[sitetest]

My older son graduated from, and my younger son currently attends an all-male high school. I graduated from the same school. It was a great experience. As an aside, my older son is friends with the author of this article. Small world.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Separating the sexes, and requiring uniforms, would improve the learning environment in these schools 1000% for almost no cost.

The other structural problems would remain, but the fact that these two simple, obviously beneficial steps have not been taken, and probably never will, tells me the govt has no real interest in improving compulsory govt education.