Students in South Carolina's single-gender classrooms say their experiences have boosted their confidence, class participation, desire to succeed in school and ability to succeed.
Some 700 students responded to a recent survey by the South Carolina Department of Education and agreed that the single-gender approach was helping them in school.
"More and more South Carolina parents are choosing this option whenever and wherever it's made available," said State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex. "This new survey shows that kids see value, too. They believe this approach helps them perform at a higher level."
Rex wants to expand curriculum choices within public schools and created an Office of Public School Choice at the Education Department to help local districts introduce the concept. More than 150 South Carolina public schools are expected to offer the single-gender option next school year.
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