At All4Ed, we are committed to expanding equitable educational opportunities for students of color, students from low-income families, and other marginalized groups. Search our publications, podcasts, videos, webinars, and other tools to learn more about the policies and practices we promote to ensure all students graduate from high school prepared for college, work, and life.
publication | Accountability and Support, Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, US Department of Education, Workforce and Community
All4Ed submitted formal comments to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in response to the Department’s proposed priority on Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness. Our feedback underscores the urgent need to reimagine the high school experience to ensure students are not only graduating but are truly prepared for postsecondary success, economic mobility, and active civic…
blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways
It’s time to change the conversation about pathways. It’s a conversation we’ve been part of for more than a decade. We hoped that pathways that bridge K-12, postsecondary education, and careers could effectively address inequities in our education systems and labor markets and give young people who are far from opportunity a real shot at…
publication | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Congress, Higher Education, Policy and Government, Unlocking Career Success, US Department of Education, Workforce and Community
All4Ed provided recommendations to the Department of Education regarding regulations governing the implementation of Workforce Pell Grants to ensure program quality and to make certain that Workforce Pell becomes a force for economic mobility—not a windfall for bad actors. All4Ed appreciates the opportunity to provide recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education (Department) on the…
blog | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Policy and Government, US Department of Education
The federal defunding of Career-Connected High Schools puts students’ futures at risk—just as transformative programs linking classrooms to careers were gaining momentum. This setback threatens progress on equity, opportunity, and workforce readiness across the country.
blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Data, Every Student Succeeds Act, High Schools
Why it matters that states are all over the map when it comes to measuring college and career readiness
blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Every Student Succeeds Act, State Policy Center
A review of 2025 state legislation on school accountability.
publication | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Data, Every Student Succeeds Act, High Schools
All4Ed’s overview of the college and career readiness indicators used for school accountability in all fifty states and Washington DC
publication | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Policy and Government, US Department of Education
All4Ed’s recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education regarding its proposed discretionary grant priorities.
blog | College and Career Pathways
Historically, student performance in math has received less legislative attention than performance in reading, even though student performance on math assessments has been widely analyzed and used to track overall progress of students nationwide. Despite conversations around achievement in math, the traditional pathway through math (algebra, geometry, algebra II, pre-calculus, calculus), has remained largely unchanged…
