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AAUW report: no educational crisis for boys.(NEWSWATCH)(American Association of University Women)(Brief article)

Women in Higher Education

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According to a recent report from the American Association of University Women, the much-cited "boy crisis" in U.S. education is just a myth.

Academic success is more closely tied to family income than to gender, according to the authors. The non-profit group reviewed 40 years of achievement data from fourth grade to college, analyzing gender differences within economic and ethnic groups. "There is no crisis with boys," concluded co-author Christine Corbett. ...

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