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. 

podcast | Accountability and Support, Funding Equity

ESSA turns 10, and we break down whatโ€™s at stake as states seek new waivers and federal oversight faces major challenges. Learn how weโ€™re working to protect equity and uphold ESSAโ€™s civil rights promise.

blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways

by Ally McCraw
December 5, 2025

Weโ€™ve been focused on the wrong problem.  Remember how, in our last post, we committed to asking uncomfortable questions about whether weโ€™re solving problems young people actually have or those that reflect our own interests? We tried that out. And we concluded that how weโ€™ve framed the problem pathways are solving has led us to talk about young people as though theyโ€™re commodities that we seek to customize to meet employersโ€™ specifications. This isn’t a metaphor. It’s the actual operating logic of economic and education systems designed around…

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Former President Obama called the Every Student Succeeds Act a โ€œChristmas miracle.โ€ But over the decade since ESSA became law, the education landscape has changed dramaticallyโ€”from a global pandemic and the emergence of new technologies to the Trump administrationโ€™s recent efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.  Join All4Ed for a conversation with former…

podcast | Librarians

Discover how Lunch and Learns bring students, faculty, and families together for informal learning. These relaxed lunchtime sessions offer a welcoming space to explore new skills, share ideas, and build a stronger community within your library.

podcast | Accountability and Support, Community Partnership, Education Policy, Educator Policy, Policy and Government

Teaching feels heavier than ever. In this episode, Sam Levine of Breathe for Change shares why real self-care isnโ€™t selfishโ€”itโ€™s essential. Learn how sustainable wellness helps educators show up with strength, presence, and resilience.

podcast | Librarians

Hannah Byrd Little, author of A Sense of Place, joins the Future Ready Librarians podcast to discuss how intentional library spaces strengthen belonging through partnerships, smart use of space, leadership, and effective resources.

blog | Future Ready Schools, Librarians

by Lia Dossin
November 17, 2025

Have you seen it? Have you heard? The Future Ready Librariansยฎ Framework 3.0 is hereโ€”and itโ€™s inspiring librarians everywhere to lead the charge in literacy, innovation, and equity. This latest version of the nationally recognized framework reflects how school librarians are shaping the future of learningโ€”not just keeping up with change, but leading it. So,…

podcast | Accountability and Support, Funding Equity

The longest government shutdown has ended, but the damage to education remains. This episode breaks down the deal, its impacts on federal education programs, and what it means for students and schools.

blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways

by Kyle Hartung
November 14, 2025

Innovation and scale are only the means to an end.  Yet it sometimes seems like theyโ€™ve become the goal. The pathways movement celebrates strategies that scale, applauds bold approaches, and races to generate new ideas. And for good reason: transforming education and workforce systems requires innovative thinking and scale, and the work is urgent. But…