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Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Newsletter Early College Innovations in the North Shore and Merrimack Valley aimed at Helping Students Acquire More College Credit Two exciting and innovative Early College programs being offered in communities
THE BOSTON GLOBE: August 14, 2022 By Adria Watson, Globe Staff More students will get a shot at college through the Massachusetts Early College Initiative, launched in 2017 and aimed at helping high school students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2022 On Monday, April 25, Governor Charlie Baker, and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined Education Secretary James Peyser to visit with high school students and teachers at B.M.C. Durfee High School
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2022 Eight high schools received official designation to launch new programs and fourteen school districts awarded grants to boost student enrollment BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced eight new early
Quincy Public Schools in collaboration with Quincy College hosted its first ECHS Pathway Symposium on Thursday, February 10, at the Boston Marriott Quincy. ECHS students and staff celebrated and reflected on the launch of Quincy’s
See the recent report released by Job for the Future on the Early College Program in Lawrence.
View the video shared at the September 15 Early College Joint Committee Meeting to hear students talking about the Early College Promise Program. Early College Promise Video
The College in High School Alliance shared a set of recommendations that were released by a group of national advocates September 14, 2021 on ways in which college in high school programs like dual enrollment and early
Several recent publications highlight the importance and success of early college programs in Massachusetts: On June 10, 2021, Pathways to Economic Mobility: Identifying the Labor Market Value of Community College in Massachusetts, a report from The Boston
In this Discussion Paper published by MassINC in April 2021, a strong case is made for a major effort to expand access to Early College. As stated in the introduction, “Leaders in the public, private,
Early college programs, in which high school students take college courses that offer credit toward both a high school diploma and a college degree, present a scalable education model that meets the needs of historically
Merrimack College’s Early College program offers educational opportunities to students attending Lawrence High School. Merrimack is one of 19 colleges and universities in Massachusetts offering disadvantaged high-school students the opportunity to earn free college credits while still in
