A New Jersey school district has agreed not to use training methods promoted by a group that stresses gender differences and holds positions including that girls don’t perform as well on timed tests as boys because they are threatened by pressure and that boys are bored more easily.
The West Milford Township School District had contracted with the Spokane, Washington-based Gurian Institute for teacher training sessions on three occasions in 2017.
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