Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Early College High School Initiative
The Early College High School Initiative is a program famously championed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From its Web site:
"Early college high school is a bold approach, based on the principle that academic rigor, combined with the opportunity to save time and money, is a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet serious intellectual challenges. Early college high schools blend high school and college in a rigorous yet supportive program, compressing the time it takes to complete a high school diploma and the first two years of college.
Since 2002, the partner organizations of the Early College High School Initiative have started or redesigned more than 200 schools in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The schools are designed so that low-income youth, first-generation college goers, English language learners, students of color, and other young people underrepresented in higher education can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or up to two years of credit toward a Bachelor’s degree—tuition free."
PROGRAM WEB SITE
"Early college high school is a bold approach, based on the principle that academic rigor, combined with the opportunity to save time and money, is a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet serious intellectual challenges. Early college high schools blend high school and college in a rigorous yet supportive program, compressing the time it takes to complete a high school diploma and the first two years of college.
Since 2002, the partner organizations of the Early College High School Initiative have started or redesigned more than 200 schools in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The schools are designed so that low-income youth, first-generation college goers, English language learners, students of color, and other young people underrepresented in higher education can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or up to two years of credit toward a Bachelor’s degree—tuition free."
PROGRAM WEB SITE
Labels: early college high school initiative, national
O'Connell visits an early college high school
California's Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell recently visited the classroom of Orange County teacher of the year Candace Leuthold at Early College High School in Costa Mesa, California.
The Daily Pilot reports, "O’Connell was interested in seeing the innovative program at Early College, which allows motivated high school students to earn dozens of college units while enrolled at the school on a Coastline Community College campus in Costa Mesa."
FULL STORY
The Daily Pilot reports, "O’Connell was interested in seeing the innovative program at Early College, which allows motivated high school students to earn dozens of college units while enrolled at the school on a Coastline Community College campus in Costa Mesa."
FULL STORY
Labels: California, early college high school initiative
