Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education presents a comprehensive look at girls’ educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special attention to the relationship between girls’ and boys’ progress. Analyses of results from national standardized tests, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the SAT and ACT college entrance examinations, as well as other measures of educational achievement, provide an overall picture of trends in gender equity from elementary school to college and beyond.

Executive Summary

Full Report

Executive Director Linda Hallman on the NewsHour
Review the transcript and watch the video from this discussion of the report findings and how they might help educators better address issues of learning and gender.

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