Boys
Reading & Literacy
What the Research Says
Biases Can Hurt Boys' Reading
Children adapt their attitudes toward reading to conform to their classmates' perceived gender stereotypes, in ways that put boys at a disadvantage, according to a new study in the journal Child Development.
College & Workforce Readiness
What the Research Says
Support for Black Boys Boosts Graduation Rates
A new evaluation of an Oakland, Calif., school district program designed to wrap black male students in a culturally rich and supportive environment is paying off.
Teaching
Opinion
How to Teach Boys to Be Better Men
Violence and disrespect toward women is learned behavior, writes Justin Minkel, and teachers can show boys a better way.
Equity & Diversity
Photo Essay
A Photographer’s View of Ron Brown College Prep
Photographer Jared Soares discusses his experiences, and shares his favorite images from documenting faculty and students.
School & District Management
Video
Engaging, Encouraging, and Empowering Young Black Men
Christopher Chatmon is the deputy chief of equity in California’s Oakland Unified School District. Chatmon was recognized as a school district Leader To Learn From in 2015 for his efforts to support boys of color. In this speech from Education Week’s annual Leaders To Learn From Event, he explains how schools can better serve African-American males.
“Typically when people ask me to come speak, it’s always around the gloom and doom and deficits of black children or brown children,” he says. “If we don’t enter conversations around the beauty and brilliance and collective genius then we’re going to perpetuate this self-fulfilling prophecy.”
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Reasons to Revisit The Boys Initiative Site
The site has been relaunched, with these features:
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Males and Masculinities in Minority Communities
Note: This is a guest post by John Michael Lee Jr., PhD., policy director for the Advocacy and Policy Center in the Advocacy, Government Relations and Development unit at the College Board.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
'Why Boys Fail' Out in Paperback
The book has a slightly changed cover and a new introduction, which leads off:
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
U.S. Lagging in Paying Attention to Gender Gaps
(This piece is also running today in The Dallas Morning News; link requires registration)
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Confluence of Economics, Gender, Education, and Politics
You'll see it in President Obama's upcoming speech about proposals for creating jobs. The White House is all too aware of the growing political disaffection of working-class white males. Absent job creation, Obama has little hope of winning that group.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Puzzle of Poor White Boys
This is a fascinating issue, and one that can be seen mostly clearly in the U.K., where they collect data on that subgroup. In this country, the accountability system is geared more for minorities and poverty.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
'Why Boys Fail' Makes Rhee's Top Five List
Appreciate the nod. She knows something about the topic: she wrote the foreword.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Required Reading
This Brookings paper brings together all the factors that explain the declining economic status of men.