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blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Future Ready Schools

by Tom Murray
February 26, 2026

This post is part of a five-part series introducing Future Ready Pathways and exploring how school systems can redesign learning to better prepare todayโ€™s modern learners. In this post, we turn to Pillar 2: Dual Enrollment, and why access to college credit alone isnโ€™t enough without intentional alignment to a coherent, equitable pathway. Dual enrollment…

blog | College and Career Pathways, Comprehensive Student Support, Data, Digital Divide, Digital Learning, Education Policy, Educator Policy

by Rebeca Shackleford
February 24, 2026

I am living history. I grew up in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of an immigrant, a child who received free school lunches, in a family that, at times, relied on the social safety net to make ends meet. I was a Black girl in America’s public schools, and those schools and the systems built…

blog | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, High Schools, Higher Education, Workforce and Community

by Kyle Hartung
February 18, 2026

Our language is giving us away.  We talk about โ€œnondegreeโ€ credentials, โ€œnoncollegeโ€ routes, and โ€œalternativeโ€ pathways. That phrasing reflects binary thinking: either young people are going to college or theyโ€™re not. It also implies that bachelorโ€™s degrees (which are still what too many people mean when they say โ€œcollegeโ€) are the default. Calling something an โ€œalternativeโ€ is another way…

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by Ally McCraw
February 13, 2026

All4Ed is looking for a high school student to serve as a Virtual Youth Policy Intern supporting the new state-wide initiatives in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Arizona that will center young peopleโ€™s voices in education policy.

blog | College and Career Pathways, Future Ready Schools

by Tom Murray
February 10, 2026

This post is the second of our five-part series introducing Future Ready Pathways and exploring how school systems can redesign learning to better prepare todayโ€™s modern learners. In this post, we turn to Pillar 1: Education and Career Navigation, the support structure that helps each learner move from exploration to a purposeful plan. Hope is…

blog | Future Ready Schools

by Tom Murray
January 26, 2026

Walk into most districts, and youโ€™ll find a familiar pattern: pathways beginning in high school. At this level, many teams are busy designing academies, revising schedules, forming business partnerships, and gaining access to college-in-high-school opportunities. Now, donโ€™t misunderstand, these are all good things, but starting here means weโ€™ve wasted an incredible opportunity. Todayโ€™s reality is…

blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways

by Charlotte Cahill
January 15, 2026

The way pathways frame choice is a fiction.  Pathways encourage young people to make a linear series of choices, but choice in adolescence is not linear. It contains uncertainty and possibility at the same time. Young people hold multiple possible futures in their heads at once. They’re thinking about becoming a nurse and starting a business and…

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by Adam Phyall
January 8, 2026

If we are serious about not only preparing learners for the age of artificial intelligence but also supporting their current use of AI, we have to start by listening to the people who are already living in it. During our recent webinar, Creation in the AI Era, one message came through loud and clear. Students…

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by Ally McCraw
December 18, 2025

STATUS OF JOB POSTING: WE ARE NO LONGER ACTIVELY REVIEWING APPLICATIONS HOWEVER, THE POSTING WILL REMAIN ONLINE UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED. Reports to:                            Director of State Government RelationsFLSA Status:                         Salaried, ExemptMinimum Salary:                 $85,000+ (salary commensurate with experience)Preferred Starting Date:   Early 2026 Organization Overview All4Ed is a national policy, practice, and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC,…