Current Research on Educational Equity
The links to on-line articles below are those
that have been suggested reading for a community group in Cedar Falls and
Waterloo, sponsored by those branches but open to the community. It was
organized in response to the single sex classrooms at Walter Cunningham school
in Waterloo. Is "separate but equal" good for the education of elementary
children? Do such classrooms or schools offer advantages for any or all of the
students involved? Do AAUW's policies* and studies support or conflict with the
growing movement toward separate sex education? Do new discoveries about the
brain mean we should change the way we teach our children?
Single Sex Classrooms and Schools
1. A summary of the Department of Education's single
sex education policy, in two parts.
Part one discusses the legal context for
the regulations, the changes in interpreting Title IX
and the effect of the No Child Left
Behind Act.
http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/grossman/20070123.html
Part two analyzes the new policy's legality
under the U.S.Constitution's equal protection clause.
http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/grossman/20070207.html
2. Teaching Tolerance
http://newsletter.tolerance.org/cgi-bin4/DM/y/nBChO0IvD1F0Ekk0FUjf0Ep
3. Christian Science Monitor: Move to
single-sex classes fans debate
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1026/p02s01-legn.html
4. Bad for both boys and girls
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2006-08-16-education-gender-oppose_x.htm
5. California Study: Single-Sex Schools No Cure-All
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/571/context/cover/
6. ACLU Wins Major Lawsuit Against Sex-Segregated School
http://www.aclu.org/womensrights/edu/26367prs20060803.html
EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Sex Differences in the Brain.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=00018E9D-879D-1D06-8E49809EC588EEDF
WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
When It Comes to Math and Science, Mom and Dad Count
Education
Week: When It Comes to Math and Science, Mom and Dad Count
Male Scientist Writes of Life as Female Scientist
Male Scientist Writes of Life as Female Scientist - washingtonpost.com