Over the past month or so, we've shared excerpts and data from our new book, The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What It Means for American Schools, which analyzes boys' stagnating educational achievement over the last several decades. Yesterday, Claudia Buchmann, a co-author of the book, appeared on the MSNBC show The Cycle to discuss the volume's research:

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