Chicopee school ends all-girls math class
Read more news from Around the WebA Chicopee school is ending a three-year experiment with an all-girls math class after finding no evidence that it improved the students’ academic performance, the Associated Press reports. The principal of the Edward Bellamy Middle School, Matthew Francis, said he created the voluntary class for eighth-graders to see if the girls would do better in math if they felt less intimidated and less in competition with boys. Read more with registration.