All4Ed (formerly Alliance for Excellent Education) was founded in 2001 to work alongside other education organizations to improve high school graduation rates. The national nonprofit advocacy organization is committed to expanding equitable educational opportunities for students of color, students from low-income families, and other marginalized groups. Ensuring that all students, particularly those traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship, All4Ed works on federal, state, and local policies and practices to achieve this goal.

The organization works to improve education through policy analysis and advocacy expertise, including:

• Providing nonpartisan research, data and guidance to assist in developing and implementing policies at every level of government to support effective education strategies and increase student success.
• Supporting school districts directly through the Future Ready Schools® initiative.
• Serving as a partner and convener, to mobilize and bring together like-minded groups, to move education forward with a shared vision of equity and student centeredness.

Examples of Work

• 2008: Secured new federal regulations requiring states to calculate high school graduation rates in a uniform way. This approach provides consistent, accurate data about the percentage of students graduating high school and ensures states do not obscure the performance of certain groups of students. In 2015, this policy was codified into law in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
• 2014: Introduced the Future Ready Framework and planning process. Together, these research-based tools provide a roadmap district and school leaders can follow to conceive, plan, and implement strategies that pair effective technology and quality teaching; personalize student learning; improve student outcomes; and ensure more students graduate from high school prepared for college, work, and life.
• 2014: Led campaign to expand high-speed internet service in schools, influencing the Federal Communications Commission to approve a $1.5 billion increase in E-rate funding, causing the number of students with access to high-speed internet service in school to nearly double between 2015-2019.
• 2015: Secured key provisions in ESSA that require states to identify and support high schools with graduation rate below 67%. This requirement spurred improvement efforts in approximately 2,000 high schools to ensure more students graduate high school prepared for college and the workplace.
• 2020 / 2021: Advocated for Congress to provide robust federal funding to support COVID-19 relief efforts in schools. Across three relief packages, including the CARES Act, the December 2020 supplemental appropriations act, and the American Rescue Plan Act, K–12 schools and districts received $190 billion, with funding targeted to the highest-needs communities and dedicated to addressing students’ academic recovery.

Resources

Press release (name change in 2021)

About All4Ed

All4Ed Resources