God lord, can you imagine what this country is going to look like in a few years?
NUMBER OF SINGLE-SEX CLASSES GROWS
(August 25, 2004) A CNN article reported that Texas is experimenting with single sex schools. Advocates say separating the sexes can improve learning by easing the peer pressure that may lead to misbehaviors and low self-esteem among girls. They also expect the number of schools to increase now that the US Department of Education plans to change Title IX, the discrimination law, which bars sexual discrimination in schools. ?Separating the sexes allows teachers and administrators to focus on the different ways boys and girls learn,? said Dr. Leonard Sax, a Maryland physician and psychologist who founded a nonprofit group that advocates single-sex public education.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/08/25 ... index.htmlA Couple More:
WHAT HAPPENS TO INCREASING NUMBERS OF EXPELLED STUDENTS?
(September 14, 2004) An article in the Christian Science Monitor reported that more students are expelled from school than ever before for a wider variety of infractions. The ?zero tolerance? policy is a major cause in the number of students expelled for offenses that in the past often resulted in less severe consequences. While some students might find ways to move on with their education, some experts? worry the expulsions could leave an increased number of students left behind educationally.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0914/p14s ... html?s=hnsUS EDUCATION RANKS 10TH BEHIND OTHER COUNTRIES
(September 14, 2004) An Associated Press story in the Detroit News said the United States is falling behind other countries for having a high school-educated public. While 87 percent of US adults age 25 to 34 finished high school, the country ranks 10th behind Korea, Norway, the Czech Republic and Japan. Among older Americans, the United States ranks number one for those who completed high school. Currently, 38 percent of the population in the United States has at least a four-year college degree, placing it right below Canada, but other nations are gaining fast. ?The one area you remain ahead is how much you spend,? said McGaw, director of education for the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which compiled the study.
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