Add this to the list: Boys are failing in education

Article here. Excerpt:

'Is it time we addressed the need for affirmative action programs for men?

What’s that you say? Preposterous? Men still tend to out-earn women for the same work. They overwhelmingly outnumber women as CEOs and members of Congress, and have the edge in just about every other prestige career.

True enough. But consider what statistics tell us about trends in male and female educational attainment. It ain’t pretty, boys. For those who are concerned about the future of this country, the red flags are up.

Women earn high school degrees at higher rates than men, and they earn more college and post-graduate degrees as well. That holds true for all races and ethnicities. While women have used the last few decades to advance in educational attainment, men have slipped.'