By Carlos Stephens, 07/07/2025 “…Fort Valley, GA – Life-changing conversations are taking place this week as part of the Boys II Men Summer Mentorship Program, a five-day initiative designed to guide and empower young men in the Fort Valley community…” Read the entire article: https://wgxa.tv/news/local/boys-ii-men-program-in-fort-valley-tackles-real-life-issues-and-empowers-young-men
Category: The Boy Crisis
Political Advocacy by Girl Scouts CEO Raises Uncomfortable Questions for One Mom
By Blair Daly and Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, 07/08/2025 “…I am disappointed by the ways in which leaders in our state neglect the hardships boys and men face. I would like to see influential people do less sidelining of males and more uplifting of them, recognizing that we all need to rise together…” Read the entire article: READ MORE
Boys Are Struggling in School. What Can Be Done?
By Rick Hess, 05/20/2025 “…Boys have fallen behind girls at most levels of schooling, from kindergarten readiness to college completion. They are more likely to be diagnosed with learning disabilities, less likely to graduate from high school, and much less likely to earn a college degree…” Read the entire article: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-boys-are-struggling-in-school-what-can-be-done/2025/05
Forum: Men’s mental health deserves a seat at the table – including at Aware
By The Straights Times, 06/09/2025 “…early boys are taught to suppress emotions, fear vulnerability and measure success through dominance. This isn’t just “boys being boys” – it’s the early formation of a mental health crisis…” Read the entire article: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-mens-mental-health-deserves-a-seat-at-the-table-including-at-aware
Boys saw their friend being bullied for his clothes and immediately stepped in: ‘I needed to do something’
By Muskaan Juneja, 06/12/2025 “…A national survey found that 28% of middle schools, 15% of high schools, and 10% of elementary schools reported the occurrence of bullying within school premises at least once a week… This is why Michael’s story is so important: it shows bystanders ditching the sidelines to protect the victim instead of READ MORE
Our schools have a ‘boy problem’ and we need to talk about it
By Richard Whitmire, 06/14/2025 “…After a couple of decades as an education reporter, my first book was “Why Boys Fail” That was in 2011, one of several books written at the time about boys falling behind. Back then, it appeared we were on the cusp of finally doing something about it…” Read the entire article: READ MORE
Missouri needs commission on boys and men
By Anthony J Nixon Jr, 06/23/2025 “…Nationally, boys are struggling in school. Young men are disconnected from work or education. Fathers are trying to stay involved but feeling shut out by systems. Men are experiencing mental health crises in silence…” Read the entire article: https://www.stlamerican.com/your-health-matters/health-news/missouri-needs-commission-on-boys-and-men/
Falling Behind: Do we treat boys like malfunctioning girls?
By WBUR, 04/13/25 “…REEVES: So I was going in, one of my sons was struggling at school and we walked down this hallway and on one side of the hallway was all these notice boards with Girls on the Run, a scholarship night for girls, Girls Who Code, Black Girl Magic, et cetera. Just really READ MORE
Boys and School: Aspirations and Underperformance
By Psychology Today, 04/23/25 “…Education scholars have also explored other boy-unfriendly aspects of school, including grading practices that reward compliance and the differential effects of teacher gender on performance. …” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-new-discontents/202504/boys-and-school-aspirations-and-underperformance
Are Girls Doing Better Than Boys in School?
By New York Times, 03/24/2025 “Boys today have more challenges than girls in school as early as kindergarten. Girls have narrowed gaps with boys in math (though they have widened since pandemic school closures), and girls outperform boys in reading. Boys graduate from high school and attend college at lower rates…” Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/learning/are-girls-doing-better-than-boys-in-school.html