By Fox 6 Milwaukee, 10/03/24 “…Three hours after Tyree’s dad dropped him off at Metcalfe School near 34th and North, a woman found the 6-year-old outside and brought him home. He lives about a mile from the school. “He felt like he was being bullied, he didn’t have any friends, so he said he just READ MORE
Category: Education of Boys
The Crisis Facing Boys in Education: The Domino Effect of Bad Grading and its Devastating Consequences
In recent years, a disturbing trend has surfaced in both K-12 education and higher learning institutions, pointing to systemic issues that disproportionately affect boys. While many factors contribute to this crisis, recent studies have uncovered one of the leading culprits: inaccurate grading practices. Boys, who have historically been more vulnerable to these grading discrepancies, are now READ MORE
Young men are falling behind
By Washington Examiner, 08/01/24 “…Men make up the majority of “deaths of despair,” such as alcohol poisoning, while male drug overdose deaths are more than twice as common as female overdose deaths. Moreover, the suicide rate among men is four times higher than among women. Academically, things are similarly bad. Men earn less than half READ MORE
American boys are falling behind girls at school — and that has long-term effects on their health
By Philly Voice, 09/20/24 “…According to the American Institute for Boys and Men, boys are struggling at school and have fallen well behind girls in academic achievement. There is a 14% gap in school readiness between boys and girls at age 5. Boys have lower grade point averages than girls throughout their K-12 educations. Boys READ MORE
What’s Holding Back Black Boys & Men?
By The Manhattan Institute, 09/06/24 “…On this week’s episode of the Glenn show, Glenn Loury is joined by Harry Holzer, a distinguished labor economist. They discuss a set of interrelated issues that are holding many black boys and men back: K-12 education and vocational training, employment and apprenticeship, and incarceration. …” Listen to podcast: https://manhattan.institute/multimedia/whats-holding-back-black-boys-men
Harry Remer: Better care of boys, reduce school shootings
By Gazette, 09/12/24 “…I’m a psychotherapist, and the young students my colleagues and I work with can have very high levels of anxiety about school shootings. The vast majority of youth gun violence is perpetrated by boys. It’s crystal-clear that we as a nation are not serving them well. The wonderful improvements for girls in READ MORE
To Asia and back: Nelson College principal all-in for all-boys education
By Stuff, 09/06/24 “…Men continued to lead statistics around suicide, incarceration and unemployment, Washington said. Increased use of social media and exposure to online influencers could particularly affect boys, who were still learning about risk-taking behaviour, he said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350401281/asia-and-back-nelson-college-principal-all-all-boys-education
Male students do better on ACT, get less financial aid
By The College Fix, 08/13/24 “…A 2019 study of 200 colleges by SAVE Services found “57% of institutions offer scholarships that facially violate provisions of Title IX that ban sex-based discrimination.” There are numerous current examples as well. The Velma E. Stuit Scholarship, offered at The University of Iowa, awards up to $2,500 to full-time READ MORE
Ga. man walks 200 miles for charter school empowering boys
By 12 26 On Your Side News, July 24, 2024 “…King Randall is using his steps to raise funds for The Life Preparatory School for Boys. The youth organization offers after-school classes and programs, teaching boys everything from reading and writing to trade skills. They are fundraising for more space. …” Read the entire article: https://www.wrdw.com/2024/07/25/ga-man-walks-200-miles-charter-school-empowering-boys/