Jill Barshay
COLUMN: Student loan default rates inch down as for-profit sector contracts
Rise in income-based repayment plans masks distress that default rates used to reveal
COLUMN: Harvard critic finds white jocks and rich kids get preferential treatment in admissions
Economist estimates that three-fourths of white students who are athletes, legacies, big donors or faculty children would have been rejected
COLUMN: How you talk to your child might make them smarter
New research dissects the explanations that parents and teachers give young kids
COLUMN: An analysis of achievement gaps in every school in America shows that poverty is the biggest hurdle
A Stanford study finds that racial segregation matters because black and Hispanic students are concentrated in high poverty schools
COLUMN: Economists find free community college can backfire
Simulations by researchers find that the most cost effective way to raise college education levels in America would be to increase taxpayer spending at public universities
COLUMN: Scientific research on how to teach critical thinking contradicts education trends
An education researcher writes that scientists are united in their belief that content knowledge is crucial to effective critical thinking
COLUMN: Researchers can detect when students aren’t trying on computerized tests
A testing company spots disengaged students who are guessing answers too quickly
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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