INDEX

ABC News, 165

Aberdeen, Maryland, Lisby Elementary, 204

academic honors, 211

accountability, test-dependent, 99

ACT, 76

“acting white” phenomenon, 100

Adkins, Trace, 175

adolescent literature, 49

advanced placement (AP) courses, 10, 48, 212

affirmative action for boys, 203

African-American males, 88–91

education, 3

high school graduation rate, 141

impact of fatherless families, 87

marriageable mates and, 176–177

aggressive behavior

of preschoolers, 55

video games and, 84

Alabama, Montevallo High School, 190

Albanese, Duke, 143–144

Ali, Muhammad, 128

Alliance for Excellent Education, 45

Allington, Richard, 31

American Association of University Professors, 172

American Association of University Women (AAUW), 17, 143

anger, x–xi

antiviolence ...

Get Why Boys Fail now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.