By Seattle Times 11/03/2020 “… The SLC is a group that includes Black male students from schools across the Seattle Public School District. They’ve come together to support each other as they navigate balancing school and life while mentoring others and providing guidance to administrative leaders in the District as a whole. …” Read the READ MORE
Author: The Boys Initiative
Where have all the male teachers gone?
By The Spectator 10/19/2020 “… We know that girls have been outperforming boys at school for almost three decades now. Last year, 72 per cent of female students achieved a GCSE pass(level 4 or above) compared to only 63 per cent of boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/where-have-all-the-male-teachers-gone- The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Please Teach Me Like I’m a Boy! with Dr. Vermelle D. Greene
By Self Discovery Media 11/02/2020 “… Dr. Vermelle D. Greene, author of Please Teach Me Like I’m a Boy! Ten Steps to His Success in School and in Life. Greene is the Executive of the Boys Initiative. Boys are in crisis and continue to fall behind girls in academics and readiness for college or careers. READ MORE
Kindergarten Readiness, Later Health, and Social Costs
By Pediatrics 11/02/2020 “…Boys scored significantly lower on classroom engagement than girls…however, there were no sex-based differences in number knowledge or receptive vocabulary scores. Boys also had lower academic averages at the end of high school…” Read the entire article: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/10/29/peds.2020-0978 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Groups step up to bridge educational gap
By Sara Foss – The Daily Gazette 10/28/2020 “… The Key Hall program is a pilot that will eventually expand. At the moment it serves between eight to 12 teenage boys, all of whom are affiliated with My Brother’s Keeper, an organization that aims to close the opportunity and achievement gap among young men of READ MORE
2020 Update: “For every 100 girls…..” Part II
By Mark J. Perry – AEI 10/29/2020 “… For every 100 girls suspended from public elementary and secondary schools, 240 boys are suspended…For every 100 girls expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, 291 boys are expelled…” Read the entire article: https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/2020-update-for-every-100-girls-part-ii/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Girls start ahead, but boys catch up when it matters: A different education journey for girls and boys
By Kate Noble and Sarah Pilcher 10/27/2020 “… Girls are far more likely to be developmentally ready to start school, and remain ahead on many measures, particularly literacy, throughout the early and middle years. However by senior secondary these gaps have narrowed, and by adulthood young men are faring much better on economic measures. …” READ MORE
The Evidence Strongly Suggests That Teachers Over-Punish Black Students
By Evan Gerstmann – Forbes 10/21/2020 “… Nonetheless, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is significant racial prejudice against African American students, especially boys, when it comes to school discipline. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/10/21/the-evidence-strongly-suggests-that-teachers-over-punish-black-students/#7db571434e0 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Women earned majority of doctoral degrees in 2019 for 11th straight year and outnumber men in grad school 141 to 100
By Mark J. Perry – AEI 10/15/2020 “… Therefore, 2009 marked the year when men officially became the “second sex” in higher education by earning a minority of college degrees at all college levels from associate’s degrees to doctoral degrees. By overall enrollment in higher education men have been an underrepresented minority for the last 40 READ MORE
How to keep teen boys happily singing – instead of giving up when their voices start to change
By Conversation 09/17/2020 “… Adolescent boys are powerfully influenced by peers, family and teachers. These individuals can provide direction and motivation during a boy’s transition from childhood to adolescence, especially if they are supportive and share his goals. …” Read the entire article: https://theconversation.com/how-to-keep-teen-boys-happily-singing-instead-of-giving-up-when-their-voices-start-to-change-144389 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org