Dual Enrollment Programs
Curriculum
Four Ways to Build a Good Program for College Credit in High School
A new report on dual-credit programs offers nuts-and-bolts advice for program designers to ensure quality, accountability, equity and a wise investment of public funds.
Federal
Could Betsy DeVos' Pitch to Expand School Choice Help Dual Enrollment?
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos sees dual enrollment and other programs that help high school kids earn college credit as a form of school choice, her favorite K-12 policy.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Dual-Enrollment
Dual-enrollment courses have become a popular way for states to boost college access for traditionally underserved students.
College & Workforce Readiness
Dual Credit: Race and Income Gaps Are Getting Wider, Study Finds
A new study raises questions about whether the students who can benefit most from dual-credit programs are getting adequate access to them.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Study Sparks Conversations About Equal Access to Acceleration Programs
A Minnesota Office of Higher Education leader comments on the significance and implications of partnership work on an Acceleration Program study.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
New Study Sheds Light on Students in Acceleration Programs
A Minnesota study sheds light on the characteristics of students participating in Acceleration Programs and how participation affects college outcomes.
College & Workforce Readiness
Course Choice: A Different Way to Expand School Choice?
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has talked about it. It's permitted under ESSA; and some states already use it. But what is course choice?
Federal
Betsy DeVos to Highlight Dual Enrollment Programs in Florida
The U.S. Secretary of Education will be going to Valencia College in Orlando, Fla., a prominent community college with a robust dual-enrollment program.
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Dual Enrollment
A new study of dual-enrollment programs finds that high-achieving white girls from financially secure homes are more likely to enroll in those college-credit programs than minority, male, or low-income students.
College & Workforce Readiness
Study Finds Gender, Race, Income Gaps in Dual-Enrollment Programs
A new study finds that high-achieving white girls from financially secure homes are the most likely students to participate in dual-enrollment programs.
College & Workforce Readiness
Should All High Schools Offer Students Dual-Enrollment Opportunities?
A leader in the charter school movement says instead of focusing on facilities and increasing electives high schools should do more to ensure students graduate with college credit.
College & Workforce Readiness
Report Roundup
Dual Enrollment
Most higher education institutions view dual-enrollment programs as an important tool for recruiting students and managing their overall enrollment strategies, finds a new survey from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
College & Workforce Readiness
Dual Enrollment: Good for Colleges, Not Just Students, Survey Finds
A new study finds that colleges and universities are using dual-enrollment programs as recruiting tools, as well as to serve students who seek a challenge.
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Poll: Dual Enrollment Vs. College-Ready
Students are flocking to dual-enrollment programs, hoping they'll get a bigger academic challenge and maybe sock away some college credits, too. But the superintendents overseeing those programs aren't universally convinced that earning college credit means students are ready for college.