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- Gender Education/Single Sex Classes - Much research and other information on this issue can be found at the site: National Association for Single Sex Public Education
From our newsletter, Education Advocate Vol. 7, No. 6 Article: Gender Update (pp. 2&3) “Paradoxically, by educating them [boys and girls] separately, we are able to do much to reverse the gender gaps that typically leave girls behind in math and boys behind in literacy.” Tom Carroll, Brighter Choice Charter School |
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| *October 20, 2011 IN DEFENSE OF SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS “Authentic scholarly research findings point to a much different conclusion. The Economic and Social Research Institute published a report in 2010 based on a review of nearly 100 scholarly works on single-sex and coeducation which concluded that ‘attitudes to subject areas may become more gender-stereotyped in a coeducational setting.’” >>read more>> |
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| August 26, 2011 BACK TO SCHOOL: HELPING BOYS MAN-UP IN READING "The Center on Education Policy assessed the differences in reading scores between girls and boys and found the poor performance of boys 'the most pressing gender-gap issue facing our schools.' Nor is it an underclass or minority disparity. The lower scores of boys are found in every ethnic and socio-economic groups, including the privileged white children of college-educated parents." >>read more>> |
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| June 27, 2011 WHY BOYS ARE FAILING IN AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM STACKED AGAINST THEM “At some colleges today, boys are being given a boost in the admissions process because they have become a minority. If we do not address boys' educational needs earlier in life than this, the skewing of college enrollment, and thus opportunity in life, will only get worse.” >>read more>> |
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| April 14, 2011 1-GENDER ACADEMIES GET SCANT INTEREST “What would have been the first single-gender public school in Allegheny County may not open because of a lack of interest. Dr. Lane, the superintendent said, ‘My hope is that we can get all the way to full single-gender at Westinghouse (at some point).’ “ >>read more>> |
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| March 24, 2011 VOTE FOR NON-UNION, SINGLE-SEX CLASSROOMS “So, in non-unionized charter schools, kids do better. Single-sex classrooms, where the teachers are specifically trained to deal with how girls and boys learn are superior. If you don't have access to those, then try homeschooling. Notice how you teach your sons and daughters differently, because you know how to get their attention, and it's different with each gender.” >>read more>> |
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November 29,2009 SINGLE-SEX MIDDLE SCHOOL AIMS TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER "The federal No Child Left Behind Act in 2002 affirmed the legality of single-sex instruction,said Leonard Sax of the National Assn. for Single Sex Public Education. Since then, the number of public schools nationwide with single-sex classrooms has shot up from 11 to 540." |
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| February 12, 2008 THE SINGLE-SEX EDUCATION MOVEMENT CATCHES ON >>read more>> |
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