LERN’s report, How Wisconsin Schools Shortchange Boys, is now available. You can read the full paper below or download it in PDF format here: “How Wisconsin Schools Shortchange Boys“ Julie Coates and Williams Draves, LERN Executive Summary1. Boys in Wisconsin high schools are equally intelligent as girls.2. Boys test overall at the same level as READ MORE
Author: William Draves
Opinion: New York Times and Test Grades — Excellent Article, Glaring Error
The New York Times published a piece entitled, “The Misguided War on the SAT: Colleges have fled standardized tests, on the theory that they hurt diversity. That’s not what the research shows.” William Draves and Julie Coates have written the following response: Excellent Article, Glaring Error There is an excellent article in The New York READ MORE
A Response to the WaPo article: “Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness”
The Washington Post story by Christine Emba has received so much attention, with interviews on MSNBC, CNN, etc. in the last week, that it deserves some response. The story was weirdly positioned on the WashPost’s home page next to multiple stories on Barbie dolls, Barbie makeovers, and her complicated relationship with Ken (they are dolls, READ MORE