By PsyPost, 03/06/2023 “…ADHD is characterized by inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity, affecting between 3.4-7.2% of children. It is more common in boys than in girls. Children with ADHD frequently experience comorbidities; they are more likely to be absent from school, have low academic achievement, and be victims of bullying…” Read the entire article: https://www.psypost.org/2023/03/new-study-provides-insight-into-the-relationship-between-adhd-and-school-attendance-problems-in-adolescents-68947
Category: The Boy Crisis
Expert weighs in on how to help boys and men as research reveals big decline in achievement levels
By Newshub, 02/07/2023 “…The results are in. Years of research show a big decline in achievement levels for boys and men, and it’s happening all across the developed world. Men are falling way behind, in test scores, in the workforce, and in family life…” Read the entire article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2023/02/expert-weighs-in-on-how-to-help-boys-and-men-as-research-reveals-big-decline-in-achievement-levels.html
Are young boys of color set up to fail in early education?
By EdSource, 03/08/2023 “…Since preschool suspensions and expulsions disproportionately impact children of color, research shows, particularly Black boys, this is fundamentally an issue of equity…” Read the entire article: https://edsource.org/2023/are-young-boys-of-color-set-up-to-fail-in-early-education/686511
Are boys and girls wired differently when it comes to thinking?
By News-Medical, 02/23/2023 “…Men have larger brains than women, on average, but this does not translate into superior intelligence for either sex. In general, women have better verbal skills and perceive things faster, but men have better abilities to visualize and locate things in a spatial sense…” Read the entire article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230223/Are-boys-and-girls-wired-differently-when-it-comes-to-thinking.aspx
Examining college enrollment gaps: A discussion with leading scholars
By Brookings, 02/03/2023 “…Richard Reeves, senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at Brookings, also argued that boys may be harmed by the lack of men in the teaching workforce. Representation in schools — especially with increasingly diverse student bodies, they added — promotes student engagement and sense of belonging at school…” Read the entire READ MORE
Who are America’s Uninsured?
By Sean Kullman, 02/23/2023 “…Males remain at the top of the list when it comes to those less likely to graduate high school, earn a GED, matriculate to and graduate from a two or four year college, and carry health insurance…” Read the entire article: https://gibm.substack.com/p/who-are-americas-uninsured?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=353975&post_id=102321685&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
American Education Policy Has Turned against Boys and Men
By National Review, 01/18/2023 “…The percentage of men graduating from college is a canary-in-the-coalmine indicator, and it shows a steady decline. Moreover, many schools have various programs aimed at helping women but nothing comparable for men…” Read the entire article: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/american-education-policy-has-turned-against-boys-and-men/
What Does the Data Say About Why Boys and Men Are Struggling?
By WNYC Studios, 02/03/2023 “…Rates of death by suicide and drug overdose for men in the US are spiking, boys are falling behind in the education system, and men’s participation in the labor market is dropping…” Read the entire article: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/what-data-says-boys-men-struggling-on-the-media
Thousands of New York kids are missing from school. Where did they go?
By Times Union, 02/03/2023 “…The practice, called “redshirting,” is more common with boys. One argument for it is that younger boys would be physically at a disadvantage when playing competitive sports. But Dodd was more worried about his independence…” Read the entire article: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/thousands-new-york-kids-missing-school-17772103.php
Boys are graded more harshly than girls. Why?
By Big Think, 01/04/2023 “…According to a 2018 Brookings Institution report, about 88% of American girls graduated high school on time, compared with 82% of boys. In 2020, six out of ten college students were women…” Read the entire article: https://bigthink.com/thinking/boys-graded-more-harshly-in-school/