The Perimeter Primate: Obvious Conflicts of Interest
The Washington Post's Jay Mathews is the nation's highest-profile education reporter, and is a cheerful unabashed enthusiast of charter schools, especially KIPP, about which he has written one book ("Work Hard, Be Nice") and is working on a second.
Mathews made his name by writing a book that brought Jaime Escalante, the onetime miracle-working higher-math teacher at disadvantaged students at East L.A.'s Garfield High School, to national attention.Mathews also works for Newsweek, which is owned by the Washington Post Co.
His regular project for Newsweek is the high-profile annual ranking of U.S. high schools.The friendly Mathews also does the "Class Struggle" blog on washingtonpost.com.
He recently posted a question on his blog: "Are Post authors biased?" He invited readers to submit disclaimers for Post coverage that would address possible bias.
The Washington Post's Jay Mathews is the nation's highest-profile education reporter, and is a cheerful unabashed enthusiast of charter schools, especially KIPP, about which he has written one book ("Work Hard, Be Nice") and is working on a second.
Mathews made his name by writing a book that brought Jaime Escalante, the onetime miracle-working higher-math teacher at disadvantaged students at East L.A.'s Garfield High School, to national attention.Mathews also works for Newsweek, which is owned by the Washington Post Co.
His regular project for Newsweek is the high-profile annual ranking of U.S. high schools.The friendly Mathews also does the "Class Struggle" blog on washingtonpost.com.
He recently posted a question on his blog: "Are Post authors biased?" He invited readers to submit disclaimers for Post coverage that would address possible bias.
