Single Sex Education
Equity & Diversity
Photo Essay
A Photographer’s View of Ron Brown College Prep
Photographer Jared Soares discusses his experiences, and shares his favorite images from documenting faculty and students.
Equity & Diversity
Audio
Irreconcilable Differences: A Clash Over Academics at D.C. School for Young Black Men
At Ron Brown, lofty ideals crash into reality. Many students are on track to fail, and faculty are revolting against the grading policies.
Equity & Diversity
Audio
Let Brotherly Love Continue: An All-Male Public School Opens
As Washington D.C.'s first all-male public high school opens, 100 9th graders will experience a school grounded in love and empathy.
Equity & Diversity
Series
Raising Kings: A Year of Love and Struggle at Ron Brown College Prep
EdWeek and NPR explore the trials and triumphs of Washington, D.C.'s new public high school for young black men, Ron Brown College Prep.
Equity & Diversity
Single-Gender Schools Prove Best for Some Students
Dallas and other urban districts opened new single-gender schools this year, aiming to boost access to specialized programs and compete with charter, private, or suburban schools.
Law & Courts
Districts' Boys-Only Programs Prompt Legal Questions
Amid new efforts to improve outcomes for black and Latino boys, some civil rights advocates ask if districts are violating federal protections meant to ensure educational quality for girls.
School & District Management
Scholars Say Pupils Gain Social Skills in Coed Classes
Studies suggest that coeducational classrooms are an ideal setting to dispel gender biases and teach boys and girls to get along.
Equity & Diversity
Commentary
Why Science Doesn't Support Single-Sex Classes
Hype, not science, is behind interest in single-gender classrooms, write Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers.
School & District Management
Study Finds Single-Sex Schools Benefit Some—But Not All
Just as single-sex schools are undergoing scrutiny in the U.S., a Caribbean study schools finds that they are academically beneficial for girls who prefer that environment but not for most boys or girls.
School Choice & Charters
Are Single-Sex Schools Better for Girls?
An article in Slate recently looked at differing feminist views of single-sex schooling, and concluded that co-education is more beneficial for girls.
School Choice & Charters
Opinion
I Beg to Differ...
Note: This is a guest post by Darryl Williams, principal of the Brighter Choice Charter Schools for Boys' elementary and middle school programs in Albany, New York.
School Choice & Charters
Opinion
Join the Debate on Single Sex Education
The New York Times is running a forum on single sex education, pegged to the Science article calling the rationale behind the movement "pseudoscience." All the major players were invited to join in.
School Choice & Charters
Opinion
Single Sex School Debate Back in the News
Update: Single sex dealt a legal setback in Louisiana.
School Choice & Charters
Opinion
Single Sex Debate: Day 3
David Chadwell posts an interesting question: If gender differences are routinely researched in the medical community, why not among educators?