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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Eduflack: Dual Enrollment for All!

Eduflack: Dual Enrollment for All!

Dual Enrollment for All!

When most discuss the merits of dual-enrollment programs in our high schools, thoughts immediately turn to those classic over-achievers who are looking to earn a high school diploma along with two or three years of college before they turn 18. We talk of how K-12 systems and higher education systems struggle to work together. And sometimes, we even discuss how we shouldn't rush our kids and deprive them of a "traditional" high school experience.

Meanwhile the high school dropout rate has remained steady for decades (and Eduflack is one who believes that the dropout rate is, unfortunately, close to one-third.) Drop-out factories remain prevalent in many of our urban