By Education Week, 11/14,2024 “…It was my wife! She noticed that our 3rd grade son hated to read yet would listen to any military-history documentary for hours. Knowing my passion for military history, she asked me to start writing about significant battles just for him. Those homegrown chapters sparked a fire. …” Read the entire READ MORE
Category: The Boy Crisis
Boys Are Falling Behind, But New School Models Can Help
By Foundation for Economic Education, 12/30/24 “…It’s a tough time to be a boy in America. According to the American Institute for Boys and Men, boys on average start school academically behind girls and remain that way throughout their schooling. They graduate high school at lower rates than girls and, if they do graduate, are READ MORE
OPINION: Parents have way more influence than they realize in shaping their children’s success
By The Hechinger Report, 01/06/25 “…Thirty years later, evidence for the positive effects of these types of parent-child interactions has accumulated. Findings from almost 450 studies demonstrate U.S. parents’ influence on student engagement, well-being and learning. …” Read the entire article: https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-parents-have-way-more-influence-than-they-realize-in-shaping-their-childrens-success/
Author tells CNN that number of adult men not able to buy homes, have families is ‘big issue’ for country
By Fox News, 01/04/25 “…The expert then pointed out where to start addressing this problem. “We‘ve got to improve the economic prospects for young men – that is, if you‘re going to do one thing. So, we need to have more investments in an education system that works for men,” he said, mentioning promoting vocational READ MORE
America’s Young Men Are Falling Behind—and Shifting Right
By The Ringer, 10/11/24 “…Richard Reeves, president of the American Institute for Boys and Men, joins the show to talk about the state of men, young men, working-class men, the gender divide in the electorate, why Democrats seem to have a guy problem, and why Republicans seem to have a message that is resonating—especially for READ MORE
Boys Are Falling Behind But New School Models Can Help
By Forbes, 11/21/24 “…It’s a tough time to be a boy in America. According to the American Institute for Boys and Men, boys on average start school academically behind girls and remain that way throughout their schooling. They graduate high school at lower rates than girls and, if they do graduate, are more likely to READ MORE
Boys and men are struggling locally and globally
By Broad and Liberty, 11/25/24 “…“Issues such as educational disparities, mental health crises, workplace fatalities, and biases in the criminal justice system profoundly affect the quality of life and opportunities available to men. Men’s Equality Month aims to shed light on these issues and foster a more balanced and equitable society for everyone.”…” Read the READ MORE
Introducing Our New Oh, Boy!™ Campaign
By The Boys Initiative “…The Oh, Boy!™ Campaign by The Boys Initiative highlights an often-overlooked issue: the challenges boys and young men face in today’s society. This video underscores the pressing need to recognize and tackle the systemic barriers hindering boys’ and young men’s ability to reach their full potential. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho1Sh–Pl0o
Why aren’t we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
By Celeste Davis, 10/06/24 “…“Nearly 60 percent of all college students today are women. That’s an all-time high… U.S. colleges and universities have lost about 1.5 million students in the past several years. Men accounted for 71 percent of that loss.” This is a quote from a Freakanomics podcast episode I listened to this week called READ MORE
We are failing our boys and younger men
By Pleasanton Weekly, 10/03/24 “…By any measure, boys and younger men have been failed by educators, academics, politicians and others in authority. They trail girls and women in education (at all levels), have the highest rates of suicide and drug addiction by a wide margin, and increasingly are living at home with their parents as READ MORE