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Georgia Legislators move forward on efforts to assure continued strength in Dual Credit Programing

This Article in the Walker County Messenger is another segment on the Georgian legislature’s work toward shoring up dual credit programing in the state with funding stability and commitments to hire more high school counselors and dual credit instructors.  The focus has been on programing’s in content areas that lead to occupational pathways that support the economy’s demand for specific labor/trades/skills and specialties. Read More

Teacher Shortage addressed through a New Program in Ohio

This is another creative approach to filling the teacher pipeline for K12.  Governor DeWine introduced a new pathway to becoming a teacher through the State’s Apprenticeship structure. this affords some programing aspects in Apprenticeships that provide credit for prior experience and wage incentives that follow progress toward licensure. the program targets people who are already attached to public education, but are not in teaching roles.  Read the NEWS RELEASE HERE Read More

Olivia Sanchez reports on the dispirit access to tuition support for dual credit programing in a number of states

Access to dual credit programing has been raised as a new target objective for many states in addition to historic preferences for high achieving students only.  This article from the Hechinger Report and Olivia Sanchez looks at access to dual credit programing tuition support for undocumented students.  A review of state policy rules involving undocumented students shows a patchwork of exclusions to tuition support or even program enrollment that are tied to immigration status.  Read the full article HERE  Read More

Here is an example of two higher educational institutions partnering to offer two degrees in Nursing using dual credit logic

In this article, Mercer College and Loras College Launch Dual-Degree Nursing Program to address Healthcare Staffing Shortage in the Iowa News Now describes a 3 +1 program that extends one degree in Nursing to the next level for students.  This is another good example of how postsecondary academic objectives are being stacked together by partnered institutions to provide for enhanced Degree opportunities.  Read More

New National Hechinger Report on dual credit programing and its incredible growth in enrollment across the country

If your looking for some really great data for dual credit programing…and particularly programing hosted by community and technical colleges, this Hechinger Article does a nice job of telling a promising story of growth and impact for students and the economy Read More

WI reporter shares that 25% of high school students have participated in dual credit programing

This article has a couple of data points that are quite impressive.  It also points out the uneven distribution of dual credit program participation across the state of WI.  So, it appears  to be a great pathway for high school students – provided the programing is available in their districts.  Read the NPR story HERE Read More

The Case for improvements to dual credit programs in MN

Zeke Jackson writes a critique of the barriers built into the programs.  He cites several systemic challenges using the Post Secondary Enrollment Options or ‘PSEO’ programing as the example of those challenges.  This is a focused review of the benefits of dual enrollment and the frustrations that confound program promotors, like Zeke.  the article can be found in the Minnesota Reformer HERE Read More

Helios and WestEd published a Research Brief on Dual Credit Coursework in the State of Florida – good program reviews and strategy implementation

This May 2023 Brief by Helios and WestEd reviews efforts in the State of Florida to provide accelerated coursework and to do so for the broadest student audience possible.  The research compiled survey work on student populations participation and outcomes. Read More

Jobs for the future tackles prominent obstacles facing rural schools dual enrollment with a case study in Texas

This is a very honest assessment of the types of challenges facing rural schools when designing and delivering dual credit programing. The Executive Summary for the case study provides a quick overview of the challenges along with general suggestions about redressing them.  The Full Case Study of Three Rural Texas High Schools is actually a pretty quick read as well. Read More

Here’s a forward post from Amy Williams of the National Alliance of Concurrent Education Partnerships (NACEP) that compare AP course work to Dual/Concurrent Credit Coursework

Advanced Placement Compared to Dual Credit NACEP provided a collection of recently published articles that look at the similarities and differences in AP courses and Dual Credit courses.  Each of these were created to meet the high achievement student’s need for greater academic challenge.  Dual credit is shifting away from a primary focus on high achievers to redress access and diversity objectives for students that target post-secondary aspirations.  These articles provide a solid understanding of the various benefits and challenges […] Read More