Boys Will Be Boys

Are new educational techniques improving girls' education, but also harming that of boys? In a new book, (based on an older Newsweek article) Peg Tyre suggests that the answer is "yes." Is she right? Are things likely to be better in a single-sex environment? Are things likely to be worse in an Orthodox environment that has a great deal invested in boy's "book smarts" and hatmadah at a young age?