By Fordham Institute, July 11, 2024 “…Boys are not faring as well as girls in school. Women outperform men in school in terms of school readiness in kindergarten, GPA, and increasingly in college enrollment and degree attainment. …” Read the entire article: https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/whats-wrong-boys-school
Category: Education of Boys
Boys Aren’t Reading As Much As Girls, And It’s A Major Problem
By The Federalist, 07/08/2024 “…Already, this educational disparity between the sexes is leading to a crisis in marriageand family formation, to say nothing of political polarization, since most men and women struggle to find intellectual equals who can understand and complement them…” Read the entire article: https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/08/boys-arent-reading-as-much-as-girls-and-its-a-major-problem/
Are girls smarter than boys? Not exactly
By Maryland Matters, 06/12/2024 “…The divergence begins early. Girls are “14 percentage points more likely to be ‘school ready’ at age 5 … a much bigger gap than the one between rich and poor children, or Black and white children.” By high school, boys have significantly lower grade point averages and higher dropout rates. And READ MORE
Boys Are Struggling. Male Kindergarten Teachers Are Here to Help.
By The UpShot, 06/22/2024 “…Boys are falling behind in school. They are less likely than girls to be ready for kindergarten. They read at lower levels. They graduate from high school at lower rates. This gender gap in education has significantly widened just in the last generation…” Read the entire article:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/23/upshot/male-kindergarten-teachers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2E0.2qml.yWQLySkNse-S&smid=url-share
Norwegian boys dislike school more than any other group, finds study
By Phys.org, 06/12/2024 “…Compared with Norwegian girls, Norwegian boys also say that they enjoy school much less (boys’ scores are 44% lower). Spanish boys also clearly dislike going to school more than Spanish girls, while in Poland there is no difference between the sexes…” Read the entire article: https://phys.org/news/2024-06-norwegian-boys-school-group.html
Nick Fletcher: ‘Boys are underperforming at school — silence on this grave inequality must end’
By Politics, 03/05/2024 “…Our boys are still not doing as well at school as they should be. They are underperforming. As well as with their own results, they are also behind girls at every single stage of education. The gender attainment gap is an expression of their underperformance because there is no biological or other READ MORE
Black teachers are less likely to refer Black boys to special education, study finds
By EdNC, 03/11/2024 “…For Black male students, being matched with educators who look like them means more than ever. A new study found that Black male elementary school students are less likely to be placed in special education if they have Black teachers…” Read the entire article: https://www.ednc.org/03-11-2024-black-teachers-are-less-likely-to-refer-black-boys-to-special-education-study-finds/
What do boys want to be when they grow up?
By Science Norway, 03/19/2024 “…You might know a little boy who wants to become a professional footballer or a policeman when he grows up? But what about when they get a bit older? We have asked a researcher about what boys and girls want to be when they grow up and why they want to READ MORE
Boys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help?
By EdSurge, 02/14/2024 “…Zachary Jackson thinks a lot about what his students may be learning from him in class. For some of his first graders in Atlanta, that goes beyond the actual academic lessons. They are also practicing how to be a man. For Jackson, the question of how to model manhood is an obsession, READ MORE
Boys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help?
By EdSurge, 02/14/2024 “…Lately, as educational outcomes for women have improved, men’s performance has not kept pace. Low college enrollment rates for men have also drawn attention to men’s struggles. But it’s not just academically that men are barely treading water. The education profession feels more female than ever…” Read the entire article: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2024-02-14-boys-aren-t-excelling-in-schools-would-more-male-role-models-in-early-learning-help