By NBC Sports on 02/23/2018 “… The partnership, which comes with a $10 million dollar commitment from Durant, will help fund a program called College Track. Essentially, it’s a 10-year program that provides basic infrastructure — test prep, tutoring, college selection and how to get financial aid — that kids from less-advantaged families often times don’t have. …” Read READ MORE
Category: Education of Boys
Stanford protects inclusivity by banning men from the gym twice a week
By The College Fix on 02/22/2018 “… Michigan State University operated a women-only lounge going back to the Great Depression. The University of Michigan-Flint has excluded whites and males from consideration for certain faculty awards. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/42255/
Mary Laudon: We must put an end to harmful gender stereotypes
By Post Bulletin on 02/21/2018 “… I recently had the opportunity and pleasure to view an eye-opening documentary. I usually fall asleep during any and all educational videos, but this one was different. This documentary struck a chord in me …” Read the entire article: http://www.postbulletin.com/life/lifestyles/mary-laudon-we-must-put-an-end-to-harmful-gender/article_991c2916-15b6-11e8-879a-1309911aa9ac.html
SCHOOL ROW Battle erupts over plans to allow boys to attend Scotland’s last remaining all-girls state school
By The Scottish Sun on 02/21/2018 “… Parents are campaigning for Notre Dame High in Glasgow’s west end to open doors to boys – but former pupils have blasted the plans and say they are bidding to save a “sacred institution”. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2261941/battle-plans-allow-boys-notre-dame-high-all-girls-state-school-glasgow/
After Son Dies of Cancer, Rob Delaney Writes Powerful Letter About Fatherhood
By Fatherly on 02/12/2018 “… Delaney, who brilliantly plays a harried father on the brutally honest British comedy Catastrophe and is one, had spoken openly about his son Henry’s diagnosis since he found out about the boy’s brain tumor back in 2016. He had reason to celebrate in 2017, when the tumor was removed. But the cancer subsequently returned. …” Read READ MORE
These kids started a book club for minority boys. It’s the most popular club in school.
By The Washington Post on 01/21/2018 “… “The books that we read here, we can relate to,” 11-year-old Devon Wesley said. The book club has finally allowed Devon to encounter black characters who look like him. The club dates back to December, when a fifth-grader complained one morning that his lackluster results on a citywide English exam READ MORE
Sponsored: Give your son an outstanding education at Merchiston Castle School
By DC Thompson on 01/24/2018 “… Edinburgh, takes pride in specialising in the education of boys and preparing them for the world, developing aspirational, and sensitive, yet gentle men. Think about a wonderfully caring and nurturing family environment, where boys learn to like learning more. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/586030/sponsored-give-son-outstanding-education-merchiston-castle-school-articleisfree/
STUDY: FEMINIST TEACHERS NEGATIVELY AFFECT BOYS’ EDUCATION
“…Has the Sexual Revolution, and the feminist ideology that drives it, pushed men out of universities by undermining boys in school as early as kindergarten? Some writers are beginning to connect the dots between the shift over the last few decades in educational practices from fact-based grading to evaluation based on “non-cognitive” and “emotional skills” READ MORE
Anson boy’s selfless letter to Santa earns response
By Abilene Reporter-News on 12/21/2017 “… But while most kids his age are asking for games, toys and things to entertain themselves, Noel has a much more selfless request this Christmas. For a seventh-grade writing class assignment, he asked the deliverer of Christmas joy to help his sister, 5-year-old Cierra, get healthy. …” Read the entire article: http://www.reporternews.com/story/news/education/2017/12/21/anson-boys-selfless-letter-santa-earns-response/957386001/
Parents laugh off ‘nonsense’ academics’ claims that Lego is sexist
By Daily Star on 12/28/2017 “… Researchers at the University of California’s School of Education say girls are instructed to try make-up, cooking, cleaning and washing up while boys can play at being doctors, astronauts and firefighters. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/670049/lego-parents-laugh-nonsense-gender-stereotypes-sexism