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SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING ONLINE
REQUIRED SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING: As part of the ongoing mission of the safety of our children, the Diocese of Lafayette has approved the use...
DR. LEONARD SAX ON CNN
1 Million Kids Misdiagnosed with ADHD? A new study shows many kids may be misdiagnosed with ADHD as immaturity is being mistaken for...
SPORTS NEWS!
Sports News!St. John Berchmans School has officially added football as a school sport! Thanks in large part to Coach Boudreaux, Mrs. Trant and...
All Girls Schools Incubate Winning Scholars
Commentary by Betty White, The Honolulu Advertiser (from March 27, 2009)
(Honolulu, HI) -- “For the past two decades, educators have observed that girls tend to slide in confidence and academic achievement in early adolescence. As a result, interest in an all-girls' education has risen, first in the private sector and, more recently, in the public sector, following the U.S. Department of Education's 2006 authorization for single-sex classes in public schools under Title IX.” The author is the head of school at Sacred Hearts Academy. www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090327/OPINION03/903270321 Rewards greater for women from all-girl schools
Commentary by Ann Teaff, The Tennessean, April 6, 2009
(Nashville, TN) -- "...It was with great relish that I read the results of a just-released study by UCLA and supported by the National Coalition of Girls' Schools. The study, based on survey data from more than 20,000 college women, showed that women who attended single-gender high schools reported significantly higher gains in nine key areas when compared to their counterparts who attended private, coed schools." http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090406/OPINION03/904060346/1008/OPINION01
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