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2021 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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Unlocking Potential: A State Policy Roadmap for Students with Disabilities Expanding Access to College in High School Programs for All Students Students with disabilities deserve the same opportunities to explore college-level learning while in high school as any of their peers. Yet across the country, these students remain significantly underrepresented in dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, […]
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College in High School Programs & Data: Reporting and Using Dual Enrollment Data to Improve Equity Using Data to Drive Equity in Dual Enrollment November, 2021 Access to high-quality college in high school programs-such as dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college-can change a student’s life. But to make these opportunities equitable, states must first […]
view detailsOur Models
What Are College In High School Programs? 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. While there can […]
view detailsPell Experiment
Department of Education Experimental Site for Dual Enrollment In May, 2016 the US Department of Education (USED) announced that it was inviting 44 institutions of higher education to participate in an experiment whereby low-income students enrolled in dual enrollment courses at those colleges would have the ability to apply for and use Pell grants to […]
view detailsHigher Education Act
College in High School Alliance Policy Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration HIGH EDUCATION ACT The Higher Education Act (HEA) was last reauthorized in 2008. The current version of the law includes an allowable use for dual or concurrent enrollment programs under the GEAR-UP programs, but that is the only current opportunity available for colleges seeking federal support […]
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