Research
March 1, 2021
Research Demonstrates Colorado’s Strategic Investment in Concurrent Enrollment Yields Significant Equity Results
Let’s face it, 2020 was a tumultuous year with a busy news cycle day in and day out. As a result, a lot of outstanding work didn’t get the attention it deserved. Fortunately, our October event Connect 2020: The NACEP Digital Forum provided a platform to share. Today’s post summarizes some exciting findings from Colorado…
read moreDecember 3, 2020
Dual or Concurrent Enrollment in Public Schools in the United States
The report, just released by IES at US Department of Education, explores the relationship between program funding and availability of dual/concurrent enrollment in public schools by both community type (city, suburb, town, rural) and the school’s percentage of FRPL students (Free or Reduced Price Lunch). The study uses data from the public school questionnaire of the…
read moreOctober 5, 2020
Does the Concurrent Enrollment Program Improve Time-To-Degree and Wages?
Colorado has invested significantly in the state’s Concurrent Enrollment Program, which provides high school students the opportunity to enroll tuition-free in postsecondary courses and earn college credits that are transferable to any Colorado public university. Concurrent enrollment is seen as a strategy for helping Colorado meet its goal of 66 percent postsecondary credential attainment among…
read moreOctober 2, 2020
The Dual Enrollment Playbook: A Guide to Equitable Acceleration for Students
This playbook is the culmination of a multi-year project analyzing data on access to and success in dual enrollment programs and visiting high school and community college partnerships in Florida, Ohio, and Washington with strong results for advancing equity through dual enrollment. The resulting findings will provide guidance to school, district, and college leaders and…
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