Girls and #x2019; Gains Have Not Cost Boys, Report Says

                   
the-dispatch.com     May 20, 2008            

The American Association of University Women, whose 1992 report on how girls are shortchanged in the classroom caused a national debate over gender equity, has turned its attention to debunking the idea of a “boys’ crisis.” “Girls’ gains have not come at boys’ expense,” says a new report by the... [read full story]                    

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About That Education Crisis

tnr.com     May 20, 2008          

This email just in from a reader:I just saw your Plank post on the new AAUW study; since you had questions about its objectivity (which is fair, given the documented problems with their 1992 "how schools shortchange girls" report), I wanted to direct you to a report I wrote for Education Sector,...                    

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Boys' crisis? What boys' crisis?

salon.com     May 20, 2008          

There are a couple of questions in life that seem like they'll never be fully resolved. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Which is better, Coke or Pepsi? Which group is having the bigger educational "crisis," boys or girls? As many of you are probably aware, back in 1992 the American...                    

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Academic gains by girls not at the expense of gains by boys, U.S. report asserts

iht.com     May 20, 2008          

The American Association of University Women, whose 1992 report on how girls are shortchanged in the classroom caused a debate over gender equity, has turned its attention to debunking the idea of a "boys' crisis." "Girls' gains have not come at boys' expense," says a new report by the group,...                    

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The Myth of the Boy Crisis

matthewyglesias.com     May 20, 2008          

The Washington Post writes up some new research indicating that the much-fretted-over "boy crisis" in education doesn't actually exist -- "both sexes have stayed the same or improved on standardized tests in the past decade" and family socioeconomic factors are a much larger demographic...                    

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'Boys Crisis' Disputed

courant.com     May 20, 2008          

Report: Gender Differences In School Success Overstated A new study today on gender equity in education concludes that a "boys crisis" in U.S. schools is a myth and that both sexes have stayed the same or improved on standardized tests in the past decade.                    

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Surprise--The AAUW Finds that More Girls than Boys in College is No Crisis

reason.com     May 20, 2008          

Crying "crisis" every time some social scientist notices some differences between groups is very popular nowadays. The implication is that equality should be the status quo and that differences must be the result of malign forces. (Admittedly, sometimes there are malign forces, e.g., Jim Crow...                    

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All the freaking out about the "boy crisis ... [School Daze]

gawker.com     May 21, 2008          

All the freaking out about the "boy crisis " in public schools, i.e. the notion that boys are under-performing academically, is apparently over nothing: a new study reports that "both sexes have... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]                    

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AAUW: ‘Boy crisis’ is a myth

joannejacobs.com     May 21, 2008          

The “boy crisis” in schools is a myth, concludes a study by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), which argued in the ’90s that girls needed more attention. Grades and test scores for boys have remained the same or improved, the AAUW says, even if girls have made larger gains. The...                    

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Not a Zero Sum Game

shakespearessister.blogspot.com     May 20, 2008          

Shapeling and Shaker Sweet Machine forwarded me this article from The Times—helpfully filed in the "Education" section, despite having "girls" in the title—about a new report from the American Association of University Women which has found that girls' gains in the classroom have not come at...                    

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White men may regret demanding their attention back

prometheus6.org     May 20, 2008          

Even when they think they found evidence of gender differences in education the difference was literally too trivial for serious consideration. No Crisis For Boys In Schools, Study Says Academic Success Linked to IncomeBy Valerie StraussWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, May 20, 2008; A01 A new...                    

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