Professional Development Resources
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Reports
A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education (2006)
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/reports/final-report.pdf
Commission Recommendation:
"We [The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education] endorse the expansion of early college or dual enrollment programs, as well as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses" (p. 17).
Innovations in College Readiness: How Early College Schools are Preparing Students Underrepresented in Higher Education for College Success (2009)
http://www.earlycolleges.org/Innovations_in_College_Readiness_PDFVersion_102909.pdf
Study Findings:
1. Higher percentages of Early College students are graduating compared with high school students nationally.
2. Early College graduates have higher college-going rates than other high school graduates
3. A higher proportion of early college graduates are enrolling in four-year colleges-which may suggest higher completion rates as well, based on degree attainment patterns at higher education institutions.
SREB Highlights Senior Projects at Greenville Technical Charter High School (2009)
http://www.sreb.org/publications/2008/newsletters/09V06w_BestPractices_Engage_Students_bw.pdf
Study Comment:
Senior projects have contributed to the school's 98% graduation rate over the past three years by engaging students in completing projects that are meaningful to their lives now and in the future
A Portrait In Numbers
http://www.jff.org/sites/default/files/ECHSPortrait2009.pdf
Report Finding:
Early College students outperform students in their districts on state mandated math and English language arts exams.
Middle/Early College Organizations
National Middle College Consortium
National Middle College Consortium News
The Early College High School Initiative
The Gates Foundation: Early High School Initiative
