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Bruno Manno

Senior Advisor

Bruno V. Manno is Senior Advisor and leads the What Works Lab at the Progressive Policy Institute. He came to PPI from the Walton Family Foundation, where he was Senior Adviser for Education. Prior to that, he was Senior Associate for Education with the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

He has held senior positions with several education nonprofits and policy organizations, also serving as US Assistant Secretary of Education for Policy and Planning. He is a contributor writing about education on Forbes.com  and the author or co-author of articles and books including Charter Schools in Action, Charter Schools at the Crossroads, and The Opportunity to Rise.

Recent Work

Op-Ed  |  September 9, 2025

Manno for Forbes: Troubling Back-To-School Job News For College-Goers

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  September 1, 2025

Manno for Forbes: Rethinking College Rankings: Colleges That Provide Value

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  August 27, 2025

Manno for Washington Monthly: Why AI Could Be a Boon for Workers

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  August 22, 2025

Manno for Philanthropy Daily: A Donor Playbook for Local Workforce Renewal

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  August 14, 2025

Manno for Forbes: Parents Reshape K-12 Public Education As Students Go Back To School

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  August 8, 2025

Manno for RealClearEducation: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: What New Orleans Teaches America About K-12 School Reform

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  August 6, 2025

Manno for Forbes: Workforce Pell Expands Access To Education, Training, And Opportunity

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  July 28, 2025

Manno for Forbes: The Dreary State Of Global Teenage Career Preparation

  • Bruno Manno

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