By AEI on 05/01/2018 “… Now that we’re at the beginning of this year’s college graduation season, I thought it would be a good time to show the updated chart above of the huge (and growing) “gender college degree gap” for this year’s CollegeClass of 2018 (data here). Based on Department of Education estimates, women will earn a READ MORE
Category: Education of Boys
South Dakota boy takes legal action to dance on girls teams in competitions
By Sioux City Journal on 04/19/2018 “… The southeast South Dakota school and his friends on the squad support his decision. But South Dakota High School Activities Association rules forbid mixed gender teams in state-sanctioned tournaments. So, Linden, a Dakota Valley freshman, is suing to lift that ban. …” Read the entire article: http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/education/south-dakota-boy-takes-legal-action-to-dance-on-girls/article_53338b1c-673e-5ac0-a690-3ea62d66e460.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Ten Schools with a Climate of Accusation
By Cusas on 04/14/2018 “… On the heels of its embarrassing encounter with a conservative academic in the Spring of 2017, Middlebury College made headlines again last fall thanks to a troubled student who published a list of dozens of her classmates, accusing them of a variety of most sex-related misdeeds. One student has written about the trauma of being put on READ MORE
A Hazelwood teacher on a mission to help boys become successful young men
By KSDK on 04/16/2018 “… Hazelwood East business teacher Robert Payne is passionate about molding young minds and passionate about helping teenage boys become great young men. “We want to raise up some young men who are really excited about life, excited about giving back and making the best of life as possible,” Payne said. …” READ MORE
Dr. Warren Farrell Explains The Boy Crisis
By Townhall on 03/06/2018 “… In recent years, society has focused more on issues affecting girls and women than on those related to boys and men. …” Read the entire article: https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2018/03/06/dr-warren-farrell-explains-the-boy-crisis-n2457856 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Kevin Durant commits $10 million to Prince George’s County public schools
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
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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