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ERIC Number: ED494182
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 40
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 20
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Dual Enrollment in Rhode Island: Opportunities for State Policy. Report to the Statewide PK-16 Council by Jobs for the Future
Jobs for the Future
This report summarizes Jobs for the Future's (JFF's) findings and recommendations to enhance dual enrollment in Rhode Island, reshaping the programs from a collection of locally autonomous high school enrichment activities to a comprehensive statewide system that provides college transition opportunities to a wide range of students. Rhode Island has the opportunity to recast dual enrollment to meet the state's goal to construct a more seamless, aligned PK-16 education pipeline. But to establish a widely accessible, high-quality dual enrollment program is not without challenges, including a bleak short-term state fiscal outlook. The recommendations are intended to help the state take incremental and realizable steps in the short-term toward larger educational improvement objectives while limiting costs. The recommendations also balance statewide goals with the need for local discretion, allowing room for programs to maintain their unique characteristics. In addition, the recommendations might be viewed as a "pilot" program for what could eventually be increasing and strategic expansion of dual enrollment in Rhode Island. The cutting-edge work that the state is doing to align its high school and postsecondary expectations within the framework of its Diploma System and to develop expected learning outcomes for key college courses is very compatible with an expansion of dual enrollment. Indeed, dual enrollment constitutes one component of a performance-based, seamless PK-16 education pipeline. Appendixes include: (1) Advanced Placement; (2) Distance Learning; (3) Participant Rates by High School in the Early Enrollment Program, 2004-05; (4) Rhode Island High School Partnerships/Dual Enrollment Programs 2004-05 Academic Year; (5) Rhode Island Dual Enrollment Project Interview Contacts; and (6) Rhode Island Dual Enrollment Project Interview Guide Program Experts/Coordinators. (Contains 18 endnotes.)
Jobs for the Future. 88 Broad Street 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-728-4446; Fax: 617-728-4857; e-mail: info@jff.org; Web site: http://www.jff.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA.
Identifiers: Rhode Island; State Policy