This study, comparing the high school and college transcripts of more than 400 students who
participated in dual enrollment courses (but not in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses) with the transcripts of students with similar GPA's and class rank, but who took no accelerated learning courses, showed that:
Not exact matches
As part of the agreement, which the district agreed to enter prior to any OCR compliance determinations, the district committed to take specific actions to ensure that it is providing an equal opportunity and equal access for black students to
participate in its college and career preparatory programs,
in particular its advanced
courses and enrichment programs, IB program, AP
courses, honors
courses, and
dual enrollment courses.
Forty - eight percent of 2011 Minnesota high school graduates
participated in at least one acceleration program such as Advanced Placement,
dual enrollment or International Baccalaureate
courses.
Baboquivari High School students may
participate in English and math
dual enrollment courses taught by TOCC teachers.
By waiving the high school diploma requirement for students taking
dual and concurrent
enrollment courses from colleges and universities that
participate in the Department's experiment, low income students will be able to have early access to their Pell Grants, the largest federal program of student financial aid.
Research shows that students who
participate in high - quality
dual enrollment courses are more likely to graduate high school, immediately enroll
in college, and persist to completion than their peers.
She shared Colorado's recent success
in expanding access to quality concurrent and
dual enrollment, such that 30 % of high school juniors and seniors
participate in these
courses.