By Jennifer C. Braceras – IWF, 01/14/2022 “… In a sweeping victory for students who were unjustly punished by campus Kangaroo courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has reversed the decision of a California trial court to dismiss an accused student’s Title IX claim against the University of California Los READ MORE
Author: The Boys Initiative
Screen Time Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Boys
By Consumer Health Day, 01/31/2022 “…Compared with no screen time, one hour or more of screen time at age 1 year linked to significantly increased odds of ASD at age 3 years…” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/screen-time-linked-to-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-boys-2656510527.html
Boston Public Schools should go into receivership
By Roger Lowenstein – Boston Globe, 01/17/2022 “…The argument for receivership is that the status quo — dismal test scores, rampant absenteeism, organizational morass, and deeply deficient outcomes for Black and brown students — is unacceptable…” Read the entire article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/01/17/opinion/boston-public-schools-should-go-into-receivership/?et_rid=739028532&s_campaign=globesmostpopular:newsletter&et_rid=739028532&s_campaign=globesmostpopular:newsletter
Back to the Drawing Board: Catherine Lhamon Seeks to Amend Title IX Regulations, Again
By Teresa Manning – NAS, 01/13/2022 “… Last month, Catherine Lhamon, the Education Department’s assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which administers Title IX, announced her plans to start the formal rule-making process to amend Title IX regulations…” Read the entire article: https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/back-to-the-drawing-board-catherine-lhamon-seeks-to-amend-title-ix-regulations-again?utm_source=NAS+Email+General&utm_campaign=8392ba1c05-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_16_04_37_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_407924b2a9-8392ba1c05-42033609
A state-funded pre-K program led to ‘significantly negative effects’ for kids in Tennessee
By Jackie Mader – Hechinger Report, 01/24/2022 “…Children who attended Tennessee’s state-funded voluntary pre-K program during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 school years were doing worse than their peers by the end of sixth grade in academic achievement, discipline issues and special education referrals…” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/a-state-funded-pre-k-program-led-to-significantly-negative-effects-for-kids-in-tennessee/?utm_source=The+Hechinger+Report&utm_campaign=82a6ff67db-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_01_25_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3ee4c3e04-82a6ff67db-322934344
Universal sex differences appear in adolescents’ career aspirations, study finds
By Phys.org, 01/26/2022 “…A new analysis by David Geary at the University of Missouri and Gijsbert Stoet at the University of Essex in the United Kingdom finds career aspirations from nearly 500,000 adolescents shows consistent sex differences across 80 nations, suggesting biologically-influenced preferences can play a role in gender segregation in the workplace later in READ MORE
Black, Male Youth at Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide Without Suicide Thoughts and Plans
By Mary Stroka – Psychiatry Advisory, 11/16/2021 “…More boys (63.8%) than girls reported suicide attempt without ideation. Boys were 3.5-times more likely than girls to attempt suicide without ideation and less likely (adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 0.77) to attempt suicide with ideation…..” Read the entire article: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/child-adolescent-psychiatry/black-male-youth-at-increased-risk-of-attempting-suicide-without-suicide-thoughts-and-plans/
Fears anorexia, eating disorders in boys going undiagnosed as brave teen shares his story
By ABC News, 12/17/2021 “…Experts say Ted is among a growing number of teenage boys around Australia who are struggling with eating disorders. He is sharing his story in the hope of helping others who are struggling. ‘I think there’s a misconception men and boys don’t struggle with eating disorders,’ he said…” Read the entire READ MORE
Pandemic Poses Short- and Long-Term Risks to Babies, Especially Boys
By Liz Szabo – KHN, 12/21/2021 “…Boys could face higher risks from covid, even before birth. Males are generally more vulnerable than females as fetuses and newborns; they’re more likely to be born prematurely and to die as infants. Preterm boys also have a higher risk of disability and death…” Read the entire article: https://khn.org/news/article/pandemic-poses-short-and-long-term-risks-to-babies-especially-boys/
Study Finds Indulging In Sports Is Good For Boys
By Global Circulate, 01/10/2022 “… A new study has found that boys who participate in sports in early childhood are less likely to experience later depressive and anxiety symptoms — known as emotional distress — in middle childhood…” Read the entire article: https://globalcirculate.com/study-finds-indulging-in-sports-is-good-for-boys/