This May Not Look Like a ‘Boys’ Story, But It Is
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This May Not Look Like a ‘Boys’ Story, But It Is

By Richard Whitmire — December 28, 2010 1 min read
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Richard Whitmire
Richard Whitmire was a former editorial writer at USA Today and past board president of the National Education Writers Association, and a frequent opinion commentator on national education issues.

The L.A. Times publishes an important story that gets to the heart of my new book coming out in a few weeks,The Bee Eater.

Can dramatic improvements in teacher quality in failing urban schools turn things around? Yes. Those helped the most are those currently hurt the most, black and Latino boys. The fallout, however, may prove politically lethal, as explained in my book.

The opinions expressed in Why Boys Fail are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.