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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. Before 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 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  |  April 9, 2026

Manno for The Hill: Lessons From COVID School Aid: We Need Clearer Goals and Better Accountability

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 6, 2026

Manno for Washington Monthly: Making Apprenticeships Part of Civic Infrastructure

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 2, 2026

Manno for Flypaper: Gen Z talks about life after high school

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 1, 2026

Manno for The 74: Why Social Capital Is the Missing Link in K-12 and College Curriculum

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  March 25, 2026

Manno for Real Clear Education: AI Doesn’t Lower—It Raises—the Academic Bar for K–12 Education

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  March 19, 2026

Manno for Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Flypaper: Could Breaking Up the Education Department Actually Improve Federal Education Policy?

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  March 18, 2026

Manno for Commonplace Magazine: Building Blocks for Better Jobs

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  March 17, 2026

Manno for EducationNext: The Social Wealth Gap

  • Bruno Manno

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