As you probably noticed, my book jacket has replaced the graphic about boys’ lagging interest in higher education. Plus, there’s a link to a newly opened Facebook page. Be among the first to join me there!

I’m hoping the message of the book will reach the U.S. Department of Education, which to date has steered clear of the gender gaps. On one level, that’s understandable…the gap issues (for bizarre reasons you’ll read about in the book) have devolved into gender sniping. But this issue can’t be ignored forever: The only way for DOE to accomplish its primary goal of boosting post-high school study rates is to tackle the boys issue. The same holds true for foundations, which to date have sidestepped the issue as well, presumably for the same reason.

DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee has contributed a great foreword to the book, which I hope will draw in the school reform community that tends to focus on race and income but not gender issues within those groupings.

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