The myth of gender bias in school
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You know that old saying about the glass being half full? Well, for some time now, speculation has been that when that glass is half full for girls, it's half-empty for boys. Ever since the passing of Title IX, which bans discrimination in education based on gender, a theory has floated that boys are in crisis. Is there any truth to this theory? Well, it depends on whose research you study.
A recent Wall Street Journal examines this crisis in further detail. A recent study by the American Association of University Women contends the boy crisis is a myth. After considering data from the 1970's on it was concluded that both sexes did better on test scores or remained stable. In addition, both sexes are more likely than ever to complete high school and obtain a higher learning degree.
According to the report, when girls do well, boys also do well. According to one colleague at the Postsecondary Education Opportunity, which focuses on gender bias in higher education, however, boys are less prepared than girls for college in addition to incarceration and suicide rates increasing for men.
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