Nonsense. How is male education on the back burner? What is "male" education any way? Science, English, Math, and such are neither male or female in outlook. If boys are having trouble, why is that? Could it be they spend too many hours at home playing Halo or some other first person shooter game. Or playing Magic ro whatever.

Get real. Boys are failing in school because parents find it more difficult to discipline them. And that's a failing in NA culture. You won't find it in Europe or Japan.