By 12 26 On Your Side News, July 24, 2024 “…King Randall is using his steps to raise funds for The Life Preparatory School for Boys. The youth organization offers after-school classes and programs, teaching boys everything from reading and writing to trade skills. They are fundraising for more space. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wrdw.com/2024/07/25/ga-man-walks-200-miles-charter-school-empowering-boys/
Author: The Boys Initiative
What’s wrong with boys in school?
By Fordham Institute, July 11, 2024 “…Boys are not faring as well as girls in school. Women outperform men in school in terms of school readiness in kindergarten, GPA, and increasingly in college enrollment and degree attainment. …” Read the entire article: https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/whats-wrong-boys-school
Discussion in Harlem highlights mental health needs of Black men and boys. Why it’s being called “a national problem.”
By CBS News, July 16, 2024 “…Dr. Arthur Evans, CEO of the American Psychological Association, said suicide rates among Black adolescent boys is rising at a concerning rate. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/harlem-discussion-black-men-boys-mental-health/
Tomorrow’s Health: Diabetes in boys, brain care & obesity drugs
By 7 News Staff, Jul. 23, 2024 “…Boys are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes than girls. That’s according to a new study published in the U.K. that found that up until age 10 the risk is the same, but it markedly decreases for girls at that point. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/07/23/tomorrows-health-diabetes-boys-brain-care-obesity-drugs/
Why Married Fathers Matter
By Institute for Family Studies, 06/14/2024 “…In fact, a new study finds that boys who don’t reside with their married fathers are, amazingly, more likely to go to prison than graduate from college, whereas boys from intact, married families are markedly more likely to graduate from college than spend time in jail…” Read the entire READ MORE
Opinion: Boys and men get everything, except the thing that’s most worth having
By The Salt Lake Tribune, 06/09/2024 “…Almost without exception, the boys I talked to craved closer, more emotionally open relationships, but had neither the skills nor the social permission to change the story. Perhaps it’s not surprising that boys don’t know how to listen and engage with their friends’ emotions on any deeper level; after READ MORE
ADHD diagnoses are rising. 1 in 9 U.S. kids have gotten one, new study finds
By NPR, 05/23/2024 “…About 1 in 9 children in the U.S., between the ages of 3 and 17, have been diagnosed with ADHD. That’s according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that calls attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder an “expanding public health concern.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/05/23/1252941968/adhd-diagnoses-are-rising-1-in-9-u-s-kids-have-gotten-one-new-study-finds
HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, but fewer boys are getting the shots, new research suggests
By Fortune, 05/23/2024 “… Evidence that the shots are preventing HPV-related cancers in men has been slower to emerge, but the new research suggests vaccinated men have fewer cancers of the mouth and throat compared to those who didn’t get the shots. These cancers are more than twice as common in men than in women…” READ MORE
Nick Fletcher: ‘Boys are underperforming at school — silence on this grave inequality must end’
By Politics, 03/05/2024 “…Our boys are still not doing as well at school as they should be. They are underperforming. As well as with their own results, they are also behind girls at every single stage of education. The gender attainment gap is an expression of their underperformance because there is no biological or other READ MORE
Black teachers are less likely to refer Black boys to special education, study finds
By EdNC, 03/11/2024 “…For Black male students, being matched with educators who look like them means more than ever. A new study found that Black male elementary school students are less likely to be placed in special education if they have Black teachers…” Read the entire article: https://www.ednc.org/03-11-2024-black-teachers-are-less-likely-to-refer-black-boys-to-special-education-study-finds/