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School Is Not Working for Too Many Boys and Nobody Wants to Talk About It
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School Is Not Working for Too Many Boys and Nobody Wants to Talk About It

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There was a time decades ago when girls trailed boys in math and science and we as a nation deemed that to be unacceptable. Starting in the 1970’s, initiatives and organizations sprung up all over the place to help girls catch up. And they did. But as girls began improving in math and science, boys… Continue reading School Is Not Working for Too Many Boys and Nobody Wants to Talk About It

Sounding the Alarm for Boys in Our Schools
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Sounding the Alarm for Boys in Our Schools

Erika Sanzi3 Comments

Legendary actress Meryl Streep recently garnered a considerable amount of media attention during a Vanity Fair panel about the second season of HBO’s series “Big Little Lies.” Much to the surprise of many, Streep was highly critical of the phrase “toxic masculinity,” asserting that the use of it actually “hurts our boys.” She went on… Continue reading Sounding the Alarm for Boys in Our Schools