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Nadiya Holley, the quarterback for the Ballou High School flag-football team, eludes opponents during a game this spring. The District of Columbia schools, as well as those in New York City, offer the sport—the closest equivalent to football for girls.
—Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post/Getty

New Opportunities for Girls, But Gender Gap Remains

More K-12 girls than ever are involved in sports since passage of the 1972 law, but the gap between boys and girls remains huge. (June 12, 2012)

Title IX at 40

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Title IX: How Far We've Come
In this collection, Education Week examines the landmark federal law’s history, progress, and remaining barriers.

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Engaging Girls and Other Underrepresented Populations in STEM
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Title IX Turns 40: What's Left to Do?
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, Education Week writers discuss the academic, athletic, and social aspects of the law.

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According to a survey from a large school district in the Southern United States, adolescent girls are significantly more likely than boys to have experienced cyberbullying.
February 4, 2011 - Digital Directions
Boys fare better in school when relationships with teachers are emphasized, Michael C. Reichert explains.
November 12, 2010 - Education Week
October 15, 2010 - Education Week
A qualitative study of single-sex schools for Latino and African-American males provides guidance on interventions for success.
May 5, 2010 - Education Week
Chicago's Urban Prep is piquing the interest of educators eager for ways to improve outcomes for black males from tough neighborhoods.
April 23, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Jack Jennings argues that gender differences in achievement must be addressed more systematically, including the serious and persistent lag of boys behind girls in reading.
April 9, 2010 - Education Week
In reading proficiency, boys lag by at least 10 percentage points in some states, while girls have caught up in math, a study finds.
March 30, 2010 - Education Week
Lise Eliot and Richard Whitmire, two writers with different perspectives, agree that in learning needs boys and girls are more alike than different.
March 26, 2010 - Education Week
One reason that many girls don't develop an aptitude for math and science, writes Lisa Damour, may be that they aren't encouraged to explore how things work.
November 9, 2009 - Education Week
Psychologists Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams, authors of The Mathematics of Sex, discuss why gender gaps remain at the highest levels of mathematics and science careers, even as girls seem to have caught up with boys in those subjects.
October 23, 2009 - Education Week

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