Putting Single-Sex Schooling Back on Course
Document Type
Opinion
Publication Title
EducationWeek
Publication Date
12-5-2006
Abstract
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The U.S. Department of Education recently put into effect regulations that ease the way for single-sex public schools and classes. (“New U.S. Rules Boost Single-Sex Schooling,” Nov. 1, 2006.) As news of that action broke, I was on my way to Verona, Italy, to speak on this very topic. My mission was to help a network of private single-sex schools initiate a reasoned debate in a country where the approach is viewed as socially outdated. Surprisingly, the U.S. story made the front page of the Italian newspaper La Stampa. Over the next several days, my Italian hosts engaged me in almost nonstop conversation on all things American, but especially on the reported opposition in this country to single-sex schooling. In the end, I learned as much from them as they did from me.
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A version of this article appeared in the December 06, 2006 print edition of Education Week as Putting Single-Sex Schooling Back on Course.