The Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Act, enacted by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1985, allows 11th- and 12th-grade high school students to take courses, for credit, in colleges, junior colleges, and vocational-technical institutes despite opposition from high school authorities. Students may use credits from these courses to count toward both high school and postsecondary graduation, and state funds are apportioned according to the percentage of credit hours the student takes at each level. The primary opposition to this plan comes from the public school sector, which charges that the plan will erode state support, reduce enrollment (thereby eliminating special course offerings), and result in a loss of qualified teachers. Teacher organizations claim that the law contributes to elitism among students and that it injures them by subjecting them to "unlicensed" instructors. The Minnesota Federation of Teachers has brought a suit challenging the constitutionality of the law because it allows state aid to church-related schools. Despite opposition, the plan is supported enthusiastically by the governor and both parties in the legislature. Polls confirm its popularity with the public, and participating students are supportive. The plan will radically alter education in Minnesota, and other states are looking on it with interest as they explore various means to provide higher academic standards. (Author/TE)