By Wbur, 08/25/2025 “…Boys fall behind girls in education in the U.S. starting as young as eight years old. Understanding how boys learn is key to knowing why that’s happening. Today, On Point: Part one of On Point’s weeklong series “Falling Behind: The Miseducation of America’s Boys.”…” Read the entire article: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/08/25/falling-behind-boys-girls-education-gap
Category: Advocacy for Boys
Why are boys and men falling behind in education? Social scientist Richard Reeves explains
By CNN, 09/02/2025 “…NN’s Pamela Brown sits down with founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men and author Richard Reeves to discuss his view from research that parents should consider “redshirting” boys from kindergarten, which is the practice of holding a child back until he turns six…” Read the entire READ MORE
Post Malone stalking case sheds light on male victims
By Kim Bojórquez, 08/06/2025 “…While women make up the majority of stalking victims in the U.S., domestic violence advocates say men’s stalking experiences are often underreported, burdened by stigmatization and sometimes minimized by the victims themselves…” Read the entire article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/post-malone-stalker-case-highlights-male-victims/ar-AA1K14Rm
Homestead teacher bonds out after allegedly throwing shoe at student
By 7 NEWS WSVN, 08/07/2025 “…A Homestead teacher has bonded out of jail after being arrested on a felony child abuse charge after police said she threw a shoe that struck a student in the head. Sandra Marta Colombo, 61, was taken into custody at her home on NE 1st Drive on Wednesday, according to READ MORE
Save the Date Advancing Equity in Prostate Cancer Free St. Louis Town Hall Event – August 26th
Join us Tuesday, August 26, 2025 5:30 – 7:30 for an open and honest conversation about prostate cancer and why it is still being diagnosed too late. Whether you know a little, a lot, or nothing at all about prostate cancer, this event is for you. Read the entire article: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/k2ecaww/lp/f32a9c4e-8277-44b1-8061-c69cfcdcec37
Vermont film gives voice to ‘quiet crisis’ facing boys and young men
By Kevin O’Connor, 07/09/2025 “…We always held firm to the focus of creating a film that seeks to listen to boys and young men and learn from their perspectives and priorities, not preach to them about what they should be doing…” Read the entire article: https://vtdigger.org/2025/07/09/vermont-film-gives-voice-to-quiet-crisis-facing-boys-and-young-men/
Our Most Underserved Students: Active, Smart Boys:
By Marty Nemko “…Thus, the subconsciously or consciously held feeling among educators, policymakers, and the public, is that we need to do more for females than for males, ignoring such statistics that boys are achieving far worse in school than are girls,…” Read the entire article: https://www.martynemko.com/articles/our-most-underserved-students-active-smart-boys_id1558
Brighton Hill head Chris Edwards on problems facing boys
By Chris Edwards, 05/08/2025 “…Young boys are struggling; there are so many barriers in their way that didn’t exist, or were much rarer, in the past and we must address this to support them to excel…” Read the entire article: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25143861.brighton-hill-head-chris-edwards-problems-facing-boys/
Underachievement of working class boys needs urgent strategy一MP
By Rhiannon James, 07/10/2025 “… During the debate on educational attainment of boys, Mr Rushworth said a “coded message in our current curriculum is that society values academic excellence over development of technical skills”. He went on to say: “I believe we urgently need a national strategy for boys’ attainment – cross-party, evidence-based and rooted READ MORE
Boys II Men program in Fort Valley tackles real-life issues and empowers young men
By Carlos Stephens, 07/07/2025 “…Fort Valley, GA – Life-changing conversations are taking place this week as part of the Boys II Men Summer Mentorship Program, a five-day initiative designed to guide and empower young men in the Fort Valley community…” Read the entire article: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/boys-ii-men-program-in-fort-valley-tackles-real-life-issues-and-empowers-young-men