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is the VOA Special English Education Report. In nineteen -, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, were almost double that. Some middle and high schools also joined the movement. Yet studies find mixed results requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from policies. Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better environment and safer schools. The school district in Long , California, was the first in the country to require in all elementary and middle schools. That was in ninety-four-. The example helped build national interest in uniforms a way to deal with school violence and improve . Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria has looked at those findings. She says they were only on opinions about the effects of uniforms. She other steps taken at the same time to improve in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the . The district increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed law to reduce class sizes. Her report is among in a book published last year called "Uniforms in Schools: A Decade of Research and Debate." In Florida, example, researcher Sharon Pate found that uniforms seemed to behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise Hughes found discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms, but effect on attendance. Sociologist David Brunsma has studied school policies since nineteen ninety-eight-. He collected the reports in book. In his own study, he found that reading mathematics performance dropped after a school in rural Pennsylvania uniforms. Political and community pressures may persuade schools to to uniforms to improve learning. But David Brunsma and believe there is not enough evidence of a direct . In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase problems. But researchers also say studies of uniform policies often scientifically limited. They say more work is needed get better information. And that's the VOA Special English Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. For more on this , go to voaspecialenglishcom.. I'm Steve Ember.

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