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Zinth, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States, 2015
Research shows that students who dually enroll are more likely to finish high school and succeed in postsecondary education than their peers with a similar grade point average (GPA), test scores, demographics, etc. Yet in many states, students and parents are largely--if not entirely--responsible for covering dual enrollment course costs, placing…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, State Aid, Educational Finance, Funding Formulas
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2014
Minnesota is home to some of the finest postsecondary institutions in the country. From campuses large to small, urban to rural, close to home or far away, the state's public and private colleges and universities offer a broad spectrum of surprising educational opportunities and experiences. This guide can help students explore Minnesota College…
Descriptors: College Choice, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
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Pabst, Anne – Journal of College Admission, 2010
The girls of girls' schools, the author believes, are a kind of Platonic Form of American girl, an ideal to which most of the rest of society, of the country's meritocratic system, aspires for their daughters, a reflection of one's deepest values. She believes girls all over the country, in all high schools, want The Dream. They want to achieve…
Descriptors: Daughters, College Admission, Females, High School Students