Rob Manning
Rob Manning is a news editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting, with oversight of reporters covering education and business. Rob became an editor in 2019, following about 15 years covering schools and universities in Oregon and Southwest Washington as OPB's education reporter.
Rob was part of an OPB team that won a Peabody Award in 2009 for "Hard Times," which examined the regional effects of the Great Recession. More recently, Rob has earned multiple honors for leading OPB's long-term project, “Class Of 2025.”
Rob’s reporting in 2017 with OPB’s Tony Schick on problems at Chemawa Indian School, a federal boarding school in Salem, Oregon, for Native American students, has led to congressional inquiries and hearings.
Latest Stories
Scoring correction makes 2 Oregon high schools co-champions of national civics contest
Portland’s Lincoln High School joined Salem’s Sprague High in first place in last week’s U.S. Constitution competition after the national civics organization sponsoring it acknowledged scoring errors.
Oregon rejects Trump administration’s school funding threat over DEI policies
Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools.
Preschool For All continues to exceed goals, but falls short of demand
The universal preschool program approved by Multnomah County voters five years ago continues to expand rapidly, even as many families are denied.
Oregon federal buildings going up for sale, according to government list
From courthouses to warehouses, the federal government on Tuesday said it was looking to unload 10 buildings from Portland to Baker City. On Wednesday, the U.S. General Services Administration removed the list of "for sale" buildings from its website.
State, local school officials clash over pronoun, LGBTQ policies in Southwest Washington
After a yearslong state investigation, the La Center School District has been ordered to change its approach to gender identity, including how it discusses preferred pronouns. La Center is pushing back.
Nation’s Report Card: Oregon, Washington test scores mostly down
Results in the two states fell on three out of four exams, despite rising school spending levels.
Shelter expansions lead to big rise in Oregonians with temporary roofs over their heads
A new report from Portland State University found a 24% increase in sheltered homelessness, based on the most recent point-in-time counts.
St. Helens acting superintendent will step down early
Steven T. Webb took on the superintendent role after the St. Helens School District was rocked by a sexual abuse scandal involving several educators and administrators.
Researchers find vast water supply beneath Central Oregon Cascades
The previously unmapped aquifer is estimated to be more than three times the size of the Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada.
Oregon High School Success program results hard to measure, 8 years after voters approved it
The latest audit by the Oregon Secretary of State finds mixed achievement results, with a lack of data making specific conclusions elusive.