Gender Divide

Raising children isn’t easy, especially if you’re doing it on your own.At Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy, the new all-boys school in East…

There are girls on campus at Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy, and some of boys are trying to take advantage of that situation.“He’s asking that…

James Brewster and Candace Hunter have tough jobs.They teach U.S. history at the new single-sex middle schools in Northeast Austin: Gus Garcia Young Men's…

Do boys and girls learn differently?Some single-sex supporters say yes, but not everyone agrees — not even those who work at the two new single-sex middle…

This fall, Austin ISD opened its first all-boys school in Northeast Austin called Gus Garcia Young Men's Leadership Academy. It's paired with a sister…

Principal Sterlin McGruder thinks it's his responsibility to teach more than reading and math to his middle school students at Gus Garcia Young Men’s…

This year, two middle schools on Austin’s East Side became single-sex schools. Garcia and Pearce Middle schools are located in one of Austin’s most…

This story is part of an occasional series from KUT called Gender Divide, which will tell stories about the communities in Austin ISD's new single-sex…

This story is part of an occasional series from KUT called Gender Divide, which will tell stories about the communities in Austin ISD's new single-sex…

Seventh graders are gathered in the cafeteria of the Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy. They’re all dressed in white button down shirts and khaki…