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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: boys.

Federal Opinion British Boys Trailing -- But Improving
Results from England's national test.
Richard Whitmire, August 3, 2011
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School Climate & Safety Opinion How To Reduce Suspensions (and help boys)
From the Edweek story on Baltimore:
Richard Whitmire, August 3, 2011
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Education Opinion The Mommy Track
Kay Hymowitz, author of Manning Up, offers up a lively analysis of the salary gender gap.
Richard Whitmire, August 2, 2011
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School Choice & Charters Opinion New Boys School in Dallas
From the article:
Richard Whitmire, August 2, 2011
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Reading & Literacy Opinion The Challenge of Teaching Reading
Developing a love of reading on a broad scale may be mission impossible, argues this Chronicle commentator.
Richard Whitmire, August 1, 2011
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Baby You Can Drive My Genes
Clever headline to an amusing look at gender differences, laid out in an Economist book review.
Richard Whitmire, July 29, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Do Aussie Boys Need High School or College Degrees?
Some boys do fine with neither, this writer points out. Besides, women haven't been entirely successfully at translating their superior academic achievements into workforce achievements.
Richard Whitmire, July 29, 2011
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Reading & Literacy Opinion Comic Book Classroom Literacy
Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Anything but. What started in Maryland is spreading. Boys love it. The strategy: Around fifth or sixth grade you make the pivot into chapter books.
Richard Whitmire, July 29, 2011
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Equity & Diversity Opinion NAACP Sees Education as Answer -- but Misses the Irony
Education is the key to reversing the losses among black males, according to NAACP leaders meeting in Los Angeles.
Richard Whitmire, July 29, 2011
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Education Opinion Boys Book Gets the Movie Treatment
The popular Horrid Henry books hit the big screen.
Richard Whitmire, July 29, 2011
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Education Opinion Michelle Rhee Documentary
Bloomberg TV's documentary on Rhee, which debuted earlier this week, just became available online. Rhee wrote the foreword to Why Boys Fail.
Richard Whitmire, July 28, 2011
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Education Opinion Structural Economic Changes
Interesting discussion in this American Enterprise Institute piece about economic/education changes. No discussion of gender -- but not too hard to figure out the implications.
Richard Whitmire, July 27, 2011
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School Choice & Charters Opinion Single-Sex Education Critics Win National Award
For years, academics Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett have pushed back against the notion that boys are experiencing academic problems. The Casey Journalism Center on Children and Families just awarded their commentaries an honorable mention.
Richard Whitmire, July 27, 2011
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Federal Opinion Even in Bermuda
Discussions about boys falling behind. Is it because schools ignore the fact boys learn differently? If that's the issue, then when did schools shift to teaching in ways that favor girls?
Richard Whitmire, July 26, 2011
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