Dual Enrollment Programs

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.
Catherine Gewertz, March 10, 2017
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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.
Marva Hinton, December 23, 2016
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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.
Catherine Gewertz, November 15, 2016
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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.
Catherine Gewertz, November 7, 2016
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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.
Catherine Gewertz, October 4, 2016
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College & Workforce Readiness Dual-Enrollment Credits and Doubts About College Readiness
Not all district superintendents think that completing dual-enrollment credits means a student is ready for college.
Catherine Gewertz, September 28, 2016
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College & Workforce Readiness Dual Enrollment: Who Pays?
Many states bill dual-enrollment courses as "free college credit," but someone has to pay for them. Who that "someone" is varies a lot from state to state.
Catherine Gewertz, September 20, 2016
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College & Workforce Readiness Dual Enrollment: Trouble Transferring Credit Sparks Questions
Dual-enrollment programs are increasingly being touted as a way to get through college more quickly. But many students end up disappointed when their credits aren't accepted for transfer.
Catherine Gewertz, September 7, 2016
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Sabrina Villanueva, a sophomore at the University of Rochester in New York, earned 12 college credits in high school through a dual-enrollment program with a community college in her hometown of Dallas. None of her college credits were accepted at the university.
Sabrina Villanueva, a sophomore at the University of Rochester in New York, earned 12 college credits in high school through a dual-enrollment program with a community college in her hometown of Dallas. None of her college credits were accepted at the university.
Mike Bradley for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness Are Dual-Enrollment Programs Overpromising?
Students in dual-enrollment programs are often told they will be able to transfer the credits they earn to college, but it doesn't happen.
Catherine Gewertz, September 6, 2016
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Education Teacher Requirements Found to Vary for High School Dual-Enrollment Classes
The report was spurred by new rules requiring high school instructors in dual-enrollment programs in 19 states to have a master's degree and 18 graduate hours in the subjects they teach.
Caralee J. Adams, July 12, 2016
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College & Workforce Readiness 44 Colleges to Participate in U.S. Ed.'s Pell Dual-Enrollment Program
The U.S. Department of Education names the colleges chosen to be part of its experiment in using Pell funds to allow low-income students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously.
Daarel Burnette II, May 16, 2016
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College & Workforce Readiness 44 Colleges to Participate in Pell Grant Dual-Enrollment Experiment
The U.S. Department of Education will reserve $19 million of Pell grant money to help pay for low-income high school students to participate in dual-enrollment programs.
Daarel Burnette II, May 16, 2016
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Curriculum A Math Course That Helps Students Get Into College and Avoid Remediation
Teaming high school teachers and college professors produced big benefits for students: They enrolled in college and skipped remedial classes, at much higher rates than peers who weren't in the program.
Catherine Gewertz, April 8, 2016
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College & Workforce Readiness Dual-Enrollment Programs: Funding, Rigor, Alignment Are Crucial, Study Says
A national analysis identifies policies states can adopt to promote dual-enrollment programs, but also finds evidence of concerns about course quality.
Catherine Gewertz, March 29, 2016
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