Category: Proof Points
Parents trust report cards more than test scores — with consequences for kids
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 23, 2026 Most parents want to help their children succeed. We check report […]
February 23, 2026
When school size matters and when it doesn’t
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 16, 2026 For two decades, New York City’s small high schools stood out […]
February 16, 2026
Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges […]
February 9, 2026
When the Spanish flu upended universities, students paid the price
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report February 2, 2026 In the fall of 1918, Edward Kidder Graham, the president of […]
February 2, 2026
Young, employed — and unhappy
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report January 26, 2026 For decades, economists could rely on a comforting graph about happiness […]
January 26, 2026
Trump’s admissions data collection strains college administrators
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report January 19, 2026 Lynette Duncan didn’t expect to spend 20 hours over the past […]
January 19, 2026
Conservatives see two-parent households as a solution to student achievement. It’s not that simple
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report January 12, 2026 Conservatives have long argued that unwed motherhood and single parenting are […]
January 12, 2026
Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report January 5, 2026 Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers […]
January 5, 2026
In a year that shook the foundations of education research, these 10 stories resonated in 2025
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report December 15, 2025 This year, a lot of my reporting focused on the dismantling […]
December 15, 2025