Hutchison, Mikulsky Criticize Efforts To End Single-Gender Education.

In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal (10/17, Subscription Publication) , Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) and Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulsky (D) criticize recent attempts to eliminate single-gender classroom options in a number of states. The Senators cite research pointing to positive outcomes for some students, and recount their bipartisan work to overturn former Federal policies prohibiting such classes. The Senators note that a 2008 ED study found that "both principals and teachers believed that the main benefits of single-sex schooling are decreasing distractions to learning and improving student achievement."