Michelle Caffrey is a staff writer for EdWeek Market Brief, covering the K-12 market with a focus on executive leadership, organizational dynamics, and the flow of investment and venture capital. Earlier in her career she worked for the Philadelphia Business Journal, where spent five years covering technology and higher education across that metro region. She also worked for NJ.com in New Jersey reporting on politics, education, and crime, and most recently, she served as communications director for Cherry Hill Township, N.J.