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.
blog | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, High Schools, Higher Education, Workforce and Community
โHall of Mirrorsโ challenges the pathways narrative, revealing how language and assumptions about credentials vs. degrees distort reality. This post examines the evidenceโand how current systems may limit, not expand, opportunity.
publication | AI, Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, High Schools
As technology rapidly reshapes education, artificial intelligence promises scalable solutions to longstanding challenges in college and career counseling. With student-to-counselor ratios averaging 376:1 nationwideโfar above the recommended 250:1โthe appeal of AI-powered platforms is undeniable. Yet in our rush to solve the counselor shortage through technology, we risk sacrificing what makes guidance truly transformative: authentic human connection.
publication | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, Federal Education Budget, High Schools
In todayโs rapidly evolving economic landscape, college and career counseling has never been more critical for studentsโ success. However, educators across the nation face unprecedented challenges, with excessively high student-to-counselor ratios leaving many young people without adequate guidance to navigate their educational and career pathways. This situation has been further complicated by recent disruptions to federal education funding, creating uncertainty for districts that depend on these resources to support comprehensive counseling programs.
publication | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways, High Schools, State Policy Center
An overview of college and career pathway policies in six Great Lakes statesโIllinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Fact sheets detail early college credit and CTE policies, with snapshots of credit transfer policy, student participation data, state funding mechanisms, educator requirements, and alignment between early college and CTE.
podcast | Accountability and Support, Educator Policy, High Schools, Policy and Government, US Department of Education
Have todayโs education-to-career โpathwaysโ lost their way? Charlotte Cahill and Kyle Hartung of All4Ed unpack how well-intended systems can limit opportunityโand how to redesign them to truly serve all students.
podcast | Accountability and Support, Educator Policy, High Schools, Policy and Government, US Department of Education
Sweeping waiver proposals in Iowa, Indiana, and Oklahoma could reshape school oversight. Experts Anne Hyslop and Nicholas Munyan-Penney break down the risks to student data, accountability, and equity when states seek flexibility at a high cost.
podcast | Accountability and Support, Educator Policy, High Schools, Policy and Government, US Department of Education
Season 2 of Can We Get A Minute is here! Jenn & Rebeca break down big changes in education policyโfrom delayed funding to major new legislation and the government shutdownโs impact on schools. Here’s what you need to know this fall.
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
publication | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, Data, Every Student Succeeds Act, High Schools
All4Edโs overview of the college and career readiness indicators used for school accountability in all fifty states and Washington DC
