October 28, 2005

The Pitfalls of College Courses for High-School Students

By CAROL P. DOUGAN

This past June the Oregon legislature passed a bill endorsing a fast-track college-graduation scheme — and I am appalled. The bill calls for the creation of a statewide system of dual enrollment, which allows juniors and seniors in high school to take college courses that apply to both their high-school and college matriculation.

In dual-enrollment programs, students typically take community-college courses during high school, with the community colleges providing the

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