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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Montgomery school employees set to get raise

Montgomery County public school employees can look forward to their first raise in three years under a tentative budget deal announced Monday.

Today’s math vocabulary exposes generational divide

As the nation strives to increase the rigor of math instruction, educators are cleaning up their math vocabulary.

Congrats to the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teachers in Maryland

The recognition goes to 21 teachers each spring, nominated by local school districts and private schools for their initiative, creativity and professionalism.

Blake High Gay-Straight Alliance sends tolerance message

Blake High School’s Gay-Straight Alliance won a national award this week for leadership. The group’s “Allie the Ally” doll is spreading message of tolerance around the world.