Equity & Diversity Blog

Why Boys Fail

This blog was written by Richard Whitmire, a former editorial writer at USA Today and past board president of the National Education Writers Association, and a frequent opinion commentator on national education issues. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: boys.

College & Workforce Readiness Opinion College Still Worth It?
Yes. New York Times makes another nice contribution to the debate.
Richard Whitmire, July 24, 2011
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School Climate & Safety Opinion School Discipline: Texas v. California
Interesting commentary that contrasts two approaches to school suspensions/expulsions.
Richard Whitmire, July 23, 2011
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Half of Young Black Males in Nashville Suffer from Serious Health Problems
Hypertension and diabetes at the top of the list.
Richard Whitmire, July 21, 2011
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Federal Opinion Challenge to the Title IX Challenge
Debate over gender imbalances in high school sports heats up.
Richard Whitmire, July 21, 2011
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School Climate & Safety Opinion Suspension/Expulsion Issue Heating Up
This is likely to be the new civil rights challenge, and it affects mostly boys. From the New York Times:
Richard Whitmire, July 19, 2011
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Where are the Healthiest Black Men?
In prison.
Richard Whitmire, July 18, 2011
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Education Opinion Growing up Male in Oakland
Sociologist Victor Rios revisits in his childhood in Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys .
Richard Whitmire, July 18, 2011
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Education Opinion Developments at The Boys Initiative
The Initiative produces a draft of its strategic plan.
Richard Whitmire, July 15, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion This Should Be Happening on More Campuses
If women are going to make up nearly 60 percent of the undergraduate body, why are female professors and deans still in the minority? My assumption all along has been that the gender shift will take place. Replacement takes time. In some colleges, such as the University of Richmond, that shift has already taken place.
Richard Whitmire, July 15, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion The Undereducated American
The nation must add 20 million postsecondary-educated workers to the economy by 2025, according to a new Lumina report.
Richard Whitmire, July 14, 2011
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Science Opinion Girls Sweep Google Science Fair
What the article doesn't include are the gender breakdowns on the students who elected to compete for the honor. That's where this issue gets interesting. What I've observed in other competitions is that girls are more motivated.
Richard Whitmire, July 14, 2011
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Federal Opinion Title IX Stikes Idaho Schools
I have no problem with Title IX hovering over gender equity in sports. Maybe, just maybe, one day the feds will take a look at academic gender inequities, with far fewer boys arriving in their senior year prepared and motivated to take on college work.
Richard Whitmire, July 13, 2011
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Education Opinion At Least Unemployed Men Get Exercise ... Right?
Not so much, it turns out.
Richard Whitmire, July 13, 2011
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Federal Opinion Aussie Boys No Different
If you want to achieve the nation's higher education goals you have to look at boosting the performance of boys. Australians are far ahead of Americans in looking at their K-12 gender gap problems, but not enough to matter in the ultimate outcomes.
Richard Whitmire, July 12, 2011
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