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Rhode Island
Closing The Equity Gap in Dual Enrollment for Rhode Island’s Differently-Abled Students: A Policy Roadmap Rhode Island Early college opportunities offer enormous benefits for students and families. Not only can these courses help high school students earn valuable college credit for free, they also prepare students for college level work and improve their chances of […]
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Pathways to Opportunity: Expanding and Aligning College and Career Readiness Programs in Pennsylvania In May 2020, the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics Workforce Development Policy Committee released a report entitled “Prepared for the Future: Policy recommendations to increase access for students to Pennsylvania’s dual enrollment, early college high school, and pre-apprenticeship programs.” The report, […]
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Improving Minnesota’s Dual Enrollment Funding System: Reflections and Recommendations From the Field Minnesota has the nation’s oldest state policy architecture supporting college in high school programs like dual enrollment and early college, beginning with the Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program that was created in 1985. For over 35 years, Minnesota’s college courses have been free […]
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Unlocking Potential’s College in High School Policy Landscape and Recommendations Ohio Since 2015, with the implementation of the College Credit Plus (CCP) program that enhanced the statewide structure for dual enrollment policy and funding, participation in dual enrollment in the state of Ohio has increased significantly, from 54,053 students in the 2015-2016 school year to […]
view details2022 Year in Review
In January 2023, CHSA released a 2022 Year in Review for its State Legislative Tracker. This policy resource summarizes the new state laws adopted in 2022, and summarizes the key trends. Policies impacting college in high school programs such as dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high school continued to be significant across the country […]
view detailsCurrent Year State Legislation Tracker
CHSA is pleased to make available a tracker, which will updated approximately every two weeks, compiling bills and regulatory actions impacting college in high school programs such as dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high school across the country. The tracker includes information and links to the bills, current status, a brief summary, and […]
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Illuminating the Pathway to Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities Through Concurrent Enrollment Colorado Since legislation passed in 2009, the number of Colorado high school students enrolled in college courses has increased dramatically. 97% of Colorado school districts now offer concurrent enrollment and have experienced an 11% growth in student participation. During the past few […]
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In June 2022, the CHSA in partnership with the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships and Complete College America published the Maine Early College Report, providing policy recommendations to expand Maine’s college in high school programs. The report was authored by Jennifer Zinth of Zinth Consulting LLC. The report makes the following high-level recommendations: A […]
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