Sentences with phrase «expanded dual enrollment programs»

States should offer and expand dual enrollment programs that give advanced high school students the opportunity to take college - level courses while in high school and receive college credit for successfully passing those courses.

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Conor Williams, a senior researcher at New America, a D.C. think tank, called the increasing Hispanic enrollment «a wonderful opportunity» to expand dual - language immersion programs that use students» home languages to help teach their peers.

Among other improvements, the law should help school districts offer practical training through apprenticeships, expand dual and concurrent enrollment opportunities, hire and retain skilled CTE educators, and equip classrooms to deliver high - quality CTE programs.

In 2013, the legislature passed Act 77, the «Flexible Pathways Initiative,» which encourages schools to expand opportunities to programs like work - based learning, increase access to virtual learning experiences, and amplify the number of dual enrollment courses.

Internships with local businesses, an eighth - grade summer transition program, peer tutoring, credit recovery classes, dual enrollment in local colleges, and certificate paths expand students» educational options.

Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Ohio, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and North Dakota have used CACG funds to provide dual enrollment scholarships for low - income students, as well as grants to colleges and consortia to establish new and expand existing dual enrollment programs.

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.

Partner institutions are required to submit specific plans aimed at reducing the need for remedial classes, expanding student participation in Tech Prep programs, and providing effective professional development services to teachers of dual enrollment courses.

Expand dual - enrollment and credit programs with partner institutions and third - party organizations Example: Teachers formalize dual - credit options with the local community college and professional organizations to help students build their college transcript.

In a visit to Memphis, where NACEP has documented a sustained effort to expand access to dual and concurrent enrollment to all students, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a one - time $ 20 million investment in dual enrollment to increase low - income student participation in these successful programs.

This case study research was undertaken to document how Memphis City Schools implemented the initiative and offer images of practice for those interested in developing similar programs to expand access to dual enrollment.