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

February 23, 2021

Publication | College and Career Pathways, High Schools

Ready for What? How Multiple Graduation Pathways Do—and Do Not—Signal Readiness for College and Careers

A 50-state review of high school graduation requirements and recommendations for graduation pathways that promote college and career readiness.
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February 8, 2021

Federal Flash | Accountability and Support, Assessment, College and Career Pathways, Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, US Department of Education

“Soy Miguel Cardona”—Meeting the Education Secretary Nominee

Dr. Miguel Cardona sails through his confirmation hearing to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education, Congress begins the process to pass President Biden’s…
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January 11, 2021

Federal Flash | Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, US Department of Education

Bye-Bye Betsy DeVos: A Look at the New Administration and Congress

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos resigns in the wake of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol fueled by President Trump’s false claims of electoral…
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December 17, 2020

Federal Flash | Accountability and Support, Congress, COVID Response & Recovery, Every Student Succeeds Act, Federal Education Budget

A Christmas Gift? Looking at Congress’s COVID-19 Relief Bill

Congress is close to a deal that will fund the U.S. Department of Education (ED), keep the federal government open, and provide additional resources…
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November 18, 2020

Publication | Accountability and Support, Every Student Succeeds Act, Funding Equity

When Equity Is Optional

A series exploring how states used ESSA’s flexibility to take different approaches to school accountability—and the consequences of those choices for students.
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November 18, 2020

Publication | Accountability and Support, Every Student Succeeds Act

When Equity Is Optional: How State Choices Affect Ratings and Identification for Support under ESSA

Students in low-performing schools—who are much more likely to be students of color or from low-income families—in different states have very different odds of receiving the support they need to improve.
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