The Birth of a School: Marysville STEM Early College High School
There is a lot of work underway to make sure that next year students will be able to start attending Marysville STEM Early College High School. In 2013, Marysville Exempted Village School District was...
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Standing Out: Akron Early College High School Gave Aries Brown an Edge in...
Aries Brown is an outgoing, motivated person – she loves to travel and experience new things. When she started high school at Akron Early College High School (AECHS), she was a member of the school’s...
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Early College High School at Delaware State University Opening
This week, we are celebrating the opening week of the new Early College High School at Delaware State University. After more than a year of planning and preparation, all the pieces are in place for...
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Reducing the Sting of College Debt
Even though recent studies are reaffirming the value of a college education, tuition costs can still be staggeringly high. They don’t have to be. Moving From Hours Spent in Class to Mastery of Content...
View ArticleCongratulations to Akron Early College High School!
AECHS ranks among the top ten high school in Ohio according to 2013-2014 report card It’s a great thing when hard work and successes are recognized! In the 2013-2014 Ohio report cards, just released by...
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Some Students Already on the Fast Track to College – Proposed Bill Would Give...
This Fall, Early College High School at Delaware State University opened its doors, allowing students to earn up to 60 college credits while still in high school. This school, done in partnership with...
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Deeper Learning: The Case for Reimagining Our Education System
Reading the new book by Monica Martinez and Dennis McGrath, Deeper Learning: How Eight Innovative Public Schools are Transforming Education in the Twenty-First Century, sparked the memory of a book I...
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Make Dreams of College a Reality
I just recently learned about a program, Juma Ventures, that’s focused on ensuring first generation students complete college. They share a large collection of Juma success stories. My hat’s off to...
View ArticleEncouraging Policymakers to Stand Up for ECHS
EDWorks Early College High Schools offer traditionally underserved students the opportunity to earn up to 60 hours of college credit before college graduation. In a nation where employers struggle to...
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Helping Students Find Success with Early College
There are two high schools in Detroit. One school has all the resources needed to ensure students are headed to college after graduation. The other is more focused on keeping students in school. On...
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The Education Innovation With No Downsides: An Interview with Andrea Mulkey...
Andrea Mulkey, Marie Segares and Regina Paul are all very familiar with Early College High Schools. The three met each other through their work with the Smart Scholars Early College High School...
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Preparing the Next-Generation Workforce: Jim Carroll at the 2015 Experience...
All of a sudden we have decades old science fiction stories that are coming true today. Jim Carroll talked about our rapidly changing world and how it affects education at the EDWorks Experience...
View ArticleEarly College High School and Achieving a New Normal
A future where every high school student will experience college success and attain a meaningful number of college credits during high school. This needs to become our new normal. At the 2015...
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Scaling Early College High Schools
As we celebrate Early College High School Week, one question on my mind is, “How do we bring the Early College experience to more communities?” Scaling any education initiative at the state level is a...
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Getting a Head Start on College at Marysville Early College High School
Elijah Mejia likes a challenge. That was one reason this fourteen-year-old chose to attend Marysville Early College High School, an EDWorks partner school. The other was to get a head start on earning...
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Preparing for the Future at Marysville Early College High School
Matthew Chalmers has big plans for his future: college, medical school and a career as a surgeon. But first, he needs to get through high school. Because Matthew is a student at Marysville Early...
View ArticleA Small-Group Discussion Among District Leaders
What “systems/procedures” must district leaders put in place for early college work to flourish? And what resources—time, people, space, money and information—must be in place? At our recent EDWorks...
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Looking to Partnerships in Early College Success
Creating success is not done in isolation. Collaboration, networking and leveraging existing relationships are necessary aspects to create the partnerships that lead to success. At a recent EDWorks...
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A Personalized Support System for Early College Students
The University of Toledo has figured out how to ensure the success of Early College High School students by creating a personalized support system. Kari Dilworth, University of Toledo Coordinator for...
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The Early College High School Advantage
Momentum is building for what economists Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz named “the third great educational transformation” in the U.S. in their book The Race between Education and Technology – a new...
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