By University of Georgia News, 03/27/2024 “…One in three rural Black men reported they experienced suicidal ideation or thoughts of death in the past two weeks, reports a new study from the University of Georgia. Childhood adversity and racism may hold much of the blame…” Read the entire article: https://news.uga.edu/young-black-men-dying-by-suicide-at-alarming-rates/
Category: Minority Boys
Yes, men and boys are in crisis — but traditional masculinity won’t help them
By Mary Elizabeth Williams – Salon, 01/06/2024 “…The statistics are dismaying. Boys are 7% more likely to drop out of high school than girls, a gender gap that Fortune last year noted “has gone largely unaddressed by schools.” They have higher rates of unemployment, have shorter life expectancies, and are four times more likely than females READ MORE
Research shows ‘significant’ gender achievement gaps for boys, but there’s hope to close it
By Florida Politics, 10/03/2023 “…Boys in Florida lag behind girls in basic English language proficiency in elementary and middle school but, according to new research from the Helios Education Foundation, there is hope to close the gap…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/637620-research-shows-significant-gender-achievement-gaps-for-boys-but-theres-hope-to-close-it/
Why Schools Close Black Boys Out of Gifted and Talented Programs
By ACA, 08/29/2023 “…Flaws in testing and racial bias among teachers and school counselors are some of the reasons many Black boys are denied advanced learning programs and misdirected into special education, according to a new assessment published in the American Counseling Association’s Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development…” Read the entire article: https://www.counseling.org/news/news-detail/2023/08/29/why-schools-close-black-boys-out-of-gifted-and-talented-programs
In School, Girls Rule. Where Does That Leave Boys?
By EdSurge, 05/23/2023 “…College began as a nearly all-male world, and that long trickled down through the education system. Then, 50 years ago, the U.S. government prohibited discrimination in education on the basis of sex. Now, women earn more than 57 percent of all bachelor’s degrees…” Read the entire article: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-05-23-in-school-girls-rule-where-does-that-leave-boys
Are young boys of color set up to fail in early education?
By EdSource, 03/08/2023 “…Since preschool suspensions and expulsions disproportionately impact children of color, research shows, particularly Black boys, this is fundamentally an issue of equity…” Read the entire article: https://edsource.org/2023/are-young-boys-of-color-set-up-to-fail-in-early-education/686511
Examining college enrollment gaps: A discussion with leading scholars
By Brookings, 02/03/2023 “…Richard Reeves, senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at Brookings, also argued that boys may be harmed by the lack of men in the teaching workforce. Representation in schools — especially with increasingly diverse student bodies, they added — promotes student engagement and sense of belonging at school…” Read the entire READ MORE
Voices for Boys and Men
By Richard Reeves, 11/28/2022 “…That gap persists at GCSEs and A-levels. Young women are more likely to apply to university than young men. Those young men who apply are more likely to drop out and those who complete their courses are less likely to get a good degree. The disparity becomes even more acute among READ MORE
Why are boys doing badly at school?
By The Economist, 11/23/2022 “… Globally, colleges and universities now enrol just 88 men for every 100 women. These trends have long been starkest in rich countries, but are increasingly visible in poor ones, too—perhaps because the hurdles that long held schoolgirls back are gradually being knocked down. Why do boys do badly in school…” READ MORE
Data Exclusive: 75 percent of black California boys don’t meet state reading standards
BY MATT LEVIN MAY 31, 2017 UPDATED JULY 19, 2019 “…Three of four African-American boys in California classrooms failed to meet reading and writing standards on the most recent round of testing, according to data obtained from the state Department of Education and analyzed by CALmatters. https://calmatters.org/education/2017/05/data-exclusive-75-of-black-california-boys-dont-meet-reading-standards/