Category: Education of Boys

American boys are falling behind girls at school — and that has long-term effects on their health

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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?

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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

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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

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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

Male students do better on ACT, get less financial aid

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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

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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/

What’s wrong with boys in school?

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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

Boys Aren’t Reading As Much As Girls, And It’s A Major Problem

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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

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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