Michael Chandler

Articles by Michael Chandler

Alternate exams questioned as test scores rise in Virginia (November 19, 2009)

First lady helps USDA honor Fairfax school's healthy habits (November 19, 2009)

Va. to study minorities in gifted education programs (November 18, 2009)

Fairfax schools debate language instruction and its costs (November 17, 2009)

Pr. William guidance counselor, 81, is lesson in dedication (November 12, 2009)

Comedian urges Hispanic students to stay in school (November 6, 2009)

Cameras will continue to guard Fairfax cafeteria food (October 25, 2009)

'Big Brother' to continue watching Fairfax high school cafeterias (October 23, 2009)

Loudoun uses education reserves to help fill shortfall: Move irks School Board, which had been saving money for lean years (October 21, 2009)

Math teacher urges explanations over plugging in formulas (October 19, 2009)

Fairfax school officials submit preview of cuts (October 19, 2009)

Fairfax County Schools Facing Budget Shortfall, Drastic Cuts (October 16, 2009)

Computer Data on 103,000 Va. Adult Ed Students Misplaced (October 15, 2009)

Fairfax High School Closed by Bomb Threat (October 9, 2009)

Va. Candidates Confront Schools' Sinking Financial Future (October 4, 2009)

Woodson High, South County Secondary Leave National PTA (September 28, 2009)

Issues That Matter to You: Education (September 27, 2009)

A Tricky Course for New Loudoun School Named for Tribe: How to Choose Its Mascot (September 15, 2009)

Fairfax School Board Extends Superintendent's Contract (September 11, 2009)

N.Va. Schools Open With Living History Lesson as Obama Speech Adds to Drama (September 9, 2009)

Some Schools Will Block or Delay Obama's Live Pep Talk for Students (September 4, 2009)

President Obama to Give Back-to-School Address From Arlington, Va., High School (September 3, 2009)

Fight Over Payment for Tutoring Fairfax Special-Ed Student Marks Growing Trend (August 30, 2009)

Survey Finds Stimulus Funds Going to Help Schools Stay Afloat, Not Innovate (August 26, 2009)

Business Is Booming for Career Switcher Programs That Train Teachers (July 31, 2009)

Six Inmates Briefly Escape the District's New Beginnings Youth Center in Laurel (July 6, 2009)

Tutoring Centers Also Show Korean Americans the World Outside the Classroom (July 5, 2009)

With Fairfax Program's Aid, 19-Year-Old Mom of 2 Balances Education, Parenting (June 20, 2009)

Virginia Offers Various High School Degree Programs Tailored to Students' Ambitions (June 18, 2009)

Fairfax County, Va., School Board Could Have 2 Vacancies to Fill (June 12, 2009)

Va. Expands Costly 'Portfolio' Tests to More Categories of Challenged Students (June 8, 2009)

Interview With New York Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein on School System Reform (May 25, 2009)

Demand Is Increasing for Subsidized Meals (May 24, 2009)

Fairfax School Board Budget Calling for Larger Classes (May 22, 2009)

Algebra for All: Educators Challenge Idea That Math Skills Must Come Naturally (May 16, 2009)

Washington Region's Poorest Areas Have an Abundance of Beginning Teachers (April 27, 2009)

Novice-Teacher Support Programs Aim to Stem Attrition at Low-Performing Schools (April 27, 2009)

Police, IMF-World Bank Protesters Clash in D.C.; 2 Buildings Damaged (April 26, 2009)

Fairfax Magnet School Could Lose Bus Service (April 24, 2009)

Birth-Control Pill Lands Fairfax Student 2-Week Suspension, Possible Expulsion (April 5, 2009)

Washington Area Schools, Including Hollin Meadows, Take Lessons Outside (March 30, 2009)

Multiracial Pupils to Be Counted in A New Way (March 23, 2009)

Fairfax School Board Votes Against Time Change (March 20, 2009)

Chances Dim for Fairfax School Time Change (March 10, 2009)

Fairfax School Schedule Debate Continues (March 2, 2009)

Fairfax Schools Try Again On Office Consolidation (February 13, 2009)

Later Fairfax Bell Would Sink Swimmers, Some Say (February 9, 2009)

Pay Raises Victims Of School Budgets (February 6, 2009)

Immigrant Parents Push to Protect English Classes (February 5, 2009)

Well-Connected Parents Take On School Boards (January 30, 2009)

II Doesn't Always = II (January 26, 2009)

Enthusiasm in Fairfax For Grade Policy Change (January 24, 2009)

Fairfax To Ease Grading Policy (January 23, 2009)

Fairfax Board Leans Toward New Grading Scale (January 13, 2009)

Opponents of Grading Policy Turn Out in Force (January 9, 2009)

Superintendents' Budget Proposals Foretell Grim Times for Area Schools (January 9, 2009)

Building A Foundation For Students (January 8, 2009)

Fairfax Plan Would Delay High School Start at No Cost (January 6, 2009)

More and More, Schools Got Game (January 4, 2009)

Fairfax Schools Chief Wants to Keep Grading System (January 3, 2009)

School Board Votes To Allow Pay Cuts (December 19, 2008)

No Book for This Immigrant Story (December 5, 2008)

Stuck-in-the-Past Va. Physics Texts Getting Online Jolt (November 30, 2008)

Teenagers in Foster Care Get a Lesson in Finance (November 20, 2008)

Kids Fuse Legos and Robotics at Competition (November 17, 2008)

Keeping Notes Afloat in Class (November 17, 2008)

N.Y. Boy On Life Support in D.C. Dies (November 17, 2008)

Fewer Fairfax Teens Have Had Intercourse (November 15, 2008)

Money Fears Become Real For Md., Va. Public Schools (November 11, 2008)

A Leap of Love (November 9, 2008)

Bell Tolls for Fairfax School Efforts (November 8, 2008)

Fairfax to Address Tough Grading Policy (November 7, 2008)

An Addition to the Classroom (November 6, 2008)

Teacher Raises, Class Sizes Take Hit in Budget Proposal (October 28, 2008)

Fairfax, Other Area Systems Haul Out the Budget Ax (October 16, 2008)

A Student Surge In Inner Suburbs (October 10, 2008)

They Came, They Sawed, They Saved (October 9, 2008)

Banned Books, Chapter 2 (October 3, 2008)

Rash of Itchiness Puts Army in Hazmat Mode (September 27, 2008)

Supervisors Reject School Building Plan (September 25, 2008)

Advocates Say Early Education Is a Good Investment (September 25, 2008)

Supervisors Turn Away Fairfax Schools Proposal (September 23, 2008)

At Fairfax High, Another Approach As System Tries to Up Subject Appeal (September 21, 2008)

Board Approves $130 Million for Headquarters (September 19, 2008)

McCain Rally Moves to Park As School Debate Continues (September 10, 2008)

School Use For McCain, Palin Rally Bucks Rule (September 9, 2008)

At Western Fairfax Schools, New Boundaries Bring New Faces (September 4, 2008)

Tests Show Math Skills Lagging Reading (September 4, 2008)

Testing Change Raises Scores (August 28, 2008)

Scores Stable as More Minorities Take SAT (August 27, 2008)

At Forum, College Officials Assess Tough Grading Policy's Effect (August 26, 2008)

Students' Personal Data Posted Online (August 21, 2008)

Fairfax Schools Plug Gap With Summer Reading (August 11, 2008)

As School Nears, Day-Care Center Says It's Closing (August 7, 2008)

Fairfax Fed Up With Lunch-Line Thieves (August 4, 2008)

Veteran Educator Named as Chief Of Va. Schools (July 31, 2008)

Parents Find Ways to Bypass Boundaries (July 30, 2008)

Longer Year for Fairfax Teachers (July 28, 2008)

2 Boards in Accord on Budget Shortfall (July 19, 2008)

Boards to Seek Cuts In Schools Budget (July 18, 2008)

Student Reaches for the Sun and Succeeds (July 17, 2008)

Ads Hope to Inject U.S. School Challenges Into White House Race (July 13, 2008)

At Magnet School, An Asian Plurality (July 7, 2008)

Search Is On For Money To Build Middle School (June 26, 2008)

Nurses' Offices Overburdened (June 25, 2008)

Black Bear Takes a City Stroll (June 23, 2008)

Board Ponders Purchase of Merrifield Office Building (June 19, 2008)

More Schools Trying Separation of the Sexes (June 15, 2008)

Fairfax May Junk Study on Behavior (June 5, 2008)

Smallest Budget Increase in 15 Years Approved (May 23, 2008)

Tough Choices for A Thriving School (May 22, 2008)

Academic Year May End Early In Fairfax (May 22, 2008)

A Push For School Repairs (May 15, 2008)

ESOL Student Exodus Won't Yield Windfall, School Officials Say (May 13, 2008)

To Save Money, Some Schools In Region Plan Bigger Classes (May 7, 2008)

Parents Concerned About Proposed Hotel's Proximity to School (May 5, 2008)

Striving for Excellence in Diverse Classrooms (May 1, 2008)

Chairman Departs, Leaving Three Seats For Four Candidates (May 1, 2008)

Schools to Study Grading Practices (April 26, 2008)

'You're It!' May Again Be Heard at Va. School (April 24, 2008)

Finding Beauty at Their Fingertips (April 17, 2008)

At McLean School, Playing Tag Turns Into Hot Potato (April 15, 2008)

Kaine Touts Legislative Reforms for Mentally Ill (April 13, 2008)

Fairfax Postpones Vote About Student Behavior Study (April 11, 2008)

Behavioral Study on Students Stirs Debate (April 10, 2008)

Parents Sue to Halt School Boundary Changes (April 1, 2008)

Reaction Is Mixed to Proposal for School Addition (March 25, 2008)

Fairfax to Trim Classes, Number of Students (March 20, 2008)

Controversial Ruling May Lead to New Scrutiny (March 2, 2008)

School Board Approves Boundary Redesign (February 29, 2008)

Children's Book May Return To Shelves (February 28, 2008)

Video Setup Tears Down Class Walls (February 28, 2008)

Vote on School Zones in Fairfax Pits Neighbor Against Neighbor (February 28, 2008)

Fairfax's School Board Rejects Some Budget Cuts (February 15, 2008)

Parents Speak Out Against School Cuts (February 14, 2008)

Mansion to Again Serve Needy (February 14, 2008)

Some Parents Challenge Enrollment Projections (February 8, 2008)

Students, Parents Rise In Defense of Programs (February 7, 2008)

Students, Parents Speak Out on Plan to Shift School Boundaries (January 31, 2008)

Remorse, Detention for Snow-Day Caller (January 26, 2008)

Living Wage Proposed For School Employees (January 24, 2008)

Va. Student's Snow-Day Plea Triggers an Online Storm (January 23, 2008)

A Biting Reminder That It Is Winter, After All (January 21, 2008)

New Backers for Summer Music Fest (January 20, 2008)

Reviving Washington, One School At a Time (January 16, 2008)

Filling the Void After High School (January 14, 2008)

Education Budget Faces Hurdles (January 13, 2008)

Superintendent Proposes Sweeping Budget Cuts (January 11, 2008)

Fairfax Officials Tweak School Attendance Plan (January 10, 2008)

For Children, a Head Start On the Road to Fitness (January 10, 2008)

School Board Approves Plan For Seat Belts In New Buses (January 10, 2008)

At Science Academy, the Line to Get in Grows Longer (January 6, 2008)

Waiting Too Late to Test? (December 31, 2007)

Crowd Drops for 3rd Meeting on Boundary Proposals (December 20, 2007)

Fairfax Struggling With School Boundaries (December 19, 2007)

Board to Weigh Seat Belts on School Buses (December 16, 2007)

This School Year, Stay on Top of Weather (December 9, 2007)

Supervisors Want Attorneys to Negotiate School Issue (December 6, 2007)

Over 2,000 Attend Meeting on Redistricting Scenarios (December 4, 2007)

Computer Research Might Land Senior $100,000 Scholarship (December 3, 2007)

Smart's Mill Principal Wins Award (November 29, 2007)

Superintendent Seeks Increase Of $800 Million (November 29, 2007)

Schools in Va. Lead Enrollment Growth (November 24, 2007)

Saving? It's Elementary, My Dear. (November 22, 2007)

Foes Meet On Plan For School (November 18, 2007)

Fairfax Teens Try to Dispel Rumors, Fill Classrooms (November 18, 2007)

Many Familiar Faces at School Board (November 11, 2007)

Lovettsville Still Debating Schools' Site (November 8, 2007)

Lingering Academic Gap Riles NAACP (November 6, 2007)

Referendum On Bonds Is Small, But Crucial (November 1, 2007)

Ties With Board, Land for Schools Are Key Issues (November 1, 2007)

In This Class, Math Comes With Music (October 23, 2007)

Breaking New Ground for the Homeless (October 21, 2007)

Mongolian Academy Nurtures One Side Of a Culture Clash (October 14, 2007)

County Lags In Referrals For Special Education (October 11, 2007)

Regional Panel Issues Drought Watch (October 4, 2007)

Hand-Held Calculators' Milestone Number (October 1, 2007)

Enrollment at County Public Schools Exceeds Projections (September 30, 2007)

'Nation's Report Card' Shows Improvement (September 26, 2007)

In the Crucible of Growth, Fast School Construction Is a Science (September 23, 2007)

Support Grows for Teacher Bonuses (September 18, 2007)

School Board Recommends Changes in 'No Child' Law (September 16, 2007)

Inspiring Minds to Take Flight (September 16, 2007)

This Joy Ride Brings Out Teachers' Lighter Side (September 14, 2007)

Superintendent Seeks to Revamp 'No Child' Act (September 9, 2007)

In Loudoun, Challengers' Path Ends at School Door (September 9, 2007)

At Catoctin, Parents of 30 Opt for Transfers (September 6, 2007)

At Home in the Great Wide World (September 5, 2007)

Navigating Middle School Takes Just the Right Combination of Skills (September 3, 2007)

Meals Offer New Details To Digest (September 2, 2007)

State Finds Testing Problems at School (August 31, 2007)

Loudoun's Push on AP, SAT Pays Off (August 30, 2007)

School System's Center Helps Parents of Children With Special Needs (August 30, 2007)

Thousands Remain Without Power (August 27, 2007)

When a Kid Becomes the Caregiver (August 25, 2007)

N.Va. Schools Set Back on 'No Child' Test Goals (August 24, 2007)

Stipends, Training for Teachers Fuel Debate (August 12, 2007)

Va. Raises Bar With Academic VIP Award (August 9, 2007)

Va. Raises Bar With VIP Award For Schools (August 9, 2007)

High School Seniors Test Well in Basic Economics (August 9, 2007)

County GOP Gives Nod to Newcomer (August 2, 2007)

For Class of 2007, Scholarships Ease Pain of Rising College Costs (July 19, 2007)

Candidate for School Board Will Compete As Write-In After Petition Case is Dropped (July 19, 2007)

Without a Car, Suburbanites Tread in Peril (July 16, 2007)

Looking to the Future With Room to Grow (July 12, 2007)

For Rural Residents, Worry Over School Plan (June 24, 2007)

Schools Pinched In Hiring (June 24, 2007)

Members Weigh 67% Pay Raise (June 21, 2007)

Higher Pay Urged to Fight Dearth of Math and Science Teachers (June 12, 2007)

Giving Proper Credit To Home-Schooled (June 11, 2007)

Street Fest Lets Gays Revel in Freedom (June 11, 2007)

Supervisors Approve Permit for School Construction (June 7, 2007)

County Considers Wireless Proposal (June 3, 2007)

Parents Challenge Request By Army (May 28, 2007)

'Your Name Here' (May 27, 2007)