Jill Barshay
COLUMN: New studies challenge the claim that black students are sent to special ed too much
Two quantitative studies find that black students are under-identified for disabilities at school
COLUMN: Evidence increases for reading on paper instead of screens
Most studies point to better reading comprehension from printed material, researcher says
COLUMN: A study of Latino students reveals two sides of the segregation debate
Latino students are more isolated but also more evenly spread through schools, researchers say
COLUMN: The new low-income big borrower of student loans
New breed of borrowers avoids default but gets into student debt trouble
COLUMN: Texas 10% policy didn’t expand number of high schools feeding students to top universities
Affirmative action workaround isn't working, researchers find
COLUMN: Calculating faculty bias against conservative students
Ideology has only a tiny relationship to college grades, researchers say
COLUMN: The paradox of working while in college
Work interferes with studies but boosts adult earnings, researchers say
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COLUMN: Research shows lower test scores for fourth graders who use tablets in schools
Reboot Foundation questions the use of technology in education
COLUMN: A scholar revives the argument for racial integration in schools
A conversation with Berkeley's Rucker Johnson about unintended consequences, charter schools and the data debate
COLUMN: Inside the Reardon-Hanushek clash over 50 years of achievement gaps
Stanford scholars disagree about academic gaps between rich and poor students