9news.com: Boys lagging behind in reading

	posted by Matt on 11:36 AM May 5th, 2004
	mens_issues writes "Denver’s 9news.com posted a story about the reading gap between boys and girls in Colorado schools. At least this issue received some attention this time. An excerpt from the story: "Educators are scrambling to find books that appeal to third-grade boys after statewide scores released Monday show they consistently lag behind girls on reading tests. ... The results showed 77 percent of girls tested proficient and advanced, compared with 70 percent of the boys." The story is here: http://9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJE CTID=4b839e04-0abe-421a-01d8-f8efb06b2c46&TEMPLATE ID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf Steve"

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Books for Boys. (Score:1) by MacKenna on 08:56 AM May 7th, 2004 EST (#1) (User #1534 Info) Don't these schools have "Harry Potter" or "Lord of The Rings on their shelves?

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