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The hallmark of All4Ed’s policy and government relations work is our ability to take an idea; translate it into legislation, regulations, or guidance; advocate for its adoption; and support its implementation to maximize results for the nation’s young people. Our policy priorities include:

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Featured Report

ESSA requires states to identify at least the lowest-performing 5% of Title I schools and high schools where fewer than 67% of students graduate on time to receive comprehensive support. States must also identify schools with one or more underperforming groups of students for targeted support.

But accountability systems cannot deliver on their promise to lead to meaningful improvement if those schools do not receive additional resources after they are identified. Unfortunately, in our latest report, When Equity Is Optional: Does Accountability Drive School Spending, we found that many identified schools spent less, not more, per pupil after being identified than they did before. Read our full report to learn why and what education leaders can do to ensure school identification results are reflected in school funding decisions.

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Where We Stand

March 13, 2024
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Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Congress, High Schools, Higher Education, US Department of Education
Systems
This pillar is a part of the Pathways to Progress: A Federal Roadmap for College and Career Pathways. Learners will only have access to high-quality Pathways programs if the systems that support them are sustainable, scalable, and replicable nationwide. The first critical aspect of a high-quality system is sustained funding; increased federal investment in college […]
March 7, 2024
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Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Congress, High Schools, Higher Education, US Department of Education
Counseling and Navigation Support
This pillar is a part of the Pathways to Progress: A Federal Roadmap for College and Career Pathways. Career and college counseling can help students understand the link between academic achievement, high school, postsecondary education, and career opportunities. Counseling helps students identify their strengths, interests, and values, leading them to clear career goals and paths […]
February 28, 2024
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Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Congress, High Schools, Higher Education, US Department of Education
Career Exploration
This pillar is a part of the Pathways to Progress: A Federal Roadmap for College and Career Pathways. For each young person walking the halls of their local high school, the end of their path is to a career, whether or not that path takes them through postsecondary education. All students should have career exploration […]
February 28, 2024
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Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, High Schools, Higher Education, US Department of Education
Opening Doors: Ensuring Access to Advanced Coursework in High Schools
This pillar is a part of the Pathways to Progress: A Federal Roadmap for College and Career Pathways. The standard curricula can be limiting for young people in high school. Though they prepare students to meet high school graduation requirements, their structures rarely emulate those of postsecondary education. As a result, schools, states, and the […]
February 24, 2024
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Accountability and Support, Funding Equity, US Department of Education
Improve the Comprehensive Centers Program
All4Ed and our partners urge the U.S. Department of Education to ensure its comprehensive centers prioritize school improvement and resource equity.
February 1, 2024
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Accountability and Support, Every Student Succeeds Act, Federal Education Budget, Funding Equity
When Equity Is Optional: Does Accountability Drive School Spending?
States should use accountability to identify and provide extra resources to struggling schools, yet many schools spent less, not more, after being identified.
November 6, 2023
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College and Career Pathways, Higher Education, State Policy Center
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Evidence demonstrates the power of dual enrollment to increase postsecondary enrollment and completion. But it has an Achilles heel: credit transfer.
October 31, 2023
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Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Data, High Schools
College and Career Readiness Close-Up
A three-part series on leading state practices to hold high schools accountable for providing pathways that prepare students for college and careers
October 31, 2023
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Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Data, High Schools
Georgia Measures Readiness With College Outcomes
Georgia sets itself apart as the only state that uses college remediation rates as a college and career readiness accountability indicator.

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