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Boys: * Are five times as likely to be expelled from preschool as girls. * Are 60 percent as likely to be held back in kindergarten. * Receive two-thirds of the D's and F's. * Make up 80 percent of school discipline problems. * Are approximately a year and a half behind girls in literacy s...

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Published inThe Arizona republic
Main Authors Wright, Tim, Gurian, Michael
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Phoenix, Ariz Gannett Co., Inc 19.10.2011
Subjects
Children & youth
Men
School discipline
School dropouts
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Summary:Boys: * Are five times as likely to be expelled from preschool as girls. * Are 60 percent as likely to be held back in kindergarten. * Receive two-thirds of the D's and F's. * Make up 80 percent of school discipline problems. * Are approximately a year and a half behind girls in literacy skills. * Make up the majority of high school dropouts.
ISSN:0892-8711