Paul MannaPaul Manna is the Isabelle and Jerome E. Hyman Distinguished University Professor of Government at William & Mary, where he also is director of the Public Policy Program. His work focuses on American politics, policy implementation, federalism, bureacracy and research methods. Dr. Manna is the author of SCHOOL'S IN: FEDERALISM AND THE NATIONAL EDUCATION AGENDA (2006) and COLLISION COURSE: FEDERAL EDUCATION POLICY MEETS STATE AND LOCAL REALITIES (2011) as well as co-editor of EDUCATION GOVERNANCE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: OVERCOMING THE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS TO SCHOOL REFORM (2013). His public-facing scholarship includes partnering with The Wallace Foundation along with state governments and universities, local school districts and nongovernmental organizations to help develop excellent school principals across the U.S. states. After graduating with his B.A. in political science from Northwestern University, he taught social studies in his hometown public high school before earning his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin. Read More Read Less