Amanda Alexander

Indianapolis Public Schools superintendent Lewis Ferebee is a finalist for the open Washington D.C. schools chief job, according to someone with knowledge of the search process.

Two finalists to lead the District’s public schools emerged Saturday after a six-month search for a chancellor, according to people with knowledge of the process: Amanda Alexander, the interim D.C. chancellor, and Indianapolis Public…

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) plans to reconvene the panel advising her on the selection of a schools chancellor this weekend, indicating that a pick to lead the District’s public schools is imminent.

The District has struggled to recruit candidates to fill the city’s top education job, which has sat vacant nine months, according to a top elected official.

Interim Chancellor for D.C. Public Schools Amanda Alexander announced on The Kojo Show Wednesday that she's applied for the permanent position as chancellor of the school system. It's the first time she's publicly confirmed she will be…

In the fall of 1998, I walked through the doors of Walker-Jones Education Campus in Shaw as a new teacher and recent Howard University graduate. The challenges were daunting for D.C. Public Schools — and for me. Schools were in such…