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Educational Policy Decisions Effect Upon Same-Gender Public Education, Richard Gerard Catoire
Educational Policy Decisions Effect Upon Same-Gender Public Education, Richard Gerard Catoire
Educational Foundations & Leadership Theses & Dissertations
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, with emphasis on greater choice and flexibility for parents and students in public education, to include the provision for same-gender public schools and classrooms, led to a resurgence in same-gender public education in the United States. With the results of the research on same-gender education presenting conflicting evidence and mixed-perspectives on the outcomes of same-gender education in improving academic achievement or attainment, there are still questions to be answered, not only to the effectiveness of same-gender education, but also to policy decisions to establish same-gender public education programs. While proponents of …