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
Category: Minority Boys
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
High rate of suicide among young, African American boys, data shows
By Erica Simon – ABC 13 “…We all know life has taken a toll on Americans in the last 20 months. But there is a group experts say is really going through it – young, Black boys. …” https://abc13.com/houston-health-mental-suicide-rates-among-black-boys-men/11199433/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
How Helen M. Todd Saved The Boys, And Our Economy
By William A. Draves and Julie Coates Helen M. Todd saved the boys, and our economy. Her story can, and is likely to, be repeated today. Today, young men are dying by around 50,000 a year from what the CDC terms “Death by Despair.” A primary result of all that death is that the READ MORE
The Essential Key to Black Boys’ Success in Higher Ed
By William A. Draves and Julie Coates The distinguished motivational speaker Forrest Lamb wrote us recently, “Growing up I never knew that I was a ‘Black Boy.’ I was just a boy – my parents’ son. It wasn’t until I left home that I discovered that I was a ‘Black Boy.’ Until then I was READ MORE