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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  |  October 14, 2025

Manno for Forbes: The AI Jobs Debate, Simplified: From Doom To Design

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  October 2, 2025

Manno for Forbes: College Students Reshape Higher Education By Voting With Their Feet

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  September 30, 2025

Manno for Forbes: Renewing The Compact For Educational Excellence With K-12 Families

  • Bruno Manno
Podcast  |  September 30, 2025

A New College Accreditor Focused on Employment and Social Mobility ft Stig Leschly

  • Bruno Manno
Podcast  |  September 29, 2025

Is There A Way Out of The DEI Wars? With Richard Kahlenberg and Steven Wilson

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  September 23, 2025

Manno for The 74: New Report Reveals the Struggle Worldwide to Prepare Young People for Work

  • Bruno Manno
Podcast  |  September 22, 2025

How Governors Can Empower All Students, ft. Governor Jared Polis

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  September 16, 2025

Manno for Merion West: Let’s Teach Young People Hope—Not Doom

  • Bruno Manno

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