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 | 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.
podcast | AI, Digital Learning, Future Ready Schools
A candid conference-floor conversation with Dr. Amy Del Corvo (NYSCATE) on AI without the hype, policy vs. practice, why conferences still matter, and how leaders stay humanโand saneโwhen everything feels loud.
blog |
Walk into most districts, and youโll find a familiar pattern: pathways beginning in high school. At this level, many teams are busy designing academies, revising schedules, forming business partnerships, and gaining access to college-in-high-school opportunities. Now, donโt misunderstand, these are all good things, but starting here means weโve wasted an incredible opportunity. Todayโs reality is…
podcast | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways, State Policy Center
All4Edโs new report explores how six Great Lakes states are building college and career pathways that connect high school learning to real opportunityโand what policymakers nationwide can learn from whatโs working.
podcast | Accountability and Support, Congress
A nationwide coalition is pushing back against efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Learn why advocates say studentsโ rights, civil rights protections, and federal education programs are at riskโand whatโs at stake right now.
blog | Accountability and Support, College and Career Pathways
The way pathways frame choice is a fiction. Pathways encourage young people to make a linear series of choices, but choice in adolescence is not linear. It contains uncertainty and possibility at the same time. Young people hold multiple possible futures in their heads at once. They’re thinking about becoming a nurse and starting a business and…
publication | US Department of Education
The Trump administration is illegally dismantling the U.S. Department of Educationโfragmenting critical programs across multiple agencies, creating chaos for states and schools, and putting students’ civil rights at risk. Congress alone has the authority to dissolve the Department of Education. These executive actions violate the law and harm the millions of students who depend on…
activity | Future Ready Schools, Librarians, Literacy, Professional Learning
Mapping the Journey to Lead from the Library Hosted by Shannon McClintock Miller, this is a free, six-part professional learning webinar series designed to support librarians as leaders, collaborators, and change-makersโat the heart of their schools and communities. Libraries are more than physical spacesโthey are safe havens, innovation hubs, and the backbone of our schools.…
