A Case for Coeducation From: The Washington Post | Date: March 29, 2004| Author: Pamela Haag | Copyright 2004 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

After spending decades banging on the doors to get into all-male schools and make them coeducational, girls and women are now banging on the doors to get out. Single-sex education is back, with a vengeance. New regulations by the Department of Education, which are under review, would make it much easier for taxpayer dollars to go toward public single-sex schools, despite Title IX prohibitions against discrimination.

Single-sex education has sparked two debates in the past decade. The ...