Rob Manwaring, Senior Policy Analyst

Posts by Rob Manwaring:

• Washington State Enters the Race to the Top
• Cliffs Notes to Race to the Top Applications
• Western Bracket about as Competitive as the PAC-10
• Race to the Top Bracketology
• School Turnaround “Fresh Start” + Teacher Seniority = Lawsuit
• LA Teacher’s Union Wins the Day
• Will Schools End up Under the Bus?
• Is an Adequacy Perfect Storm Brewing?
• Obama’s Ed Budget – When does an Increase Feel Like a Cut?
• Schools “Protected” from Cuts – Really?
• California’s New Choice Policy May be Overshadowed by Budget Woes
• Random Thoughts on the Race to the Top
• New California Education Blog Worth Tracking
• Action Speaks Louder than Words
• How much is too much to pay for saved jobs?
• Pie-Net Helps Ed Reformers Prepare for Race to the Top
• California too Focused on the Canary in the Coal Mine
• Green Dot Has a Long Way to Go
• Race to the Top – News from a State in the Peloton
• A Next Step for School Choice?
• Duncan needs to pressure Washington State
• Should New Era of Transparency Apply to Union Finances?
• California Will Issue IOUs Starting Tomorrow, but Schools Will Get More of Them
• Tale of Three Turnarounds
• Positive Reinforcement
• Think Positive
• Choice gone bad
• Can you Get Seniors to Work Harder?
• Stimulating Stimulus Discussion
• Maybe Alaska Should Use the Stimulus Funds to Settle Adequacy Lawsuit?
• Backfilling Cuts? Not at the State Level
• Friday the 13th – A California Educational Horror Story
• Unions Supporting a Spending Cap?
• Preparing to Fall Off a Cliff – The Problem of One-Time Funds
• Stimulus Package – Restricted Funds Grow While Unrestricted Funds Shrink
• The State and District Dilemma of the Stimulus Package –Supplanting Language will be Critical
• Low Literacy Shockingly High
• Time for an Education Bailout? California’s Schools Will Likely Need One
• Another Californian Unemployed
• Are Value-Added Effectiveness Measures Good Enough to Use for Compensation Decisions?