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A snapshot of trends in single-sex
education:
- More than 35 new single-sex schools for
girls have been created in the United States
since the National Coalition of Girls' Schools was
founded in 1991.
- Enrollment at Coalition member schools has risen
23% (based on a core sample) since the National
Coalition of Girls' Schools was founded in
1991.
- More than 44,000 girls attend Coalition member
schools in the United States.
- Coalition alumnae major in math and science at a
higher rate (13%) than both females (2%) and males
(10%) nationwide.
- Research on the human brain continues to
accumulate, showing measurable differences in the way
female and male brains process information, and
suggesting scientific evidence in support of
single-sex education.
- Today there are 12 public single-sex schools
(all-girl and all-boy) in the United States, five of
which are Coalition members: Jefferson Leadership
Academy (Long Beach, California); Philadelphia High
School for Girls; Western High School (Baltimore); The
Young Women's Leadership School (New York City); and
The Young Women's Leadership Charter School
(Chicago).
- The No Child Left Behind Education Act of 2000
is expected to spark what some have termed an
"explosion" of new single-sex public schools in the
United States. At the Coalition, We see every day in
the classrooms of our member schools (private and
public) that single-sex learning environments can
be highly effective, so it's no surprise that interest
in this educational option is rising.
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