Cara Candal is the Vice President of Policy for ExcelinEd focusing on education policy strategy.
A former high school English teacher, Cara has worked in education policy for more than 15 years. She was formerly a research assistant professor at the Boston University School of Education, a founding team member of the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education (NAATE), and a senior fellow at Pioneer Institute in Boston, MA. Cara has authored and/or edited more than 25 papers and four books on education policy. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Indiana University, a Master of Arts in Social Science from the University of Chicago and a Doctor of Education from Boston University.