Education Writer Jay Mathews
The Gym Is That Way
Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews is the author, most recently, of The War Against Dummy Math. Before participating in a panel on whether math education matters, he revealed in the Zócalo green room that although he’s won accolades for his writing and reporting, his less-known claim to fame (which may have been the key to gaining his wife’s lasting affection) was winning the award for most improved body in his college dorm.