We are similarly pleased the Governor recognizes the value of
the Early College High School Program, expanding students» access to Advanced Placement courses and exams, lifting up the teaching profession and enhancing student mental health supports.
Early college access: Spend $ 9 million to expand the state's
Early College High School program, which gives high school students early access to college credits in high - demand industries such as technology, sports management and finance.
They also guided me through applying to universities, financial aid, and scholarship applications, and how I could transfer the college credits I had accumulated through
the Early College high school program.
With the community colleges and
early college high schools programs, plus cost containment, Pell grants and Direct Lending, among others, we all should be able to work together to make college more affordable.
Providing alternative programs — for example, the relatively new construct of grade 8.5 for transitioning 8th graders or
the early college high school program for students who need more relevance and rigor — might also be worth trying, according to the report.
The legislation also authorizes the Department of Education to pay for part of
an early college high school program that allows students to complete their first year of postsecondary education while simultaneously earning credits towards a high school diploma.
Marissa Torres graduated from Austin Community College in 2015 after earning dual credit in
the Early College High School program at LBJ.
Other authors agree that we need to give all students equal access to the benefits of higher education and describe how personal mentoring (Roberta Espinoza, p. 56) or
early college high school programs (Jennifer Glenn Morrow and Alex Torrez, p. 74) can help economically disadvantaged students achieve this goal.
This guide, developed by Jobs for the Future and the College in High School Alliance, profiles design principles, highlights exemplar programs from across the states, describes promising policy practices, and explores opportunities through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to expand
early college high school programs.
Help states establish the policy environments to develop, strengthen, and expand dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and
early college high school programs.