/boys Boys en-US 2021 (c) 91Ö±˛Ą Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:09:49 GMT /teaching-learning/5-ways-teachers-can-get-boys-to-love-reading/2025/01 Students' reading scores have hit record lows, with boys' scores falling furthest. Pleasure reading could help. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:09:49 GMT /teaching-learning/5-ways-teachers-can-get-boys-to-love-reading/2025/01 /leadership/for-too-many-boys-school-isnt-working-solutions-are-in-reach A special reporting project explores why boys, overall, are doing worse in school than girls—and what can be done to reverse the trend. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/for-too-many-boys-school-isnt-working-solutions-are-in-reach /leadership/boys-want-a-strong-relationship-with-their-teachers-that-doesnt-always-happen/2025/01 The key to inspiring boys in the classroom is a strong student-teacher relationship, experts say. Here's how to make it work. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/boys-want-a-strong-relationship-with-their-teachers-that-doesnt-always-happen/2025/01 /leadership/boys-are-falling-behind-girls-in-school-see-how/2025/01 The data are clear: Girls, on average, find more success at school than boys. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/boys-are-falling-behind-girls-in-school-see-how/2025/01 /teaching-learning/teachers-heres-how-to-build-stronger-relationships-with-boys-downloadable/2025/01 Boys are relational learners, experts say. Here are eight key strategies for how to reach them. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/teachers-heres-how-to-build-stronger-relationships-with-boys-downloadable/2025/01 /leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 Boys would benefit from more male role models in the classroom. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/why-boys-dont-want-to-become-teachers-and-what-schools-can-do-about-it/2025/01 /leadership/how-these-schools-get-boys-excited-about-learning/2025/01 These four schools are reimagining their schedules and operations to better serve boys. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/how-these-schools-get-boys-excited-about-learning/2025/01 /leadership/middle-school-is-tough-for-boys-one-school-found-the-secret-sauce-for-success/2025/01 Hands-on learning, choice, and other evidence-based practices help boys thrive. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/middle-school-is-tough-for-boys-one-school-found-the-secret-sauce-for-success/2025/01 /leadership/what-boy-friendly-changes-look-like-at-every-grade-level/2025/01 An all-boys school gave students more autonomy and time for socializing. The results have been powerful. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/what-boy-friendly-changes-look-like-at-every-grade-level/2025/01 /teaching-learning/kindergarten-play-makes-a-comeback-and-boys-benefit/2025/01 The modern kindergarten has little time for movement and play. Not so in this teacher's classroom. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/kindergarten-play-makes-a-comeback-and-boys-benefit/2025/01 /teaching-learning/boys-think-school-is-a-waste-of-time-career-pathways-prove-them-wrong/2025/01 Real-world, experiential learning appeals to how boys learn best, educators say. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/boys-think-school-is-a-waste-of-time-career-pathways-prove-them-wrong/2025/01 /leadership/why-school-isnt-working-for-many-boys-and-what-could-help/2025/01 Teachers report in a new survey that boys are less focused and engaged than their female counterparts. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/why-school-isnt-working-for-many-boys-and-what-could-help/2025/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-boys-dont-love-to-read-could-this-former-teacher-be-on-to-something/2024/11 Boys are falling behind in reading. Books with military-history themes may help reverse this trend. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-boys-dont-love-to-read-could-this-former-teacher-be-on-to-something/2024/11 /leadership/teen-mental-health-showing-signs-of-improvement/2024/08 New CDC data shows a small decrease in the percentage of teens reporting persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:53:48 GMT /leadership/teen-mental-health-showing-signs-of-improvement/2024/08 /leadership/disparities-bullying-and-corporal-punishment-the-latest-federal-discipline-data/2023/11 As most schools offered hybrid instruction in 2020-21, Black students and students with disabilities were disproportionately disciplined. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:32:46 GMT /leadership/disparities-bullying-and-corporal-punishment-the-latest-federal-discipline-data/2023/11 /leadership/misogynist-influencer-andrew-tate-has-captured-boys-attention-what-teachers-need-to-know/2023/02 Middle school boys, in particular, are repeating Tate's offensive language and ideas in the classroom, teachers report. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 22:01:13 GMT /leadership/misogynist-influencer-andrew-tate-has-captured-boys-attention-what-teachers-need-to-know/2023/02 /leadership/opinion-stop-demonizing-black-boys-let-them-play-too/2022/11 The play of Black boys is judged differently—more dangerous, more violent—than that of peers, writes teacher-educator Altheria Caldera. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:00:46 GMT /leadership/opinion-stop-demonizing-black-boys-let-them-play-too/2022/11 /leadership/opinion-americas-boys-are-in-serious-trouble-schools-can-help/2022/05 Here are three imperatives to giving boys an education worth living for, from a teacher at an all-boys middle school. Mon, 02 May 2022 19:30:30 GMT /leadership/opinion-americas-boys-are-in-serious-trouble-schools-can-help/2022/05 /teaching-learning/biases-can-hurt-boys-reading/2020/03 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. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:33:55 GMT /teaching-learning/biases-can-hurt-boys-reading/2020/03 /teaching-learning/support-for-black-boys-boosts-graduation-rates/2019/10 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. Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:21:13 GMT /teaching-learning/support-for-black-boys-boosts-graduation-rates/2019/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-teach-boys-to-be-better-men/2018/10 Violence and disrespect toward women is learned behavior, writes Justin Minkel, and teachers can show boys a better way. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:40:51 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-teach-boys-to-be-better-men/2018/10 /leadership/a-photographers-view-of-ron-brown-college-prep/2017/11 Photographer Jared Soares discusses his experiences, and shares his favorite images from documenting faculty and students. Wed, 15 Nov 2017 03:52:45 GMT /leadership/a-photographers-view-of-ron-brown-college-prep/2017/11 /leadership/video-engaging-encouraging-and-empowering-young-black-men/2017/04 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 91Ö±˛Ąâ€™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.” Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:11:23 GMT /leadership/video-engaging-encouraging-and-empowering-young-black-men/2017/04 /leadership/video-leadership-snapshot-christopher-chatmon/2015/03 Tue, 24 Mar 2015 21:59:55 GMT /leadership/video-leadership-snapshot-christopher-chatmon/2015/03 /leadership/opinion-reasons-to-revisit-the-boys-initiative-site/2011/10 The site has been relaunched, with these features: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:18:31 GMT /leadership/opinion-reasons-to-revisit-the-boys-initiative-site/2011/10 /leadership/opinion-males-and-masculinities-in-minority-communities/2011/10 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. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:54:49 GMT /leadership/opinion-males-and-masculinities-in-minority-communities/2011/10 /leadership/opinion-why-boys-fail-out-in-paperback/2011/09 The book has a slightly changed cover and a new introduction, which leads off: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:33:22 GMT /leadership/opinion-why-boys-fail-out-in-paperback/2011/09 /leadership/opinion-u-s-lagging-in-paying-attention-to-gender-gaps/2011/09 (This piece is also running today in The Dallas Morning News; link requires registration) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:34:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-u-s-lagging-in-paying-attention-to-gender-gaps/2011/09 /leadership/opinion-the-confluence-of-economics-gender-education-and-politics/2011/09 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. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:36:54 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-confluence-of-economics-gender-education-and-politics/2011/09 /leadership/opinion-the-puzzle-of-poor-white-boys/2011/09 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. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:17:24 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-puzzle-of-poor-white-boys/2011/09