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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 28, 2026

Manno for Education Next: Apprenticeship Should Be a Centerpiece of Workforce Pell

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 28, 2026

Manno for Real Clear Education: Stop Making Students Choose Between College and a Paycheck: The Growth of the Anti-Debt Apprenticeship Degree

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 28, 2026

Manno for CC Daily: The trust gap in higher education

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 27, 2026

Manno for The 74: Youth Apprenticeships Build a Stronger Bridge from School to Work and Adulthood

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 20, 2026

Manno for Law and Liberty: The Social Wealth of Nations

  • Bruno Manno
Op-Ed  |  April 15, 2026

Manno for CC Daily: The college transfer generation

  • Bruno Manno
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 9, 2026

Manno for CC Daily: Congress Created Workforce Pell. Now States Must Make It Work.

  • Bruno Manno

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