Jay Mathews

Type: Person

Name: Jay Mathews

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Patrick Mattimore: Rankings don't rank well when it comes to measuring school quality

Since U.S. News & World Report began ranking colleges 30 years ago, that magazine has discovered a niche in the ratings industry. USN&WR ranks careers, hospitals, businesses and world leaders, but the magazine's biggest market has been its rankings of ... [Published Oakland Tribune - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mathews (United States), Face value, Jay Mathews, Education

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Respected education columnist, author to speak at Westmont HS

WESTMONT – On Monday, Westmont High School, in conjunction with several other school districts, will be hosting a conference for Advanced Placement teachers and leaders with Jay Mathews as the keynote speaker.Mathews is an author, education columnist ... [Published Darien Suburban Life - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, Education, America's Best

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

San Marino High School

SMHS Ranked in Top 50 Toughest Schools in California

Does your teenager complain about classes and homework at San Marino High School ?Believe it or not, he or she might be justified in griping.According to annual rankings created by the Washington Post , San Marino High School is among the most challenging ... [Published San Marino Patch - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, San Marino High School, Education, La Canada Flintridge (United States), Cerritos (United States)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Millbrae's Mills High and 11 other Peninsula High Schools Rank High in U.S.

The Washington Post has released its annual list of the top high schools in the country - and both public and private schools in San Mateo County, as well as Palo Alto's two public high schools, made the cut.Menlo had the highest ranking of San Mateo ... [Published Millbrae Patch - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Millbrae (United States), San Mateo (United States), Education

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Potomac High School senior earns Gates scholarship

principal Robynne Prince said graduating senior Victoria Mason was so confident that shed become a Gates Millennium Scholar that she turned down another scholarship that would have paid her four-year college tuition. It wasnt arrogance, Prince said, because ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Oakland (California, United States), Education, United Negro College Fund

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Fountain Valley High School

Fountain Valley High Ranked Among Nation's Toughest Schools

Does your teenager complain about classes and homework at Fountain Valley High School?He or she might be justified in griping.According to annual rankings created by the Washington Post , Fountain Valley High School is among the more challenging public ... [Published Fountain Valley Patch - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Fountain Valley (United States), Fountain Valley High School, Jay Mathews

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 2 reports

D.C. summer school by invitation only, leaving out those seriously far behind

Kay Frazier knows her grandson, a third-grader, struggles in reading. Thats why she has always signed him up for summer school in the District, figuring he needs the extra help.But this year, for the first time, D.C. public schools summer program is enrolling ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, Oakland (California, United States), Enrichment, Admission

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Prince George’s residents plan petition drive against school governance structure

Some Prince Georges County residents who fought to restore the countys elected school board after state lawmakers replaced it in 2002 with an appointed board said they plan to start a petition drive against the countys new . David Cahn, co-chair of Citizens ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, Oakland (California, United States), Appointed

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

Quaker Valley Ranks in Top 9 Percent of Nation's Most Challenging High Schools

It's the season of school rankings and Quaker Valley has made another top list.Quaker Valley High School is one of only six schools in Allegheny County and 28 schools in Pennsylvania to be ranked in the Washington Post’s America’s Most Challenging High ... [Published Sewickley Patch - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Trembler, Education, Quaker Valley High School

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Maryland ‘on track’ on federal teacher evaluation deadline, state says

Maryland officials say they are confident the state will meet federal deadlines to develop new teacher evaluation systems requiring the use of standardized test scores. Its a sharp turnaround for the Maryland State Department of Education. In December, ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, Deadline, Education, Maryland State Department

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

Budget cuts may hit D.C. tuition grants

D.C. officials disclosed Wednesday that the federal budget cuts known as sequestration may limit funding for a popular college scholarship program that provides up to $10,000 a year for residents to attend public colleges outside the city.The D.C. Tuition ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, Oakland (California, United States), Trinity Washington University, Sequestration

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Robots, biofuel, whiz kids at the White House Science Fair

In his dark blue business suit, President Obama climbed onto a bicycle anchored to the ground outside the White House. He pedaled in his polished dress shoes, generating electricity to run a water sanitation system built by a group of Florida teenage ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Jay Mathews, White House, Biofuels, Robotics

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Millbrae's Mills High and 11 other Peninsula Hi... [Published Millbrae Patch - Apr 29 2013]
Diamond Bar High and Diamond Ranch Make Toughes... [Published Diamond Bar Patch - Apr 29 2013]
San Bruno's Capuchino High and 11 other Peninsu... [Published San Bruno Patch - Apr 29 2013]
State funding for preschool drops as Obama call... [Published Washington Post - Apr 29 2013]
Potomac High School senior earns Gates scholarship [Published Washington Post - Apr 28 2013]
Fountain Valley High Ranked Among Nation's Toug... [Published Fountain Valley Patch - Apr 28 2013]