Robert Anthony Maranto

Robert Anthony Maranto is a Professor and the 21st Century Chair in Leadership at the University of Arkansas's Department of Education Reform within the College of Education and Health Professions. He previously taught at Villanova University and held government roles during the Clinton administration. His research focuses on education policy, higher education governance, public leadership, and presidential leadership. He serves on local school boards and charter school boards and edits the Journal of School Choice.

Education: B.S. from University of Maryland (1980), Ph.D. in Education from University of Minnesota (1989).

Research Interests: Education reform, school choice policies, leadership in educational institutions, and the intersection of politics and education. Notable works include Education Believers: Religion and School Choice (2020), Homeschooling in the 21st Century (2018), and President Obama and Education Reform (2012). These works critically examine educational governance structures and policy impacts.

Grants & Labs: No specific grants or research labs mentioned, though his work is supported through editorial roles and institutional affiliations. Advising activities are unspecified but implied through his academic role.