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All the students are known as 鈥渒ings鈥 at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Washington, D.C.
All the students are known as 鈥渒ings鈥 at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School in Washington, D.C.
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Equity & Diversity Photo Essay A Photographer鈥檚 View of Ron Brown College Prep
Photographer Jared Soares discusses his experiences, and shares his favorite images from documenting faculty and students.
澳门跑狗论坛 Photo Staff, November 14, 2017
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Conceptual image of various shades of blue paper cut out boys and pink and purple cut out paper girls divided by a dotted line
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School & District Management From Our Research Center Single-Gender Public Schools in 5 Charts
Districts in recent years have opened single-gender public schools, many with a mission to improve academic achievement of boys of color.
Corey Mitchell, Alex Harwin & Francisco Vara-Orta, November 2, 2017
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Equity & Diversity Audio Irreconcilable Differences: A Clash Over Academics at D.C. School for Young Black Men
At Ron Brown, lofty ideals crash into reality. Many students are on track to fail, and faculty are revolting against the grading policies.
Kavitha Cardoza & Cory Turner, November 1, 2017
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Equity & Diversity Audio Let Brotherly Love Continue: An All-Male Public School Opens
As Washington D.C.'s first all-male public high school opens, 100 9th graders will experience a school grounded in love and empathy.
Kavitha Cardoza & Cory Turner, October 18, 2017
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Ron Brown College Preparatory High School students greet each other during the morning circle in Washington. The all-male school is designed specifically to meet the needs of young black men in the nation鈥檚 capital.
Ron Brown College Preparatory High School students greet each other during the morning circle in Washington. The all-male school is designed specifically to meet the needs of young black men in the nation鈥檚 capital.
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Equity & Diversity Series Raising Kings: A Year of Love and Struggle at Ron Brown College Prep
EdWeek and NPR explore the trials and triumphs of Washington, D.C.'s new public high school for young black men, Ron Brown College Prep.
October 16, 2017
Student Well-Being Video Raising Kings: A Year of Love and Struggle at Ron Brown College Prep
This school is radically different because it's designed specifically to meet the needs of Washington D.C.鈥檚 young men of color.
October 16, 2017
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A 2nd grade class at Solar Prep goes on a nature walk around the Dallas campus. The all-girls school opened this school year as part of the district鈥檚 expanded choice program.
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Equity & Diversity Single-Gender Schools Prove Best for Some Students
Dallas and other urban districts opened new single-gender schools this year, aiming to boost access to specialized programs and compete with charter, private, or suburban schools.
Denisa R. Superville, September 30, 2016
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School Choice & Charters Video Slideshow: An All-Girls School in Dallas
Nancy Bernardino, the principal of Solar Preparatory School for Girls, discusses her school's focus on preparing girls for careers in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. Solar Prep is one of three single-gender schools the Dallas school district opened this year as part of its effort to expand schooling options for students and families.
September 30, 2016
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Law & Courts Districts' Boys-Only Programs Prompt Legal Questions
Amid new efforts to improve outcomes for black and Latino boys, some civil rights advocates ask if districts are violating federal protections meant to ensure educational quality for girls.
Corey Mitchell, March 3, 2015
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Four-year-olds Elijah Reyes and his classmate Alyzandra Lopez work together on a 鈥渂uddy鈥 activity at Kenilworth Elementary School in Phoenix. The preschool classroom is taking part in the Sanford Harmony Program, an experimental curriculum aimed at reducing children鈥檚 gender biases.
Four-year-olds Elijah Reyes and his classmate Alyzandra Lopez work together on a 鈥渂uddy鈥 activity at Kenilworth Elementary School in Phoenix. The preschool classroom is taking part in the Sanford Harmony Program, an experimental curriculum aimed at reducing children鈥檚 gender biases.
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School & District Management Scholars Say Pupils Gain Social Skills in Coed Classes
Studies suggest that coeducational classrooms are an ideal setting to dispel gender biases and teach boys and girls to get along.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 7, 2012
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Why Science Doesn't Support Single-Sex Classes
Hype, not science, is behind interest in single-gender classrooms, write Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers.
Rosalind Chait Barnett & Caryl Rivers, February 17, 2012
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Sophomore Tamira Mitchell, right, helps kindergartner Winter Smith with a writing assignment at Detroit International Academy for Young Women. The school's founder, Beverly Hibbler, says all-girl schools are an "important choice" to keep available for girls.
Sophomore Tamira Mitchell, right, helps kindergartner Winter Smith with a writing assignment at Detroit International Academy for Young Women. The school's founder, Beverly Hibbler, says all-girl schools are an "important choice" to keep available for girls.
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School & District Management Study Finds Single-Sex Schools Benefit Some鈥擝ut Not All
A Caribbean study schools finds that single-sex schools are academically beneficial for some girls, but not for most boys or all girls.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, January 17, 2012
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School Choice & Charters Are Single-Sex Schools Better for Girls?
An article in Slate recently looked at differing feminist views of single-sex schooling, and concluded that co-education is more beneficial for girls.
Francesca Duffy, November 8, 2011
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School Choice & Charters Opinion I Beg to Differ...
Note: This is a guest post by Darryl Williams, principal of the Brighter Choice Charter Schools for Boys' elementary and middle school programs in Albany, New York.
Richard Whitmire, November 4, 2011
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