Dual Enrollment Programs
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School Choice & Charters
Opinion
Attend These Charter Schools. Leave With College Credentials
The founder of a charter network discusses how his schools bring a K-16 model to the K-12 system.
College & Workforce Readiness
What the Research Says
Dual-Enrollment Programs Are Expanding. But Do They Reach the Students Who Need Them Most?
The programs may be failing to reach low-income and other underserved students.
Teaching
How U.S. Teachers Are Helping Ukrainian Students 'Half a World Apart'
Teachers at a U.S.-based virtual school share what it's like to teach students in a war-torn country.
College & Workforce Readiness
Letter to the Editor
How We Can Improve College-Completion Rates
Early- and middle-college high schools have the potential to improve college completion rates, says this letter to the editor.
Law & Courts
Court Backs Religious-School Student's Participation in Vermont Dual-Enrollment Program
A federal appeals court rules that recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions support the student's free exercise of religion claim.
College & Workforce Readiness
Keeping Dual Credit Programs From Widening Gaps They're Meant to Close
Nationwide, 12 percent of white students take dual-credit courses in high school, compared to only 8 percent of Hispanic students and 7 percent of Black students, according to a new report by the Aspen Institute and Columbia University's Community College Research Center.
Assessment
News in Brief
Roman Catholic Students Sue Vermont Over Dual-Enrollment Lockout
A group of Vermont high school students backed by a powerful conservative Christian legal organization is accusing the state of religious discrimination.
College & Workforce Readiness
Students From Educated Families More Likely to Take Dual-Credit Courses
New data from the federal government show that dual-enrollment courses are an opportunity that's used disproportionately by white and Asian students, and students whose parents went to college.
School Choice & Charters
KIPP Partners With Bard College on Dual Enrollment
One of KIPP's New Orleans' campuses is partnering with Bard College to offer its upperclassmen a chance to earn an associates degree while in high school. Given KIPP's national footprint, the model has the potential for large expansion.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Dual Credit Classes
Taking dual-credit courses in high school doesn't save students much time or money in college, finds a new study by the American Institutes for Research.
College & Workforce Readiness
Dual Credit: The Good News and the Bad News
Two new studies raise questions about widespread claims that taking dual-enrollment courses in high school can save students time and money in college.
College & Workforce Readiness
Dual Enrollment: Don't Restrict It to High-Achieving Students
A new study calls on states to end the practice of restricting dual-enrollment courses to high-achieving students. It argues that middle-performing students can do well, and reap big benefits, with the right support.
Curriculum
Louisiana Revamps the Rules on Dual-Enrollment Courses
The changes have come amid questions over the rigor of these popular high school classes.