy (YWCPA) is a secondary (middle and high) school for girls in Houston, Texas that is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It opened in 2011 in the former
Contemporary Learning Center Contemporary Learning Center (CLC) was a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. CLC closed in 2011. It was replaced by DeVry Advantage Academy, operated in association with DeVry University. CLC, which serves grades 7 through ...
(CLC) building. The school is located in the Third Ward area. The Foundation for the Education of Young Women and HISD partnered in order to develop the school. The foundation committed $1 million to start the school. The plan initially called for the school to be housed at CLC, but the agenda items, including the plan, were tabled until December 2010.


Curriculum

By 2023, YWCPA began an
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African-American History course.


See also

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Young Men's College Preparatory Academy Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men (MLCPA), originally Young Men's College Preparatory Academy at E. O. Smith (YMCPA), is a university preparatory secondary school for boys in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas. It is a part of ...
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Women's education in the United States In the early colonial history of the United States, higher education was designed for men only. Since the 1800s, women's positions and opportunities in the educational sphere have increased. Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, women have surpass ...


References


Further reading

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HISD to consider district's first all-girls school
" '' KTRK-TV''. Monday November 8, 2010. * Connelly, Richard.
HISD To Consider All-Girls School
" '' Houston Press''. Friday November 5, 2010. * Mellon, Ericka.
Girls find paths to shine in female-only schools
" '' Houston Chronicle''. November 16, 2010. * Mellon, Ericka.
Girls find paths to shine in female-only schools
" '' Houston Chronicle''. November 16, 2010. * Rivas, Elissa.
HISD board approves district's 1st all-girl school
" '' KTRK-TV''. Friday November 12, 2010. *
HISD To Open All-Girls School
" '' KPRC-TV''. Friday November 12, 2010. *
Board Approves Creation of First All-Girls School
" HISD. November 12, 2010.
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Young Women's College Preparatory Academy

Young Women's College Preparatory Academy at Houston ISD
{{authority control Girls' schools in Texas Houston Independent School District middle schools Houston Independent School District high schools Magnet schools in Houston Public girls' schools in the United States Public high schools in Houston Public middle schools in Houston Educational institutions established in 2011 2011 establishments in Texas