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Jay Mathews (born April 5, 1945, in Long Beach, California) is an author, education reporter and online columnist with the Washington Post. Mathews attended Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, California, Occidental and Harvard Colleges and is a Vietnam veteran. He started at the Post in 1971, writing news reports and books about China, disability rights, the stock market, and several educational topics. Mathews won the 1999 Benjamin Fine Award for Outstanding Education Reporting for both features and column writing. His column Class Struggles appears weekly on the online version of the Post.

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The Latest Doomed Pedagogical Fad: 21st-Century Skills

I am not so impressed. I have been writing cranky columns about 21st-century skills on http://washingtonpost.com, calling the movement a pipe dream whose literature should be tossed in the trash. Granted, the 21st-century skills idea has important ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  5 Jan 2009

The Rush for '21st-Century Skills'

Which scientific principles were involved in their project? Nathan thought for a moment. "Gravity," he said. "It works against us." It wasn't the weightiest observation, but it connected theory with the real world, which is exactly what "21st-century ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  5 Jan 2009

Is Recess Necessary?

According to the survey's press release, "seven out of 10 Americans disagree with schools' policies of eliminating or reducing recess time for budgetary, safety or academic reasons." I realize most people don't know how poisonous recess can be for ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  26 Dec 2008

Geoffrey Canada and Education's Future

This is apparent in his insightful book "Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America." You don't see the words "schools" or "education" in the title, but be assured this is one of the best books ever written about how ...

From JAY MATHEWS, Jay Mathews: Class Struggle (Washington Post),  19 Dec 2008

Geoffrey Canada and Education's Future

This is apparent in his insightful book "Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America." You don't see the words "schools" or "education" in the title, but be assured this is one of the best books ever written about how ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  19 Dec 2008

Most Textbooks Should Just Stay On the Shelf

My colleague Michael Alison Chandler underlined this in her story two weeks ago about an effort by some Virginia teachers to break the $8 billion-a-year textbook industry's tight grip on science instruction, which often stops abruptly about the time ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  15 Dec 2008

Jay Mathews: Challenge Index

Editor's Note: washingtonpost.com moderators retain editorial control over Discussions and choose the most relevant questions for guests and hosts; guests and hosts can decline to answer questions. washingtonpost.com is not responsible for any content ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  12 Dec 2008

Most Challenging High Schools

The Washington Post Challenge Index measures a public high school's effort to challenge its students. The formula is simple: Divide the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests a school gave by the number of ...

From JAY MATHEWS, The Washington Post,  11 Dec 2008

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