Why single-gender schools?
The research is clear. Single-gender schools accomplish the following: • Improve academic achievement • Significantly increase graduation rates • Produce a higher number of students attending college The support for single-gender schools is clear: • Quantitative and qualitative studies evaluated in a U.S. Department of Education report revealed that single-gender schools can positively impact student achievement in all subject areas. • Single-gender schools encourage students to have higher aspirations for post-secondary education and careers. • Research solidly indicates that boys and girls learn differently. • Single-gender classrooms break down gender stereotypes (ex. girls will take math and science classes; boys will take music and arts classes) • In 100 percent of studies on career aspirations of students, students in single-gender schools set higher goals to attain. • In single-gender schools, boys and girls are more likely to be enrolled in higher levels of math and science cla
