According to the article, "Program to Deter High School Dropouts by Offering College Courses Is Approved" in the October 24, 2007 issue of The New York Times, NYS officials are proposing to enroll 12,000 potential dropouts a year in college classes while they are still in high school. CCRC's newest report on dual enrollment is cited in the article.

Reporter Karen Arenson writes:

A recent study of dual-enrollment programs in New York and Florida found that students in them were more likely to earn high school diplomas, to enroll in postsecondary education and to stay in college for more than one semester. The study, by researchers at the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, also found that low-income students benefited more from such programs than other students did.

--The full-length version of this article is available online through The New York Times (registration may be required), or by clicking on the PDF icon below.

--Learn more about the report, The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States, which was authored by CCRC researchers.