Bruno V. Manno is senior adviser for the Walton Family Foundation’s education program and before that he was senior associate for education at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. He's a former U.S. assistant secretary of education for policy and served in other senior positions in the Department of Education between 1986 and 1992. He is an emeritus director of the Thomas B, Fordham Foundation and Institute and the author or co-author of six books. His latest book is "The Opportunity to Rise: Rethinking K-12 Education Pathways to Social and Economic Mobility."