By ED Week 02/13/2018 “… My 15-year-old son has been dubbed a “slow processer”—the kind of kid who tends to stare out the window during class as he gathers his thoughts or daydreams. His reading has hovered slightly below grade level since teachers began assessing it. His organizational habits are less than stellar: Homework assignments, school READ MORE
Author: The Boys Initiative
After Son Dies of Cancer, Rob Delaney Writes Powerful Letter About Fatherhood
By Fatherly on 02/12/2018 “… Delaney, who brilliantly plays a harried father on the brutally honest British comedy Catastrophe and is one, had spoken openly about his son Henry’s diagnosis since he found out about the boy’s brain tumor back in 2016. He had reason to celebrate in 2017, when the tumor was removed. But the cancer subsequently returned. …” Read READ MORE
The desperate cry of America’s boys
By FOX News on 02/18/2017 “… In response to this week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a man named Michael Ian Black, whom I’ve never heard of but who’s apparently an actor and comedian, invited a “conversation” on Twitter that began with the following statement: “Deeper even than the gun problem is this: boys are broken.” …” Read READ MORE
When Will We Have the Guts to Link Fatherlessness to School Shootings?
By PJ Media on 02/17/2018 “… Issue number one that no one in the mainstream media or government wants to acknowledge: fatherlessness. Specifically, the impact of fatherlessness on the boys who grew up to become school shooters. …” Read the entire article: https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/will-guts-link-fatherlessness-school-shootings/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
July 9, 2012 – Weekly Roundup Archive
July 9, 2012 News Clips More public schools splitting up boys, girlsSan Francisco ChronicleJuly 8, 2012 Sexting common behavior among U.S. teens – studyReutersJuly 3, 2012 Summer Is Peak Time for Teens to Try Drugs, AlcoholEveryday HealthJuly 2, 2012 Guys who like My Little Pony gather for ‘BronyCon’Chicago Sun-TimesJuly 2, 2012 Parents: Be vigilant for READ MORE
July 16, 2012 – Weekly Roundup Archive
July 16, 2012 News Clips How to Catch a Falling SonGreatschools.orgJuly 15, 2012 The McKnight Foundation announces over $3 million in three new grants to increase literacy by third grade McKnight.orgJuly 14, 2012 Teaching social skills cuts Chicago youth violence- studyChicago TribuneJuly 13, 2012 Arne Duncan To Report College Completion Rates Rise By Half A Percentage READ MORE
July 23, 2012 – Weekly Roundup Archive
July 23, 2012 News Clips ‘Dark Knight Rises’ shooting: Three heroes died in Aurora taking bullets for their girlfriends Daily NewsJuly 23, 2012 More Augusta gangs affiliating with national groupsAugusta ChronicleJuly 21, 2012 CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate in US Associated PressJuly 19, 2012 German lawmakers demand certainty on circumcisionNewsDayJuly 19, 2012 Boy Scout ban READ MORE
July 30, 2012 – Weekly Roundup Archive
July 30, 2012 News Clips Does Impulsiveness Give Boys Math Edge?Live ScienceJuly 27, 2012 Teen Sex: More Teenagers Using Condoms Over Past Two Decades, CDC ReportsHuffington PostJuly 24, 2012 Boy Scout policy on banning gays could cost backing, dollarspennlive.comJuly 23, 2012 Teen court program tackles bullying, hate crimesLos Angeles TimesJuly 22, 2012 International News CHINA READ MORE
August 6, 2012 – Weekly Roundup Archive
August 6, 2012 News Clips Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse by sexual predatorsLos Angeles Times, August 5, 2012 Parents Just Don’t Understand – in denial about their kids’ sexual livesSlateAugust 4, 2012 Healthy Lungs and Hearts Predict Better Math, Reading ScoresEducation WeekAugust 3,2012 Boy Scouts ask court to force major redactions to ‘perversion files’ set READ MORE
August 13, 2012 – Weekly Roundup Archive
August 13, 2012 News Clips Teens and Video Games: How Much Is Too Much?Live ScienceAugust 10, 2012 Cyberbullying not as rampant as thought, study suggestsNBC NewsAugust 10, 2012 Two boys join in creating book about experiences with bulliesArizona Daily StarAugust 10, 2012 President Obama and Mitt Romney join in opposition of Boy Scouts’ ban on READ MORE