Daily Archives: May 15, 2014

Explaining The Research On Single-Gender Classes

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging single-gender schools and classes in Hillsborough County. The ACLU claims the programs reinforce gender stereotypes and that the evidence supporting single-gender schooling is based on “junk science.” So what does the science say? The results are mixed, as is often the case in education research. Two large reviews…

Florida lawmakers push changes for higher education, with mixed results

TALLAHASSEE — Though the Legislature declared that Florida’s community colleges cannot add any new four-year degree programs for a year, the moratorium likely won’t do much in the long run to curb the popular programs. The state Board of Education agreed to spend the next 14 months reconsidering how they approve programs. But it didn’t…