At the beginning of the twenty-first century there are only two men's colleges in the United States–Wabash College in Indiana and Deep Springs in California, although there are approximately eighty women's colleges. For all intents and purposes, men's colleges seem to have outlived their…

[Roanoke.com, Wednesday, October 31, 2007] Officials weigh whether a new class setup can lead to better test scores.   By David Harrison The boys are so engaged that they're interrupting one another and Troy Manns, the teacher, has a hard time getting his questions out. "What was the…

Bleaching out gender differences hampers the education of both girls and boys  [The Christian Science Monitor from the September 20, 2007 edition] By Michael Gilbert,Los Angeles The educational performance of boys has generated much notice of late. They are falling behind girls at just…

Mark Hewlett considers the problem of boys being outperformed academically and what can be done to address the issue. As someone said, `Are boys underachieving or have we just got to face the awful truth that they`re not as bright as girls?` Some might cling to the notion that boys are bright…

Teachers in single-gender classrooms are trained to use boys’ natural boisterousness and competitiveness to advantage. One student may tackle his math assignment while sprawling under a classroom table; another might be hard at work sitting cross-legged at the mouth of a papier-mâché…