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McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2008
Single-sex classrooms and schools are common in private education and have emerged as popular options in urban public school districts, such as New York City, particularly as a strategy for raising the achievement of African-American boys. South Carolina is at the forefront of implementing such programs statewide. Ninety-seven schools in South…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Single Sex Schools, Civil Rights, Sex Stereotypes
Barak, Tal – Education Week, 2004
The U.S. Department of Education's office for civil rights has proposed amending the regulations governing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972--which prohibits sex discrimination in programs that receive federal money--to allow more flexibility in offering single-sex schools or classes. This article discusses the rapid growth of…
Descriptors: Females, Single Sex Schools, Civil Rights, Educational Discrimination