State report cards: Eugene-Springfield girls continue to outdo boys

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'Girls’ academic juggernaut isn’t losing steam.

Female students in Eugene-Springfield metro area schools continue to outperform their male peers in nearly every academic category, new state report cards show.

Girls in the Bethel, Eugene and Springfield school districts were more likely to graduate from high school, have lower dropout rates and outperform male students in state math, reading and writing tests.

Some national research has pointed to the way girls are socialized to explain their greater likelihood of academic success, while other research says school systems are structured in ways that end up favoring female students. For example, some studies suggest that girls tend to do better in cooperative environments where they are asked to sit still and listen, compared to boys who may feel pressured by their peers to be more outgoing and competitive.

A University of Michigan study found that the number of boys who said they don’t like school increased by 71 percent since 1980.'