Selected Features
Tara García Mathewson has been producing in-depth, nuanced journalism about education for more than a decade, bringing the voices of students and parents to the forefront.
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California banned bilingual education for almost 20 years. It still hasn’t recovered
Read it in CalMatters in English or Spanish.
Listen to Tara García Mathewson discuss the story in Spanish on the El Diario sin Límites podcast and in English on KVPR.
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Anatomy of a Failure: How an XQ Super School Flopped
Innovation and Equity Don’t Mix
Read it in The Hechinger Report and The Boston Globe Magazine
Photo: Tara García Mathewson
A Little-Known Program Has Lifted 9th Grade Performance in Virtually Every Type of School
It Uses a Holistic Approach with Students to ‘Catch Those Coughs Before They Become Pneumonia’
Photo: Tara García Mathewson
Why a High-Performing District Changed Everything
Melrose, Mass., Embraced Competency-Based Learning, Aiming Higher for Kids Who Were Doing Just Fine
Photo: Tara García Mathewson
A Spanish-English High School Proves Learning in Two Languages Can Boost Graduation Rates
Educators Believe Teaching in Two Languages Can Be Key to Student Success
Read it in The Hechinger Report and The Boston Globe Magazine
Photo: Tara García Mathewson
How to unlock students’ internal drive for learning
Intrinsic motivators can be key to student achievement – but extrinsic motivation dominates classrooms