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 Summary
1. Boys in Wisconsin high schools are equally intelligent as girls.
2. Boys test overall at the same level as girls.
3. But boys are given significantly worse grades than girls.
This prevents smart boys from gaining access to the college or university they deserve. Some 40,000 smart Wisconsin boys are denied college entirely every year. This new study, the first in the nation, finally gives Wisconsin citizens the data from our public school districts at the local level, arguably the biggest economic and social issue in society.
The myths and disinformation schools use to excuse gender discrimination against boys are debunked in this report.
View the entire paper in PDF reader below.
William A. Draves is the President of Learning Resources Network (LERN). LERN is the leading association in lifelong learning programming in the world, serving over 1,000 organizations every year.
The views and opinions expressed in this writing are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs or positions of The Boys Initiative.