In Afghanistan, the Taliban has been the country’s ruling power since 2021. For years, they’ve enforced strict rules, including a ban on girls attending school beyond the sixth grade.

People are more likely than not to say there’s now enough emphasis on girls doing well in school, standing up for themselves and being leaders, found a companion Pew survey of 6,204 adults.

Girls have been outperforming boys in American schools for decades, from elementary school through college. But the gender gap in education starts even earlier: Boys enter kindergarten less ...

SIX. FOR THE FIRST TIME, GIRLS WILL ATTEND THE WEST END SCHOOL. THE NOW FORMER ALL BOYS SCHOOL ENROLLED NEW STUDENTS TODAY AS PART OF A SCHOLARSHIP CEREMONY. WLKY’S BLAKELY MCHUGH WAS THERE WHEN ...

The city Department of Education spent $4 million to renovate the “Old Boys and Girls Field” in East Flatbush, then turned it over to Eagle Academy for Young Men, a small all-boys school ...

Brookfield Academy girls tennis After years of the boys tennis program dominating in Division 2, it was the girls program’s turn in the spotlight this past fall. The Blue Knights won their first ...