Single-Sex Boom?
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- The future of single-sex education. Stephenson Jr., D. Grier // USA Today Magazine;Jan97, Vol. 125 Issue 2620, p80
Looks at the future of single-sex education in the United States. The prohibition of the female exclusionary policy of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI); The nursing school at the University of Mississippi for Women prohibited from admitting only women; Details about the VMI case; Events...
- O.K. to Single-Sex Classes. // America;12/4/2006, Vol. 195 Issue 18, p4
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- The Promise and Peril Of Single-Sex Public Education. Sax, Leonard // Education Week;3/2/2005, Vol. 24 Issue 25, p48
The article informs that single-sex education, long a fixture in the private sector, is moving into public schools. Five years ago, fewer than a dozen public schools in this country offered any kind of single-sex educational options. Today, at least 156 public schools offer single-sex...
- Study Cites Flaws in Single-Sex Public Schools. Viadero, Debra // Education Week;05/30/2001, Vol. 20 Issue 38, p9
Reports the failure of the study on single-gender public schools in California. Effects of gender segregation in schools; Statement of Amanda Datnow, an assistant professor of educational administration at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education regarding...
- Ga. District Under Fire for Plan To Separate Students by Gender. // Education Week;2/20/2008, Vol. 27 Issue 24, p4
The article discusses a plan by the school board in Greene County, Georgia to reduce teenage pregnancy and improve test scores by separating the students by gender. Leonard Sax of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education says that the school is the only school to implement such a...
- Can girls benefit from Single-sex schools? Pacheco, Della // Indianapolis Business Journal;2/11/2008, Vol. 28 Issue 50, p25
The article reports on the concept of expanding single-sex educational options, which exist in Indianapolis Public School (IPS) in Indiana. Proponents believe that students are less distracted in single-sex settings and excel in well-established schools. However, it states that the biggest...
- Single-Gender Schools Scrutinized. Zubrzycki, Jaclyn // Education Week;1/18/2012, Vol. 31 Issue 17, p1
The article discusses research conducted by labor economist C. Kirabo Jackson regarding student performance in single-sex schools in Trinidad and Tobago and examines the implications of the study's findings on single-sex education in the U.S. Particular focus is given to data regarding the...
- Black Boys' Educational Plight Spurs Single-Gender Schools. Gewertz, Catherine // Education Week;6/20/2007, Vol. 26 Issue 42, p1
The article reports on a movement towards single-sex public schools designed to serve African American male students in the U.S. The author describes a group school principals who believe that this type of school is the best answer to the high dropout and expulsion rates for Black teenage males....
- Split Decision. Bixler, Mark // Teacher Magazine;Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p9
This article reports that public schools in the United States are finding new reasons to segregate the sexes. The sexes have been taught separately for centuries, usually in private settings. But recent research on gender-specific learning, new federal flexibility, and some eyebrow-raising...
