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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 26, 2008 Is there a learning gap between boys and girls in school?![]() ![]() Look carefully to get a sense of whether the paper presents men and women in a balanced way. Does either gender seem to be quoted more, pictured more or presented in stereotyped ways?
![]() Ask for comments about favorite sections or features. Are there gender differences?
![]() Does a journalist's gender matter? See if students believe there's a difference in style, tone or approach in columns or reviews by men and those written by women.
Academic gains by girls in American schools overall have not shortchanged male classmates, according to new research looking for a "gender gap" in classrooms. School success is more closely associated with family income than with gender, specialists say.
"Girls' gains have not come at boys' expense," says a new report, titled "Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education." Although girls graduate from high school and college at a higher rate than boys, the biggest gaps in educational achievement are between students from different races, ethnic backgrounds and family income levels.
School "gender gap" claims date back to the 1990s, when the university women's group and others said boys got more attention from teachers and were steered toward math and science more than girls. More recently, advocates for boys have argued that the tide had turned and that boys were falling behind. Some schools respond with single-sex classes or increased attention and spending for boys.
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