Michael Alison Chandler

Michael Alison Chandler is an education reporter at the Washington Post. She was a 2001 Coro fellow in Public Affairs in San Francisco and a 2010 Fulbright fellow in Seoul, Korea where she studied education reform in one of the world’s highest performing systems. She is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She joined the Post in 2005.

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Board of Education president brings listening tour to N.Va. on Thursday

Board of Education president brings listening tour to N.Va. on Thursday

David M. Foster plans a stop in Fauquier County on his around-the-state listening tour.

Arlington Democrats back bid by Lander to keep school board seat

Incumbent school board member James Lander wins endorsement over economist Barbara Kanninen.

Young GED test-takers miss out on high school experience

Young GED test-takers miss out on high school experience

Some experts say there should be stricter limits on those under 18 who take the equivalency exams.

Mandatory midterm exams eliminated in Prince William schools

A one-year pilot program will allow teachers to have more time to prepare for end-of-year testing.