Pollard has also stated that “during the past decade, controversy has arisen over single-*** classes within mixed-*** schools , [and] one reason may be that single-*** classes have become somewhat of a rarity in today’s schools, particularly in public schools” (Pollard, October 1999). The concerns of this debate are whether the girls will be safer, and students will get a better education , in single- gender educa tion or mixed classes (Tamo, 2007). One project compared single-*** classrooms with coed classrooms for the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test), and here are the results in percent of students meeting the minimum score for proficiency on the FCAT: Boys in coed classes: 37% Girls in coed classes: 59% Girls in single-*** classes: 75% Boys in single-*** classes: 86% ( Single-*** vs.
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