Here’s the rationale for all-boys schools…
Monday, December 28th, 2009It’s about steering urban boys in the right direction. In New York, fewer than 40 percent of black boys graduate from high school, according to David Banks from the Eagle Academy for Young Men. In my search for what works academically, I tend to overlook those other needs. From the perspective of academics-only, I”m not convinced that all-boys charters are needed. I see coed charters, and a few traditional schools, doing just as well with boys. But there are other perspectives, especially in large urban districts.
Here’s another all-boys charter high school opening in Rochester.
