Boys are falling behind in school, and some experts say it starts in kindergarten

CBC: The white paper prepared by Quebec Solidaire MNA Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois found the annual high school dropout rate for boys is 27.1 per cent, while for girls it’s 19.9 per cent.

On the standardized French proficiency test in secondary school, boys are below the median for all students, with just over 60 per cent meeting the bar, while it’s over 70 per cent for girls. The report also indicated boys are less likely to get into prestigious academic programs in high school…