How do you get kids who missed out on kindergarten during the pandemic back on track? That’s what these educators are figuring out

By CPR, 12/02/2021 “…Many of the kids in this classroom and their fellow first graders hadn’t been in a formal classroom with other students in 18 months. Instead, they’d been on screens, often alone. So, they struggled with listening, processing what the teacher was saying, and then doing the task…” Read the entire article: https://www.cpr.org/2021/12/02/kindergarten-pandemic-in-person-learning/

Research sheds light on what’s killing young people, especially boys and young men

By Joanne Silberner – NPR 11/19/2021 “… First, the good news: The death rate among young people around the world has been declining, a new study shows. But boys and young men are not doing as well as girls and young women…” Read the entire article: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/11/19/1055129130/research-sheds-light-on-whats-killing-young-people-especially-boys-and-young-men

There aren’t enough men teaching elementary school. Here’s how we can change that — and why we must.

By Jason Baez – Chalkbeat New York 11/02/2021 “…Moreover, additional male teachers can model for boys, especially boys without fathers or with absent ones, a healthy form of masculinity. I’ve also seen male teachers connect with boys in ways that help them improve academically…” Read the entire article: https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/11/2/22751904/male-elementary-school-teachers

Boys Cry Too

By Groundviews 11/23/2021 “… Boys are often under represented or even ignored in the fight against child sexual exploitation due to the stereotyping of gender traits with males being considered strong and invulnerable and less likely to be victimised or in need of support…” Read the entire article: https://groundviews.org/2021/11/23/boys-cry-too/

Gender, education and dropouts

By The Manila Times  11/30/2021 “…A recent article in the magazine The Atlantic pointed out that US colleges and universities currently enroll six women for every four men, a gender gap that is getting wider with every year…” Read the entire article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/30/opinion/columns/gender-education-and-dropouts/1824157

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/