Jill Barshay | Washington Monthly

Education, Higher Education

Academic Expectations Around the Country, Updated for Common Core

by Jill Barshay March 7, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

The Biggest Hole in the STEM Pipeline Starts Before Kindergarten

by Jill Barshay February 29, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

Ranking Countries by the Worst Students

by Jill Barshay February 15, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

Does Using High-Stakes Tests to Fire Teachers Improve Student Outcomes?

by Jill Barshay February 8, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

School Spending Per Student Drops for a Third Year in a Row

by Jill Barshay February 1, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

Education Spending Gap Widens Between College Haves and Have-Nots Since Recession

by Jill Barshay January 25, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

Bright Black Students Taught by Black Teachers are More Likely to Get Into Gifted-and-Talented Classrooms

by Jill Barshay January 19, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

Using Computers Widens the Achievement Gap in Writing, a Federal Study Finds

by Jill Barshay January 11, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

More College Credit in High School May Be a Way to Boost On-Time Four-Year Graduation Rates

by Jill Barshay January 4, 2016January 8, 2022

Education, Higher Education

Top 10 Education Data Stories of 2015

by Jill Barshay December 28, 2015January 8, 2022

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