By Brookings, 02/03/2023 “…Richard Reeves, senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at Brookings, also argued that boys may be harmed by the lack of men in the teaching workforce. Representation in schools — especially with increasingly diverse student bodies, they added — promotes student engagement and sense of belonging at school…” Read the entire READ MORE
Category: Education of Boys
American Education Policy Has Turned against Boys and Men
By National Review, 01/18/2023 “…The percentage of men graduating from college is a canary-in-the-coalmine indicator, and it shows a steady decline. Moreover, many schools have various programs aimed at helping women but nothing comparable for men…” Read the entire article: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/american-education-policy-has-turned-against-boys-and-men/
What Does the Data Say About Why Boys and Men Are Struggling?
By WNYC Studios, 02/03/2023 “…Rates of death by suicide and drug overdose for men in the US are spiking, boys are falling behind in the education system, and men’s participation in the labor market is dropping…” Read the entire article: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/what-data-says-boys-men-struggling-on-the-media
Thousands of New York kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
By Times Union, 02/03/2023 “…The practice, called “redshirting,” is more common with boys. One argument for it is that younger boys would be physically at a disadvantage when playing competitive sports. But Dodd was more worried about his independence…” Read the entire article: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/thousands-new-york-kids-missing-school-17772103.php
Boys are graded more harshly than girls. Why?
By Big Think, 01/04/2023 “…According to a 2018 Brookings Institution report, about 88% of American girls graduated high school on time, compared with 82% of boys. In 2020, six out of ten college students were women…” Read the entire article: https://bigthink.com/thinking/boys-graded-more-harshly-in-school/
Time to break the conspiracy of silence around boys’ under-achievement in school
By CapX, 01/24/2023 “…Only 47% of boys attained a grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE compared to 53% of girls. Just 54% of boys reach the expected standard in all of reading, writing and mathematics in SATS compared to 63% of girls. It’s brilliant that girls are doing so well, but READ MORE
The mind-blowing stats on male inequality
By Big Think “…Boys and men are falling behind. This might seem surprising to some people — and maybe ridiculous to others — considering that discussions on gender disparities tend to focus on the structural challenges faced by girls and women, not boys and men…” Read the entire article: https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/male-inequality/
Push for more male teachers fails to increase numbers
By NHS, 01/16/2023 “…Education experts said boys and girls benefit from more male teachers in schools because they were less likely to have stereotypical views about traditional gender roles, but recruiting men into a female-dominated field where teacher pay tops out after about 10 years is difficult…” Read the entire article: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/push-for-more-male-teachers-fails-to-increase-numbers-20230109-p5cbd6.html
Boys are graded more harshly than girls. Why?
By Big Think, 01/04/2023 “…According to a 2018 Brookings Institution report, about 88% of American girls graduated high school on time, compared with 82% of boys. In 2020, six out of ten college students were women. Once on campus, they graduate at higher rates, receiving more associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in the process…” READ MORE
The case for a Commission on Boys and Men: Will Washington state lead the way?
By Brookings, 01/13/2023 “…Many boys and men are struggling. There is a strong case for government institutions that focus on the issues that are disproportionately impacting boys and men, and which can be usefully considered through a gender-specific lens…” Read the entire article: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2023/01/13/the-case-for-a-commission-on-boys-and-men-will-washington-state-lead-the-way/