"Dr. Leonard Sax"

Dr. Leonard Sax Makes the Case For Single Gender Public Schools in Toronto

We’ve observed a couple of situations where the research of Dr. Leonard Sax underlies school organization and philosophy- The Webb Schools (The Webb Schools’ Distinctive Coed Environment) and Memphis public schools’ introduction of single gender public schools (Boys and Girls Education in a Public School Setting).
Sax will visit Toronto this week to make the case [...]

Read More

Boys and Girls Education in a Public School Setting

Today’s Memphis Commercial Appeal includes an interesting story covering school single gender classrooms in the Memphis public school system. This article makes a good addition to the vigorous discussion surrounding single gender education.
Much like The Webb Schools, about which we’ve written, Memphis has seen learning and test score improvements since providing lower school (9th and [...]

Read More