And I believe there still is a place for single-sex education.

"There is a lot of evidence to suggest benefits for having single-sex education."

Certainly some of the female science students felt that they had benefited from a single-sex education.

"People really do recognize the value of single-sex education now.

After over a century of single-sex education, boys were admitted into the sixth form for the first time beginning in the 2006-07 school year.

"A study of the effects of school size and single-sex education in English schools."

Hutchison is a strong supporter of single-sex education in public schools.

So I guess I've become a great champion of single-sex education.

No one argues that single-sex education works for everyone.

"Single-sex education has proven to have more positive results."

Still, it's not clear that single-sex education is itself the solution to the so-called gender gap problem.

The research offered glimpses of the effects of single-sex education.

The federal action is likely to accelerate efforts by public school systems to experiment with single-sex education, particularly among charter schools.

Mark Mahone has been a major proponent of single-sex education.

Many proponents of single-sex education see it as a temporary fix helpful for some students.

The research is very compelling that single-sex education for women has prepared them better than the co-ed situation to lead.

My daughter is a product of single-sex education.

There is no solid body of evidence showing that single-sex education is better for girls or boys.

Single-sex education is counterculture, but it's good for girls.

"Single-sex education can really give them opportunities that will set them up for leadership roles," she said.

"What this report says is that single-sex education is not the silver bullet."

Both women attended Roman Catholic girls' high schools, and saw the value in single-sex education.

In 1971 they merged to form one comprehensive school but still maintained single-sex education on separate sites.

The notion that women, but not men, should reap the benefits of single-sex education is distressing on several levels.

The serge uniform, heavy duty stockings and single-sex education were too much.