Jay Mathews net worth and salary: Jay Mathews is a Journalist who has a net worth of $90 million. Jay Mathews was born in in April 5, 1945. Most well known as a columnist, feature writer, and blogger for the Washington Post, he was the 1999 recipient of the Benjamin Fine Award for Outstanding Education Reporting.
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🎂 Jay Mathews - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

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Popular As	Jay Mathews
Occupation	Journalist
Age	79 years old
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Born	April 5, 1945 (California)
Birthday	April 5
Town/City	California
Nationality	California

🌙 Zodiac

Jay Mathews’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Jay Mathews was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

About

Most well known as a columnist, feature writer, and blogger for the Washington Post, he was the 1999 recipient of the Benjamin Fine Award for Outstanding Education Reporting.

Before Fame

He attended both Occidental College and Harvard University and served in the Vietnam War.

Trivia

His full-length, education-themed publications include Class Struggle : What's Wrong (and Right) with America's Best Public High Schools (1998) and Harvard Schmarvard: Getting Beyond the Ivy League to the College That is Best for You (2003).

Family Life

His marriage to USA Today and New York Times editor Linda Mathews produced three children, including a journalist son named Joe Mathews.

Associated With

In 1988, Mathews published a nonfiction work titled Escalante: The Best Teacher in America. The book tells the unique life story of Bolivian-born, Los Angeles-based high school mathematics teacher Jaime Escalante.