the boys initiative

May 14, 2012

News Clips

• Studies Find American Teen Boys Need More Sexual Health Resources
  STD Test Express
  May 10, 2012
• Predictive Behavior: Problems for Kids
  Daily RX
  May 9, 2012
• Bacteria study of male adolescents reveals new insights into urinary tract health
  Indiana University
  May 11, 2012
• Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor, Signs Controversial Sex Education Bill
  Huffington Post
  May 11, 2012
• Sex, Privilege and Change at Mitt Romney’s Old School
  Wall Street Journal
  May 10, 2012
• National science test shows only slight improvement
  Washington Post
  May 9, 2012
• Junior Seau's suicide igniting conversation about potential dangers of football
  Arizona Republic
  May 8, 2012
• More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Schools Require Them
  US News
  May 7, 1012
• Scholars Say Pupils Gain Social Skills in Coed Classes
  Chicago Tribune
  May 7, 2012
• NY boy wants to stay on girls field hockey squad
  Boston Globe
  May 7, 2012
• Gay Ind. teen had stun gun to ward off school bullies, now he's suspended
  CBS News
  May 7, 2012

Opinion

• TAKE TWO: Schools shouldn’t try to skirt the issue
  Columbia Daily Tribune
  May 10, 2012
• A Call to Rewrite the Scripts in the Gender Drama
  Huffington Post
  May 9, 2012
• All about boys - raising them, educating them & learning with them
  Blogging "Bout Boys
  May 8, 2012

International News
AUSTRALIA

• Asexual awakening
  Sydney Morning Herald
  May 9, 2012
• Medicare review stirs debate on circumcision
  Sydney Morning Herald
  May 8, 2012
• Study finds teens are not getting enough shut-eye
  Herald Sun
  May 8, 2012

INDIA

• Std XII Science pass rate dips, girls outscore boys, as usual
  The Indian Express
  May 11, 2012
• Girls outshine boys in class 12 examination in J&K
  ZeeNews.com
  May 7, 2012

KENYA

• Raising boys’ achievement
  New Zealand Education Review
  April 30, 2012

UK

• Lagging at school, the butt of cruel jokes: are males the new Second Sex?
  The Guardian
  May 12, 2012
• Why popular children are top of the class when it comes to exercise
  Mail Online
  May 7, 2012