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
7. The Problem with Gender-Based Education
The Problem with Gender-Based Education | New America Blogs
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
1.
When It Comes to Math and Science, Mom and Dad Count
Education
Week: When It Comes to Math and Science, Mom and Dad Count
2. Male Scientist Writes of Life as Female Scientist
Male Scientist Writes of Life as Female Scientist - washingtonpost.com
3. High
Speed Internet: Why Feminists Should Care About Access and Advancement
http://www.now.org/issues/media/070820broadband.html)
4. Gender gap in math, science? Not for her.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23819601
5. Where The Girls Are: The Facts
About Gender Equity In Education
AAUW's newest report, the most comprehensive analysis to
date on trends by gender, race, ethnicity, and income in education, was
released on May 20. The report presents a comprehensive look at girls¹
educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special
attention to the relationship between girls¹ and boys¹ progress. A copy
of the executive summary is available online at
http://www.aauw.org/research/upload/whereGirlsAre_execSummary.pdf
6.
Gender-based math gap missing in some countries
New article posted 7-9--8
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/05/29/gender_based_math_gap_missing_in_some_countries/?p1=email_to_a_friend
Please
suggest online articles on educational equity. Send links to
Neysa@mchsi.com