Not exact matches
Get a look at a
dual -
enrollment program that prepares high school students to overcome the obstacles
on the path to finishing college.
In «High Schoolers in College» June Kronholz wrote about a
dual enrollment program that allows academically advanced high school students in Indiana to take courses
on the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis campus.
Today, as legislators see it,
dual enrollment offers something for everyone: academic enrichment for kids who have maxed out the honors and accelerated classes their schools offer; a glimpse of college rigor for high school laggards; and a leg up
on a career for those who enroll in trade
programs.
On Top of the News
Dual -
Enrollment Programs: Funding, Rigor, Alignment Are Crucial, Study Says Education Week 3/29/2016
Through a
dual -
enrollment program, senior Caitlynn Atwood takes an online biology course
on her school - issued laptop, receiving college credit at Eastern New Mexico University.
Our experts discussed e-learning lessons from higher education, plus insights
on dual -
enrollment programs.
Dual enrollment is a major focus of the NRCCTE's field - based research
on programs of study / career pathways.
A major emphasis of
programs of study / career pathways,
dual or concurrent
enrollment programs allow high school students to take college - level courses either at their high school or
on a college campus.
This policy brief from the Education Commission of the States defines early college high schools, clarifies how they differ from traditional
dual enrollment programs, and provides recent research
on the positive impact of early college high school participation
on academic outcomes for traditionally underserved students.
Located
on the campus of Los Angeles Harbor College, Harbor Teacher Prep offers a
dual -
enrollment program that allows its 450 - student high school students, 55 percent Latinos and almost 70 percent low income, to concurrently earn a high school diploma and community college degree.
Researchers looked at the performance of students in the
dual enrollment courses as well as the
program's influence
on the students» grade point average, graduation rates, college choices and college performance.
Secretary DeVos will tour the campus, meet with
dual -
enrollment students and school leaders and hold a roundtable
on the Utah Aerospace Pathways
program.
Inside, the reader will find participants» thoughts
on how education reformers might address challenges in four distinct areas: 1) allocation and alignment of resources to support standards - based reform and higher expectations for all students, 2) generating resources for the interventions and specialized
programs necessary to support the learning of students with special needs, 3) allocating resources to support learning in alternative education settings, and 4) developing funding strategies for
dual enrollment programs.
For high schools: College, Career and Military Readiness indicators, including students meeting the Texas Success Initiative benchmarks in reading or math; students who satisfy relevant performance standards
on Advanced Placement or similar exams, students who earn
dual - course credits, students who enlist in the military, students who earn an industry certification, students admitted into postsecondary certification
programs that have as an admission requirement successful performance at the secondary level, students who successfully complete college preparatory courses, students who successfully meet standards
on a composite of indicators that indicate the student's preparation to success, without remediation, in an entry - level course for a bachelor's or associate's degree
program, students who successfully complete and OnRamps
dual -
enrollment course, and students awarded an associate's degree while in high school.
To boost access to
dual -
enrollment options
on remote campuses, some college have started to explore the value of online or blended learning
programs.
Online learning is now a widely available option for students across the country looking to make up credits toward graduation, take courses not available in their local schools, or get a jump
on college through
dual -
enrollment programs.
Kentucky Council
on Postsecondary Education's
Dual Credit Policy Revisions to the state's
Dual Credit Policy adopted by the Council in June 2015 strongly encourage all participating postsecondary institutions to pursue NACEP accreditation for their concurrent
enrollment programs.
Dual or concurrent
enrollment programs allow high school students to take college - level courses either at their high school or
on a college campus.
(15) The Department of Education shall develop a statement
on transfer guarantees to inform students and their parents, prior to
enrollment in a
dual enrollment course, of the potential for the
dual enrollment course to articulate as an elective or a general education course into a postsecondary education certificate or degree
program.
Part of the argument for expanding access to
dual enrollment programs is based
on an as - sumption that some types of students, particularly low - income or low - achieving students, may benefit from early exposure to the demands of college courses.
A recent What Works Clearinghouse intervention report found
dual -
enrollment programs have positive effects
on high school graduation; academic achievement in high school; and college access, credit accumulation, and graduation.
A growing number of
dual -
enrollment programs have shifted from focusing exclusively
on high - achieving students to targeting those «in the academic middle,» Lowe says.
Dual or concurrent
enrollment programs are partnerships between local educational agencies (LEAs) and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that allow high school students to enroll in college courses and earn transferable college credit, setting them
on an accelerated path to postsecondary success.
These
programs are expected to boost the size and quality of Kentucky's workforce since studies show that high school students who participate in
dual credit coursework have increased college
enrollment and
on - time college graduation rates.
In this forum, co-sponsored by the American Youth Policy Forum and the National Center for Postsecondary Research, panelists reviewed the latest research
on the effectiveness of
dual enrollment programs (particularly for student populations that long have been underrepresented in higher
He has focused in particular
on new education pathways that blend high school and college, such as early college high schools and comprehensive
dual enrollment programs.