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Anne Hyslop

Director of Policy Development, All4Ed

Anne Hyslop joined All4Ed in July 2018 and leads the organization’s policy research, analysis, and evaluation efforts.

For more than a decade, Ms. Hyslop has focused on creating effective, equity-oriented policies that will ensure all students graduate high school college- and career-ready, with expertise in standards, assessments, accountability, and school improvement. Through her experience at the state and federal levels, she has worked to drive change through policy analysis and research, writing, strategic consulting, and technical assistance.

From 2014–2016, Ms. Hyslop was a senior policy advisor in the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education. In this role, she helped develop and implement the Obama administration’s K–12 policy priorities, supported the drafting of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and led efforts to write regulations and guidance for school accountability and innovative assessments. Through her past work for Chiefs for Change, Bellwether, New America, and Education Sector, she provided technical assistance to state policymakers, advised clients, conducted research, and wrote extensively on school accountability systems, high school exit exams, Common Core implementation, and college and career readiness. Her work and commentary have been featured in The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Slate, Education Week, The 74, and Politico.

Ms. Hyslop began her career working in state government, developing early childhood policy for the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation and managing Virginia’s quality rating and improvement system and other efforts to promote school readiness and access to high-quality preschool. She holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the College of William and Mary and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University and resides in Richmond, Virginia.

Articles by Anne

July 20, 2021

Federal Flash | Congress, Digital Divide, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Education Budget, Funding Equity, US Department of Education

Money, Money, Money—Congressional Democrats’ Big Plans for Education Spending

The House education spending bill significantly increases K–12 funding as Congressional Democrats also announced a $3.5 trillion framework, to expand free public education by four years.
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June 30, 2021

Federal Flash | Congress, Digital Divide, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Education Budget, Higher Education, Other Priorities, US Department of Education

Happy Pride—Title IX Protects LGBTQ+ Students

The U.S. Department of Education's new Title IX guidance protects transgender students. Plus, schools and libraries can apply for $7.2 billion in Emergency Connectivity Funding from the American Rescue Plan.
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June 15, 2021

Federal Flash | College and Career Pathways, Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, Funding Equity, High Schools, Opportunity to Learn, US Department of Education

The Bipartisan Senate Bill You’ve Never Heard of Just Expanded Pathways to College

The Senate passed a global competitiveness bill with new grants to expand STEM pathways for students to earn college credit or an industry credential in high school.
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June 2, 2021

Federal Flash | College and Career Pathways, Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, Federal Education Budget, Funding Equity, High Schools, Higher Education, US Department of Education

Biden’s Budget Invests Billions in Education Equity

President Biden's FY2022 budget request includes a 41% increase for education, with proposals to expand public education by four years and create a $20 billion Title I "equity fund."
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May 10, 2021

Federal Flash | Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, Digital Divide, Digital Learning, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Education Budget, US Department of Education

New FCC Programs Offer Billions to Close the Digital Divide

Two big announcements from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). First, the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program opens May 12 to provide eligible, high-poverty households with …
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March 26, 2021

Federal Flash | COVID Response & Recovery, Digital Divide, Federal Communications Commission, US Department of Education

Grand Reopening! How the Federal Government Is Supporting Students’ Return to School

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) convened the National Safe School Reopening Summit to share strategies and guidance to help schools return to in-person …
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