By Meredith Blair – WTVY, 02/09/2022 “…Words of wisdom from an area pastor were heard by Faine Elementary boys this morning. It’s part of the “believe mentorship program” where students are learning to recognize a great future is ahead of them. The goal is simple, to uplift and shape young boys into good citizens…” Read the entire READ MORE
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Ballet For Boys
By Jenn McKee – The Argonaut Newsweekly, 02/03/2022 “… Santa Monica’s Westside School of Ballet – which has kept young dancers on their toes since 1967 – recently relaunched a program of boys-only classes, hoping to encourage more young men to give dancing a whirl…” Read the entire article: https://argonautnews.com/ballet-for-boys/
Chris Sprowls lauds proposal supporting dads, at-risk boys and aging-out foster youth
By Florida Politics, 02/03/2022 “… The legislation mainly targets children involved in the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Juvenile Justice; it includes provisions relating to father-oriented services, alleviating the crisis of at-risk boys, and supporting young adults aging out of the foster care system…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/493294-chris-sprowls-lauds-proposal-supporting-dads-at-risk-boys-and-aging-out-foster-youth/
Pinellas schools make a reading push, just for boys
By Tampa Bay Times, 01/31/2022 “… Created as part of a larger strategy to overcome a literacy achievement gender gap, the battle exposes boys to new materials and teaches them in a competitive environment how to read for meaning and retention…” Read the entire article: https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/01/31/pinellas-schools-make-a-reading-push-just-for-boys/
Online Course – Gender Matters: Gender in the Classroom
By You Got Class “…Your female students learn differently than your male students. Discover how girls learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping girls learn more, and the 5 tips to help girls succeed more. Then discover how boys learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping boys learn more, and the 5 tips READ MORE
What It Takes to Get Support for a Black Boy With Special Needs
By Taylor Harris – Time, 01/11/2022 “… Around that time, I developed the mental hashtag #NotMyBlackBoy. I would repeat it in my head as I prepared to engage educators who would try to convince me that in Tophs’ case, the bare bones would do. ..With an education gap between races that lingers at the threshold READ MORE
City to tackle plight of Black men, boys with new office
By Tiana Woodward – Boston Globe, 02/03/2022 “…The cheers, claps, and amens of more than 40 Black men and allies filled Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Roxbury Thursday morning as Mayor Michelle Wu unveiled the Office for Black Male Advancement, a new entity aimed at addressing the challenges Black men and boys face…” Read READ MORE
Children’s mental health: Huge rise in severe cases, BBC analysis reveals
By Branwen Jeffreys – BBC, 01/04/2022 “…Only those with the most serious mental health problems are referred for specialist care. But schools are reporting a surge in mental health problems below this high threshold, with pupils needing extra support such as counseling…” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/education-60197150
Pandemic family stress leads to sleep problems for boys
By Cal Powell – UGA Today, 01/13/2022 “…University of Georgia researchers have shown elevation in pandemic-related family stress intensified the negative impact of child maltreatment on sleep problems among boys. No significant associations between adverse parenting and sleep were found for girls, suggesting girls showed more resilience in this study…” Read the entire article: https://news.uga.edu/pandemic-family-stress-leads-to-sleep-problems-for-boys/
Screen Time Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder in Boys
By HealthDay, 01/31/2022 “…The researchers found that at age 3 years, the prevalence of children with autism spectrum disorder was 392 per 100,000 (0.4 percent) and boys were three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder…” Read the entire article: https://consumer.healthday.com/screen-time-linked-to-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-boys-2656510527.html