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Elementary School Holds Answers to Male Education Crisis
A recent dramatic dip in male college enrollment and graduation flushed out multiple academic experts to explain why. The academics sound smart, and they all offer valid pieces of the puzzle. Problem is, I get the impression none of them has ever reported from an actual elementary school, where these gender gaps start. Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. This week, New York Times writer Thomas Edsall produced another of his great deep academic dives into an issue, this time the “boy troubles.” The theories from the academics appeared to reflect their personal areas of research: fatherless…