By Bese Louisiana Government, 05/13/26 “…Louisiana students are achieving historic academic gains as the state ranks first in the nation for reading growth and second in math growth, marking one of the strongest academic recovery performances in the country, according to the latest Education Scorecard released by researchers from Harvard University, Stanford University, and Dartmouth READ MORE
Category: Education of Boys
Dr. Warren Farrell’s 4-minute video summary of male issues for the Symposium for Young American Men
From The Symposium for Young American Men “…After being acknowledged for a half century of introducing boys’ and men’s issues to the public, thereby setting the stage for the Symposium for Young American Men to contemplate policy, Dr. Farrell opens the Symposium with a four-minute video summary of the need for boys’ and men’s issues READ MORE
Governor Moore Announces New Program to Address Key Challenges Faced by Young Men and Boys at Baltimore Banner Impact Summit
By Health.Maryland.gov, 10/16/26 “…Governor Moore today announced a new program designed to address key challenges faced by young men and boys by providing parenting supports for fathers. …” Read the entire article: https://health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pages/Gov.%20Moore%20Announces%20New%20Program%20to%20Address%20Key%20Challenges%20Faced%20by%20Young%20Men%20and%20Boys%20at%20Baltimore%20Banner%20Impact%20Summit.aspx
Introducing: On Nordic Boys and Men
By Kristine Landsgard, Substack 09/03/26 “…The increase in attention seems to have happened fast. Richard V. Reeves tells of how his manuscript for Of Boys and Men (2022) went from being refused by all the major publishing houses to being highlighted on Barack Obama’s summer reading list in less than three years. …” Read the READ MORE
Men Are Lonelier Than Ever. The “Toxic Masculinity” Debate May Be Making It Worse
By Men’s Journal, 08/09/26 “…Psychologist Richard V. Reeves has argued that helping boys and men thrive should not be viewed as conflicting with efforts to advance gender equality. Similarly, researchers studying male well-being increasingly emphasize positive masculinity, focusing on responsibility, resilience, empathy, mentorship, and healthy emotional expression. …” Read the entire article: https://health.yahoo.com/your-body/mens-health/articles/men-lonelier-ever-toxic-masculinity-140600272.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr&guccounter=1
Boys are falling behind in school. What would help?
By KSL, 08/02/26 “…An author of several parenting books, including the recently updated “Boys Adrift,” Sax spoke with the Deseret News regarding an educational question vexing Utah and the nation: Why are so many boys and young men struggling to succeed in school? Read the entire article: https://www.ksl.com/article/news/features/education/boys-are-falling-behind-in-school-what-would-help/51605091?utm_source=twitter_share&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=news&utm_content=education
What If Schools Are Missing the Brightest Boys
By Tom Golden, 08/13/26 “…We are starting to hear more these days about boys who struggle in school, boys who can’t sit still, or fall behind in reading. This is bringing to light that all too often schools are not built for boys. …” Read the entire article: https://menaregood.substack.com/p/what-if-schools-are-missing-the-brightest
The Gender War Is Real And Goes Far Beyond The Web
By Lisa Britton, 08/13/26 “…Look at education. Young men are a shrinking minority on college campuses, but those on campus are being indoctrinated and silenced for their “privilege.” In K-12 classrooms, typical boy energy is pathologized. Boys are often medicated for normal behaviors because “boys are a problem” and the system is structured for girls. READ MORE
The Evolved Male in the Modern Classroom
By David Geary, SAGE Journals 05/16/26 “…I elucidate the educational and occupational struggles of boys and men using an evolutionary framework. This perspective is useful in explaining boys’ relative disadvantage in language and reading development and their advantage in visuospatial and mechanical abilities. …” Read the paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00027162261422986?__cf_chl_f_tk=7VM6sbUZPDXi4km2UYAB02CZUWrvRSAEybF0vuJ1x_k-1783388817-1.0.1.1-N.nkkRkt56tBmGFwwXUbudeu3nbE2cFgMGIaZEoCjtM
MARYLAND’S Young Men and Boys Initiative
Created by Governor Wes Moore “…”In Maryland, we are going to be a state that sees our young men and boys not as problems to be solved, but as assets to be unearthed.”c- Governor Wes Moore …” Visit the website: https://goc.maryland.gov/Pages/YMBinitiative.aspx