In the past, even the mention of creating a single-gender public school raised controversy with a wide array of opponents, including women’s organizations. In 1996, the New York schools created the first all-girl school in the nation, and the controversy still rears its ugly head.The OpponentsOpponents say that single-gender New York schools undercut the students’ [...]
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Successes Of Single-Gender New York Schools Overshadowing Opposition
January 4th, 2010 
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1 Comment »The Downside of Public School Rankings
January 4th, 2010 Admin Any parent or educator knows that rating students and their schools is a big deal. State standards of learning, No Child Left Behind mandates, and independent websites all have their ways of evaluating the nation’s schools and children. There are some valid reasons behind this. The schools in our country are in sad and sorry [...]
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