Anne Hyslop

Director of Policy Development

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

For more than a decade, Anne 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.

Anne served as a senior policy advisor in the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development at the U.S. Department of Education from 2015-2016. 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.

Anne 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

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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March 11, 2021

Federal Flash | Accountability and Support, Assessment, Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, Digital Divide, US Department of Education

Rescue Me: How the American Rescue Plan Act Helps Students

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act is headed to President Biden’s desk, including much-needed investments in K–12 education and a groundbreaking change to…
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March 9, 2021

Publication | Accountability and Support, Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Every Student Succeeds Act, High Schools

Preparing Students for Careers

A collection of fact sheets on three policy areas states have used to advanced career readiness: graduation pathways, competency-based policies, and accountability systems.
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March 2, 2021

Federal Flash | Accountability and Support, Assessment, Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, Digital Divide, Every Student Succeeds Act, Federal Communications Commission, US Department of Education

Testing, Testing? New Federal Guidance on State Assessments

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) waives accountability requirements, but questions remain on whether state assessments will go forward as planned this year. Plus,…
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