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'Early college' high school to start next year at NCSU - 0 views

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    By Jane Stancill in the Education section of the North Carolina NewsObserver.com, December 31 2010. "North Carolina has become the nation's incubator of early college high schools, with one-third of the total in the United States," 71 schools with 15,000 students. In 2011, NC State University will launch a new early college high school. This article provides background on the ECHS.
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Early College High School Initiative - 1 views

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    Early College High School Initiative "partner organizations...have started or redesigned more than 230 schools in 28 states and the District of Columbia." Their Publications tab offers resources on creating an early college high school, as well as policy issues.
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Coalition of Education Groups to Sponsor a JAM on Scaling the Best of Early College | MCNC - 0 views

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    A Jam on Scaling Early College on November 2, 2011 from 11am to 7pm.
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First class to graduate from Henry Ford Early College - News - Press and Guide - 0 views

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    Henry Ford Early College's first graduating class.
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College Readines: The View from Early College High Schools The Woodrow Wilson National ... - 0 views

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    Study of select Woodrow Wilson Foundation and Middle College National Consortium Early Colleges and how high school and college partners strive to align secondary and post-secondary standards with college readiness.
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Greater Texas Foundation - 0 views

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    Originally the Greater Texas Student Loan Corporation, since 2005 this organization has reorganized with a grant-making focus and a mission to support "efforts to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete post-secondary education." As of October 2011, the Foundation has put $3million behind "the GTF Scholars: Early College High School Transfer Scholarship and Retention Program" for students who have completed an early college program.
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Hidalgo Early College District Toolkit - 0 views

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    This online toolkit, published by Jobs for the Future, demonstrates how Hidalgo Texas built a successful early college program "where very student earns college credit before graduating from high school."
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A Better 9th Grade: Early Results from an Experimental Study of the Early College High ... - 0 views

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    Study authored by Julie Edmunds and published on the SERVECenter site of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010. According to the abstract, "North Carolina has established the largest number of Early College High Schools (ECHS) in the United States." This study finds that, based on 9th grade results, ECHS "are creating more positive school environments for students." Study can be downloaded from this page.
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    author of study was a participant
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Houston school has been nominated for excellence - Univision Houston - 0 views

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    Students at risk of dropping out have shown great capacity. See a news report about Challenge Early College High School and how it has helped to retain students at risk of dropping out.
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Edgecombe Community College - News - Cardboard Kayak Project Teaching Real World Skills - 0 views

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    MCNC Edgecombe Early College High School students are making boats out of cardboard and learning about business models and investments in the process.
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Dr. TJ Ownes Gilroy Early College Academy - 0 views

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    Gilroy Early College is a partnership between Gilroy Unified School District (CA) and Galivan College, and funded by the Gates Foundation.
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Challenge Early College High School, A MCNC Member School, Wins Prestigious U.S. Blue R... - 0 views

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    Another MCNC school wins the U.S. Blue Ribbon Award
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Data Use Toolkit (part of Early College Designs) - 0 views

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    Built by Jobs for the Future (JFF), this toolkit helps Early Colleges organize, analyze and understand their data.
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DECA Institute - 1 views

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    The DECA Institute was formed with grant funds awarded to the Dayton Early College Academy. The purpose of the grant was to share successful practices for urban students with other Ohio schools. Video and PowerPoint resources from the Institute are available on the website.
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Jobs for the Future (JFF) publications page - 1 views

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    Research & Reports page. Available resources include: research reports, tools, newsletters and policy briefs related to education reform and workforce development at local, state and federal levels.
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    In pre-Jam materials, participants recommended these specific publications: Nodine, T. (2009). Innovations in college readiness: How early colleges are preparing students underrepresented in higher education for college success. Washington, D.C. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Graduate School of Education & Jobs for the Future and Hoffman, N., & Vargas, J. (2010). A policymaker's guide to early college designs: Expanding a strategy for achieving college readiness for all.
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National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) - 0 views

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    The recent NACEP conference was mentioned in the forum, The How of Policy for Early College: different models being called early college
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    From About NACEP, "The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships is a professional organization for high schools and colleges that advances seamless education through secondary and post-secondary collaborations." The organization has arms for both research and policy (at the state and federal levels).
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Texas High School Project - 0 views

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    From the overview, "The Texas High School Project (THSP) is a unique public-private alliance dedicated to significantly improving the postsecondary readiness of low-income students with a focus on students in low-performing schools." Early college high schools are one of their focus areas.
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Ten Key Decisions in Creating Early Colleges: Design Options Based on Research - 0 views

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    Written by Elisabeth Barnett, Kristen Bucceri, Claudia Hindo and Jennifer Kim. Published by National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools and Teaching (NCREST), October 2011.
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    In The What of Proof (data) of Early College Success, this paper was cited, with special mention of page 37 (Decision 10: How Will We Know if We're Succeeding).
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Mississippi House Bill 1163 - 2011 Regular Session - 0 views

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    As posted on eLobbyist.com. This House bill requires the state to review and make recommendations on "Early College High Schools" for the state of Mississippi.
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ACCUPLACER - 0 views

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    College Board ACCUPLACER tests provide students with useful information about academic skills in math, English, and reading. Resource for students from The College Board
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    Schools are using Accuplacer as early as 9th grade to better prepare their students for meaningful high school work that will get them ready for college.
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