'Boys Crisis' in Education a Myth
Posted on: Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 09:01 CDT
A study Tuesday by a group advocating education and equity for woman dispels the myth that boys suffer academically at the expense of girls in U.S. schools.
A report by the American Association of University Women concludes in its study, Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education, that academic success is linked to family income more than sex of the student.
The report reaches three general conclusions: male students don't suffer educationally if their female counterparts do well, education performance has improved across both sexes and ethnic and economic factors correlate to academic performance.
Proponents argued that male students suffered at the expense of advocacy campaigns for women.
Perhaps the most compelling argument against a boys crisis, the report says, is that men continue to outearn women in the workplace.
Source: United Press International
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