Category Archives: Single-Sex Schools

Sex-Segregated Public Education Reinforces Harmful Gender and Racial Stereotypes

Posted on May 24, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Claire Throckmorton, WLP Legal Intern In 2010, the Pittsburgh Public School Board voted to separate one of its lowest performing schools, Westinghouse High School, into two single-sex academies. The decision to gender-segregate Westinghouse High School was largely influenced by … Continue reading →

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Report Released on the 40th Anniversary of Title IX

Posted on June 19, 2012 by nditto

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern As a member of The National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE), the Women’s Law Project is pleased to share NCWGE’s report celebrating Title IX’s 40th anniversary.  NCWGE is a non-profit made up of … Continue reading →

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ACLU Launches “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign

Posted on June 18, 2012 by nditto

Liz Weissert, WLP Intern In May 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced the launch of their “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign. To initiate this campaign, the ACLU sent letters to various public school districts across the United States … Continue reading →

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Report: Single-Sex Education is Ineffective

Posted on October 11, 2011 by womenslawproject

A new report by the Board of the American Council of Coeducational Schooling (ACCES), The Pseudoscience of Single Sex Schooling, recently published in Science magazine  reveals (pdf)  that “placing children in single-sex learning environments is ineffective, misguided and may actually have … Continue reading →

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