Southfield Public Schools announced wide-ranging changes at the high school level that officials say will help the district improve the way it meets the needs of its increasingly transient population, including gender-specific classes in math, language arts, science and social studies. School leaders received guidance from experts in Wayne State University's College of Education at the start of the redesign process. Those experts will continue to be involved in the implementation of the changes. Carolyn Shields, dean of the College of Education, said the high school redesign work will address "one of the most intractable problems in education." "We are convinced that what will emerge will be a system that truly serves the diverse needs of all students," Shields said in a news release.

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