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Boy Trouble: Why Boys Are Failing In School

Boys are more likely to struggle with reading, get assigned to special ed classes and drop out of high school. The problem is not the boys -- it's the schools. Experts and educators will weigh in on what schools can do to be more "boy-friendly" and increase acheivement among male students.

 

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Michael Thompson, clinical psychologist and author of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Lives of Boys
Kelley King, teacher and author of Writing the Playbook: A Practitioner’s Guide to Creating a Boy-Friendly School
Sue Strand, retired teacher

 

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