Closing boys’ academic gap comes into focus

Closing boys’ academic gap comes into focus

CAMBRIDGE – Over the years, a lot of ink has been spilled over the "boy crisis" in American schools. As young women and girls continue to excel in school, boys have fallen behind.

A 2014 American Psychological Association study found that girls have had higher grades than boys in all subjects in over 30 countries for nearly a century.

Indy race snagged by red tape abandons Boston
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Indy race snagged by red tape abandons Boston

Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Organizers are scrapping plans for an IndyCar race on the streets of Boston.

John Casey, president of the Grand Prix of Boston, told the Boston Globe on Friday that the relationship between promoters and the city isn't working.

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