By RTE 01/07/2021 “… Despite the majority listing the ‘news’ as their primary source of information, the survey found only 40% of participants believed boys should receive the HPV vaccine, with the majority (50%), indicating that they didn’t know…” Read the entire article: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2021/0107/1188195-teenagers-hpv-vaccinations-sexual-health-cancer-education/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Education of Boys
The unreported gender gap in high school graduation rates
By Brookings 01/12/2021 “… The pattern was clear: while the graduation levels and gender gap vary by state, in every state for which we collected data, girls graduated at a higher rate than boys…” Read the entire article: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/01/12/the-unreported-gender-gap-in-high-school-graduation-rates/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Lincoln seventh grader creates a diverse world of kids-turned-superheroes in a book he started in third grade
By Lincoln Journal Star 01/01/2021 “… Jeffrey says he likes the freedom to say what he wants, to put his thoughts down, the lessons he’d like readers to take away. …” Read the entire article: https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/lincoln-seventh-grader-creates-a-diverse-world-of-kids-turned-superheroes-in-a-book-he/article_b051dd80-935c-5b8a-8ed4-f8bb7b3a557e.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teens who spend more time in extracurricular activities and less time in front of screens have better mental health, study finds
By CNN 11/04/2020 “… But it’s not healthy for either gender: Screen time that went beyond the recommended limit of two hours was still significantly associated with lower satisfaction and optimism among boys and girls, the study said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/us/teens-mental-health-screen-time-wellness-trnd/index.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
PROOF POINTS: White and female teachers show racial bias in evaluating second grade writing
By Hechinger Report 11/02/2020 “… A recent study highlighted how the unfair grading of ordinary schoolwork extends down to even young students. In an experiment, teachers evaluated the same second-grade writing sample more harshly when there were clues that it had been written by a Black boy than when it appeared to have been written READ MORE
Seattle’s young ‘Kings’ help adults build a more equitable education system
By Seattle Times 11/03/2020 “… The SLC is a group that includes Black male students from schools across the Seattle Public School District. They’ve come together to support each other as they navigate balancing school and life while mentoring others and providing guidance to administrative leaders in the District as a whole. …” Read the READ MORE
Where have all the male teachers gone?
By The Spectator 10/19/2020 “… We know that girls have been outperforming boys at school for almost three decades now. Last year, 72 per cent of female students achieved a GCSE pass(level 4 or above) compared to only 63 per cent of boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/where-have-all-the-male-teachers-gone- The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Please Teach Me Like I’m a Boy! with Dr. Vermelle D. Greene
By Self Discovery Media 11/02/2020 “… Dr. Vermelle D. Greene, author of Please Teach Me Like I’m a Boy! Ten Steps to His Success in School and in Life. Greene is the Executive of the Boys Initiative. Boys are in crisis and continue to fall behind girls in academics and readiness for college or careers. READ MORE
Kindergarten Readiness, Later Health, and Social Costs
By Pediatrics 11/02/2020 “…Boys scored significantly lower on classroom engagement than girls…however, there were no sex-based differences in number knowledge or receptive vocabulary scores. Boys also had lower academic averages at the end of high school…” Read the entire article: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/10/29/peds.2020-0978 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Groups step up to bridge educational gap
By Sara Foss – The Daily Gazette 10/28/2020 “… The Key Hall program is a pilot that will eventually expand. At the moment it serves between eight to 12 teenage boys, all of whom are affiliated with My Brother’s Keeper, an organization that aims to close the opportunity and achievement gap among young men of READ MORE