Girls from rural areas are more likely to get better grades than boys and are more likely to attend college, according to results from a study by The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, the organization reports in its March/April newsletter. The 10-year study followed a group of students from 11 rural school districts, who at the time the study began were either in seventh-grade or high school juniors.
The study found that 75 percent of girls in the seventh-grade group received As and Bs, compared to 65 percent of boys. More girls, 68 percent, went on to a four-year college, compared to only 57 percent of boys, while 27 percent of boys had a high-school degree or less, compared to 19 percent of girls.
The disparities were larger among the high-school-juniors group, in which 74 percent of female juniors earned As and Bs, compared to only 61 percent of boys, and 75 percent of girls attended a four-year college, compared to only 57 percent of boys. Nineteen percent of boys had a high-school degree or less, compared to only 6 percent of girls. (Read more)
The study found that 75 percent of girls in the seventh-grade group received As and Bs, compared to 65 percent of boys. More girls, 68 percent, went on to a four-year college, compared to only 57 percent of boys, while 27 percent of boys had a high-school degree or less, compared to 19 percent of girls.
The disparities were larger among the high-school-juniors group, in which 74 percent of female juniors earned As and Bs, compared to only 61 percent of boys, and 75 percent of girls attended a four-year college, compared to only 57 percent of boys. Nineteen percent of boys had a high-school degree or less, compared to only 6 percent of girls. (Read more)
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