What is Early College High School?
The Early College High School model was created in 2002 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Jobs for the Future. The goal was to create an initiative to increase the number of high school students attending and completing a postsecondary education program. ECHS targets first-generation, college-bound students and other students traditionally underrepresented in colleges. The model is unique in that it requires high schools and higher education institutions to work collaboratively to develop curriculum and support systems that create a bridge from secondary to postsecondary education. Students can earn up to two year’s worth of college credit while in high school. Why is Early College important? In today’s knowledge-based society, a high school diploma acts only as a foundation for the higher learning that must occur for lifelong success in the 21st century. For every 100 low-income students who start high school nationally, only 65 will receive a high school diploma. Of those 65
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