Single-Sex Education ; Increasing Options for Students
The Washington Times › January 08, 2008
Linked as:
Summary
The cheer of Christmas may wear off fast for some folks in Washington. The city is talking about closing nearly two dozen public schools, and for many parents it will be tough to see their neighborhood school shuttered. But the closings, spurred by declining enrollments and mandates of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, also present a unique opportunity. Fresh ideas will fill old buildings. One approach making a comeback in public schools around the country is single-sex education. It deserves to be an option in some of the new District schools.
Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty and public schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee propose to close currently under-enrolled and chronically failing schools in the District, adding new programs and new schools in their stead. Explaining the decision, the mayor and chancellor said that they sought to "overhaul the city's poor performing public schools by delivering new, innovative programs." Included in the closure proposal are plans to introduce Montessori education in at least two schools, a "gifted education" program in another and increased art and music programs in several more.See the full content of this document
Extract
Single-Sex Education ; Increasing Options for Students
The closures are driven in part by NCLB, which requires public schools to make major changes after five years of failure to achieve adequate academic progress. Mrs. Rhee has suggested that the f...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
