Can gender segregation in schools help students?
It’s been 48 years since the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racially segregated schools were intrinsically unequal. That decision ended the practice of operating different schools for white and black students. Likewise, in many areas of the country, the ruling also ushered in coeducation — boys and girls sharing classes — to our public schools. Joanna Soto Carabello more Carabello columns While racially integrated schools remain steadfastly supported, there is growing interest in returning to the days when public school students were separated along gender lines. President Bush’s ”Leave No Child Behind” education bill paved the way for the return of publicly funded, single-sex schools as long as girls and boys had comparable coursework and facilities. Signed into law in January, the bill clarified federal statutes on this issue and set aside up to $450 million for single-sex programs. School districts that once could have lost feder
