It’s the gender literacy gap that warrants the greatest attention
The 2022 NAPLAN results continue to reveal the educational social justice issue that nobody speaks about: boys in Australian schools are at a decisive educational disadvantage.
The persistent underperformance of boys in our school system is the social justice issue that nobody is talking about.
New NAPLAN student results continue to highlight alarming literacy gaps between boys and girls – with the number of year 9 boys not reaching the minimum achievement standard at its worst level in more than a decade.
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Glenn Fahey is a research fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies, and formerly held research and policy positions with the OECD.
