Publications

This report describes how this Achieving the Dream college collaborated with the University of Texas at El Paso and 12 local independent school districts in the El Paso area to develop and bring to scale an improved process for helping high school students prepare for entry into college.

Based on analysis of nationally representative AP exam data taken from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, this article examines whether incentives provided to students, teachers, and schools help students enroll and succeed in AP exams.

This guide for district administrators, teachers, and counselors aims to help schools and districts develop practices to increase access to higher education and details the research evidence informing its recommendations.

This study uses rigorous quantitative methods to examine the impact of dual enrollment participation on students in Florida and New York City.

This report is intended to inform educators, policymakers, administrators, and researchers about current policies and practices that shape dual enrollment in California.

This article provides a theoretical rationale for policymakers' support for programs that allow high school students to take college-level classes for credit.

This summary is intended to help decision-makers understand why research on the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs is important and how policymakers can support research activities.

This report discusses findings and recommendations from a study of the New York City Virtual Enterprises International program, in which students create and run virtual businesses.

This book chapter reviews three dominant strategies to create academic linkages between high school and college—remediation, dual enrollment, and the high school/college alignment movement.

This paper explores whether dual enrollment helps students learn about the role of college student.

This chapter examines the extent to which career academies deliver on their promises.

This report reviews findings from a study of five programs that allow high school students to take classes for college credit, or "credit-based transition programs."

This report analyzes dual enrollment legislation in all 50 states and examines whether these policies promote or inhibit the spread of dual enrollment programs.

This chapter in Career Pathways: Education With a Purpose explains the differences between articulation (which is predominant in typical Tech Prep consortia) and dual enrollment.

This literature review examines research on the effectiveness of school-based career guidance and development programs.

Focusing on dual enrollment, Tech Prep, AP, IB, and middle college high schools, this report offers a comprehensive look at the evidence base on this rapidly growing group of education initiatives.

This article provides an overview of preexisting relationships between high school and colleges and discusses the promising initiative of dual enrollment.

This paper argues that community colleges should be a major institution helping disconnected youth reconnect to education.

This journal article explores the decision-making factors for students applying to postsecondary institutions, with a focus on issues related to student ethnicity.

This book chapter features a credible discussion of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act.