New girls-only public school opens in Denver. The reporter compares how boys fare in literacy compared to how girls perform in math and science. It should be noted that the gaps there are very uneven. Boys tend to be far behind girls in reading and writing skills. On math and science, it’s more of tie, depending on which test you’re considering.
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