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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: boys.

School Choice & Charters Opinion Single-Sex Experiment in Idaho
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Richard Whitmire, May 16, 2011
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Education Opinion Why TV is Getting Skankier
Men in charge of programming yearn for the good old days when women didn't dominate, writes Maureen Down in her Sunday New York Times column. Making them into 'loose' stewardesses reminds men is simpler times.
Richard Whitmire, May 15, 2011
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Education Opinion The Missing Fifth
In the New York Times Sunday Magazine Larry Summers is asked about the economic scenario that keeps him up. His answer: the 20 percent of working age men, 25-54, who aren't working.
Richard Whitmire, May 15, 2011
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Education Opinion 'Women's Educational Equity' ... No Longer Needed?
That's the position taken by Rep. Duncan Hunter, chairman of the House Education and the Workforce subcommittee, which oversees K-12 federal programs. The Equity program would be one of 43 programs trimmed by Hunter to "reduce the fat" in the federal education budget.
Richard Whitmire, May 13, 2011
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Education Opinion Reaction to "Missing Fifth" Column
New York Times prints some interesting letters in response to the David Brooks column about the 20 percent of working-age men who have disappeared from the economic radar screen.
Richard Whitmire, May 13, 2011
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School Choice & Charters Opinion The Male Brain Slows When Stationary?
That's the operating philosophy at this single-sex school in South Carolina. Funny, I once visited Princeton's vaunted Institute for Advanced Study and failed to notice the male scholars bouncing off the walls. Maybe I came at the wrong time of day.
Richard Whitmire, May 12, 2011
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Equity & Diversity Opinion May 20: Teleseminar with Naomi Way
Way is author of Deep Secrets, another book that takes a look at the "boy code" said to limit boys' emotional ranges.
Richard Whitmire, May 11, 2011
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Education Opinion Economist/ NYT on the Plight of Working Males
Interesting pieces, especially the connection to the declining education attainment of American males.
Richard Whitmire, May 11, 2011
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Symposium on Black Males
Sponsored by Educational Testing Service, June 14, in Washington.
Richard Whitmire, May 11, 2011
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Education Opinion National Report on Boys
Tom Mortenson updates his data on the state of boys and men in America in this press briefing by The Boys Initiative.
Richard Whitmire, May 11, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion The Do-You-Need-College Debate
The Hechinger Report offers links to recent reporting, most of it weighing against the need for college. I see nothing that changes my position that college is the new high school. Students need some kind of post-secondary education to compete. A better way to frame the debate would be: Who actually needs a four-year degree?
Richard Whitmire, May 10, 2011
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Reading & Literacy Opinion Moms Helpings Boys with Book Clubs
Great idea out of New Jersey. And learning to deal with the fart jokes is just part of life.
Richard Whitmire, May 10, 2011
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School Choice & Charters Opinion More on Single-Sex Coming to NYC
New chancellor Dennis Walcott discusses school choice in general, and that includes more single-sex options for parents.
Richard Whitmire, May 9, 2011
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Special Education Opinion Comprehensive Autism Study in South Korea
And in this study, boys were five times more likely to suffer from autism.
Richard Whitmire, May 9, 2011
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