Some US colleges are accepting a higher share of their male applicants than their female applicants. That's because more girls apply, but schools want to keep the ratio somewhat even in the student body.
"You are marked as a bad kid, and that means teachers and counselors are less likely to have patience for you and less likely to present you unique opportunities related to college-going," Huerta said, adding, "often boys find out too late what they need to do in order to prepare for college - they might find out their junior or senior years that you need to take these classes, you need to take these tests.
"Financial strains cause young men to say, 'College is really expensive. Who's going to pay for it? Who's going to pay for my books? Who's going to pay for my car?'" Huerta said. "If you're a boy coming from a low-income family, you might have role models around you who have gone into the trades or who have gone into other non-professional occupations," she said. "That's the example you have in front of you."Kindergarten teacher Mary Hoftiezer and the class fly like airplanes during a story break at Fairview Elementary in Denver, Colorado, on January 23, 2019.
In an ideal world, he said, every US school would have two or three college counselors - including men of color. The currentOwens, meanwhile, is pushing for funds to go toward early education. She'd like to see preschools and kindergartens incorporate more active, hands-on projects and fewer quiet lectures. Recruiting more male teachers at that level is also critical, she added.
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