Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha . . . .so, I decided to go read the link provided to start this thread. Pretty interesting.
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Bush Push For Single-Sex Schools
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2002
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Old news I guess.
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Only 10 single-sex public schools exist now, with two more expected to open this fall, according to Dr. Leonard Sax, a psychologist and physician who heads the National Association for the Advancement of Single Sex Public Education.
The Young Women's Leadership School, a public school for girls in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, enrolls 370 students. Among its mix of black, Asian and Hispanic students from low- and upper-income families, virtually all go on to college.
The school has operated for six years and currently has a waiting list of 1,200 for three ninth-grade slots, said guidance counselor Chris Farmer.
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Guess it disproves the flying lizard's theory that it is only because rich parents care more.
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Congress' education bill, approved last year and signed by Mr. Bush in January, clarified federal law on single-sex schooling, saying school districts could receive federal funding for single-sex schools and classes if comparable coursework and facilities are available to both girls and boys.
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So, this bill has already been signed into law, and it is really just allowing Federal funding instead of prohibiting it. In no way is Bush attempting to descriminate or segregate.
All you public school students should try reading once in a while. Don't just look at the headlines and the pretty pictures.