Abstract
Are dual-credit courses living up to the hype that they will help prepare students for college, reduce college costs, and make U.S. students more competitive?
Programs that let high school students attend college classes have been around for 25 years and frequently are considered among the solutions to raising college graduation rates, adding rigor to high school curricula, and taking a chunk out of college costs. They've become popular, too. A 2005 report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) found that 70% of public high schools offered courses for dual credit. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation began its Early College High School Initiative in 2002 and has since grown to include partnerships with over 130 schools in 24 states.
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