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/
Category: Education of Boys
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
From Kindergarten To College, Girls Are Outperforming Boys. U.K. Study Finds
By Forbes, 01/14/2024 “…Girls are outperforming boys at all levels of education from kindergarten to college, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2024/01/14/from-kindergarten-to-college-girls-are-outperforming-boys/?sh=7f42f22e1c91
LERN Report: How Wisconsin Schools Shortchange Boys
LERN’s report, How Wisconsin Schools Shortchange Boys, is now available. You can read the full paper below or download it in PDF format here: “How Wisconsin Schools Shortchange Boys“ Julie Coates and Williams Draves, LERN Executive Summary1. Boys in Wisconsin high schools are equally intelligent as girls.2. Boys test overall at the same level as READ MORE
Meltdown in Higher Education: This Has Never Happened Before
Tom Mortenson’s paper, “Meltdown in Higher Education: This Has Never Happened Before” You can read the full paper below or download it in PDF format here: Meltdown in Higher Education: U.S. Tom Mortenson, Senior ScholarThe Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Educationtom@postsecondary.orgDecember 26, 2023 In 2021 there were 15.4 million undergraduate students READ MORE
Breakthrough Study on Grading with Data Not Previously Available
By LERN Forecasts, 01/12/2024 “…This new study, the first in the nation, finally has the data from our public school districts at the local level. The data is for Wisconsin high school districts. The findings are applicable nationwide. No school district in America has reported GPA being equal for girls and boys…” Read the entire READ MORE
From Boys to Men: Teenagers Talk Mental Health
By Men’s Health, 11/15/2023 “…The transition from adolescence to adulthood has always been fraught with challenges. But today’s young men are undoubtedly struggling. Rates of anxiety and depression are on the rise, with exam pressures, an unstable job market and conflicting messages around masculinity compounding the problem…” Read the entire article: https://www.menshealth.com/uk/mental-strength/a45778159/teenagers-mental-health/
We must end the 30-year silence about boys’ underperformance
By Schools Week, 11/27/2023 “…We wanted to focus on boys’ education because there has been a gender attainment gap for at least 30 years. Today, it affects boys of every age and stage from early years to SATs, and from GCSEs to university entry. Just over half of boys (56 per cent) meet the expected READ MORE