Once again, the Brits outdo us in reporting on gender gap issues. This holds true in the U.S. as well. Thousands of mostly black boys are shunted into special education only because they were badly taught. Can’t read at grade level? ask the educators? Can’t possibly be our fault. Let’s put him in special education.
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