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Evidence of Success
College in high school programs – which are referred to by many terms in states across the country – promote partnerships between secondary school systems and institutions of higher education that provide high school students with intentionally designed, rigorous, and authentic postsecondary experiences leading to officially transcripted and transferable college credit towards a recognized postsecondary […]
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In June, 2022 Zinth Consulting LLC published a report which uses the College in High School Alliance’s Unlocking Potential framework to provide state-level policy recommendations to enhance equitable access to and participation in high-quality dual credit programming for all Indiana students. Within Reach: A Policy Roadmap for Dual Credit in Indiana combines the insights of […]
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In March 2022, the College in High School Allianced released a landscape analysis for South Carolina. Unlocking Potential’s College in High School Policy Landscape and Recommendations provides an analysis of South Carolina’s current policies related to dual enrollment, matched to CHSA’s state policy framework Unlocking Potential: A State Policy Roadmap for Equity and Quality in […]
view detailsInstructor Capacity
College in high school programs have faced significant challenges in a number of states in recruiting sufficient teachers with the right credentials to teach in a dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, or early college high school setting. This is particularly true for partnerships that rely upon high school teachers, especially in parts of the country where […]
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Advance CTE, in partnership with the College in High School Alliance, released The State of CTE: Early Postsecondary Opportunities. This 50-state report reveals key findings on how EPSOs serve CTE learners and provides recommendations for state leaders to leverage state infrastructure and collaboration to advance equity in these experiences. Key findings include: Expanding equitable access […]
view details2021 Year in Review
In January 2022, CHSA released a 2021 Year in Review for its State Legislative Tracker. This policy resource summarizes the new state laws adopted in 2021, and summarizes the key trends. With a bounce back of state legislative sessions last year following the significant disruptions caused to state legislatures by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021 […]
view detailsCOVID-19
COVID-19 Paper The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the nation’s education system, and its college in high school programs are no exception. CHSA’s new paper, published January 18, 2022 examines the impact of the pandemic on college in high school programs, drawn from a national survey of over 300 dual enrollment practitioners […]
view detailsGlossary of Terms
College in high school programs such as dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high school are effective models for promoting postsecondary access and success, particularly for low income students, students of color, and other students who are historically underserved and underrepresented in higher education. However, because the proliferation of college in high school programs […]
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