By Miami Times Online “…Why does it matter? The dropout rates from high school for Black male students after an encounter with a single Black male educator decreases by 39%, and their college aspirations increase by 19%. …” Read the entire article: https://www.miamitimesonline.com/education/why-america-s-schools-need-more-black-male-educators-like-me/article_008b4da3-5918-4846-9874-950fd6133c2c.amp.html
Category: Education of Boys
Why South African boys are vanishing from schools amid a dropout crisis
By iol, 01/01/2026 “…The celebratory mood surrounding the 2025 matriculation results, highlighted by improvements in pass rates, masked a serious demographic concern: the worrying decline in the number of boys remaining in the schooling system compared to girls. South Africa’s boys are disappearing at a significantly higher rate than their female counterparts, creating an increasingly READ MORE
Overlooked crisis: call for inquiry into sliding boys’ education
By Education HQ, 12/04/2025 “…A parliamentary inquiry into boys’ education has been called for by the Federal Opposition, as a growing body of experts warn boys’ worsening underperformance and over-representation among the most academically at-risk students amounts to one of the most overlooked crises in Australian schooling…” Read the entire article: https://educationhq.com/news/overlooked-crisis-call-for-inquiry-into-sliding-boys-education-203725/
The strong, positive effects of high-dose tutoring for boys (and girls)
By AIBM, 01/06/2026 “…Many educational disparities between boys and girls appear early and persist through their educational journeys. They are less ready than girls upon school entry, are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities—including in reading and language—earn lower grades, and are more likely to drop out before completing high school…” Read the READ MORE
Overlooked crisis: call for inquiry into sliding boys’ education
By EducationHQ, 12/04/2025 “…Despite the scale of the problem, boys’ academic underperformance has been neglected by policymakers, with the focus given to areas where girls lag such as in STEM and maths – this has been to the detriment of boys, they contend…” Read the entire article: https://educationhq.com/news/overlooked-crisis-call-for-inquiry-into-sliding-boys-education-203725/
Strategies for Teaching Boys
By NEA, 12/10/2025 “…Boys today are less likely to go to college and more likely to struggle with loneliness and lack of purpose. NEA members are working to change that…” Read the entire article: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/strategies-teaching-boys
Boys and girls tend to use different strategies to solve math problems, new research shows
By PsyPost, 01/15/2026 “…This new evidence may help explain an apparent contradiction in the existing research – girls do better at math in school, but boys do better on high-stakes math tests and are more likely to pursue math-intensive careers…” Read the entire article: https://www.psypost.org/boys-and-girls-tend-to-use-different-strategies-to-solve-math-problems-new-research-shows/
Boys need greater encouragement and support to excel academically
By The Witness, 01/17/2026 “…The boy child is increasingly being left behind, becoming underrepresented in matric cohorts and less likely than girls to return through second-chance pathways. This imbalance requires urgent and targeted intervention…” Read the entire article: https://witness.co.za/news/2026/01/17/boys-need-greater-encouragement-and-support-to-excel-academically/
The Solution to the Boys’ and STEM Crisis
Millions of parents, us included, lie sleepless at night worrying about their smart sons’ ability to access a college degree. The data shows people with a four-year degree have higher career earnings, better marital prospects, and better health. They also pay more in taxes and require fewer social services. Fewer than 40% of college graduates READ MORE
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