ABOUT

Alia Wong is an award-winning journalist who serves as education collaborations editor at the Associated Press. She is also on the Education Writers Association’s board of directors.

Alia previously covered inequities in education for USA TODAY. Before that, she worked as a staff writer and associate editor at The Atlantic, where she developed its education section. Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Alia began her journalism career as a reporter at Honolulu Civil Beat.

Alia graduated summa cum laude from Boston University in May 2012 with degrees in journalism and Latin American studies. She attended BU as a Martin Luther King Jr. scholar.

>>> Alia’s resume is available upon request.