ERIC Number: ED608442
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
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Advanced Opportunities: How Idaho Is Reshaping High Schools by Empowering Students. Report
Eden, Max
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
More than half of Idaho's high school seniors are already enrolled in college. Dual enrollment programs, in which high school students enroll in college courses, have gained traction nationally in the past two decades, but Idaho's "Advanced Opportunities" initiative has been particularly successful. When students reach seventh grade, Idaho provides them with $4,125 that can be used to pay for dual enrollment courses, Advanced Placement exams, professional certification examinations, "overload" high school courses (above a full schedule), and, as of this school year, workforce development and apprenticeship courses. This student-centered investment has encouraged high school teachers to partner with community colleges and four-year universities to provide college-level instruction--an arrangement that also provides teachers with a financial stipend and postsecondary institutions with an enrollment boost. This report describes the mechanics, origin, and institutional effects of Idaho's initiative, which is a useful model for legislators and policy advocates in other states who are searching for ways to improve the quality of high school instruction, decrease the cost of college, and help students who are not college-bound graduate high school with a professional skill.
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Advanced Placement, Tests, Courses, Job Training, Apprenticeships, High School Teachers, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Compensation (Remuneration), Vocational Education, Enrollment Trends, Career Counseling, Academic Advising, Rural Schools, Geographic Regions
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Tel: 212-599-7000; Fax: 212-599-3494; Web site: http://www.manhattan-institute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Identifiers - Location: Idaho
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