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Illinois House Passes Tuition Support for Teachers

Thursday, March 3, 2022 Measure heads to Senate for further consideration By GRACE KINNICUTT Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would reimburse public school teachers for tuition and mandatory fees paid to a public institution of higher education. The measure is intended to promote the retention of teachers, but Republicans said it would skew toward the benefit of wealthy students whose parents paid for their education. In a 70-42 vote, with no […] Read More

Education leaders hope new dual enrollment portal will help overhaul the high school experience

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Dual Enrollment: Common Issues Across SREB States

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New JFF Resource on Career Pathways Includes Dual Enrollment

Dear members of the College in High School Alliance, I am writing to share a new resource which has just been released by JFF’s Policy Leadership Trust, entitled No Dead Ends: How Career and Technical Education Can Provide Today’s Youth With Pathways to College and Career Success. One of the principles discussed is to expand intentional dual enrollment experiences for students. High-quality career and technical education (CTE) programs represent an effective way to provide young adults with an educational experience that […] Read More

Introduction to Teaching Concurrent Enrollment Grant

The Introduction to Teaching Concurrent Enrollment Grant competition is now  available on the competitive grants page on the MDE website.  Grant funding is available for grants under the Postsecondary Education Options (PSEO) program to support programs that will increase and diversify the teacher workforce in the State of Minnesota. Grant funds are available to eligible applicants to develop or expand Introduction to Teaching Concurrent Enrollment Programs that encourage secondary school students, especially American Indian and students of color, to pursue teaching, […] Read More

Report: EdTrust West Report on California Dual Enrollment

The College in High School Alliance recently forwarded a report by Education Trust – West, entitled Jumpstart: Setting Goals to Drive Equitable Dual Enrollment Participation in California’s Community Colleges, and an accompanying data mapping tool. EdTrust West will be holding a webinar on these tools on Wednesday, 2/23 at 4PM – and registration for that webinar is available here. The report analyzes data from the community colleges across California to see if they’re equitably serving Black, Native, and Latinx students through […] Read More

In the News: Dual Enrollment

Dual credit is key to job creation, economic growth – Las Cruces Sun News, 1/2/2022 Dual Enrollment, Performance-Based Funding, and the Completion Agenda: An Analysis of Post-Secondary Credential Outcomes of Dual Enrollment Students by Credential Type – Community College Review, 12/28/2021 Read More

College in High School Alliance Update

CHSA is excited to launch the first in a new series of briefs that helps explain the ways in which college in high school programs like dual enrollment and early college interact with wider education policy discussions. In partnership with Advance CTE, a member of CH SA’s Steering Committee, CHSA has today published Allies in Postsecondary & Career Success: Career Technical Education Pathways & College in High School Programs that examines the interaction between college in high school programs and […] Read More

Graduate Credit Quest – Teacher Tutorial

Are you a teacher looking for assistance using the Graduate Credit Quest platform? If so, then this tutorial is for you! Graduate Credit Quest is a tool to help teachers, graduate schools, and concurrent enrollment coordinators accelerate concurrent enrollment credentialing for teachers across the twelve MHEC states. The first thing you’ll want to do is click the SIGN UP link on our main page at http://www.graduatecreditquest.org. This will take you to a pop-up window. Graduate Credit Quest is designed for […] Read More

Report: Understanding Access to and Participation in Dual Enrollment by Locale and Income Level

This REL Central report details patterns in dual enrollment access and participation in the 2017/18 school year for the REL Central region states and the region overall and describes how access and participation varied by school locale and percentage of students from low-income households. For the full report, click here! Read More