New directions for dual enrollment: Creating stronger pathways from high school through college

Abstract This chapter provides a national picture of innovative learning options, such as dual enrollment and early college high schools. These options prepare high school students for college‐level course work by providing supported early immersion in college. The chapter also discusses how such programs can help a wide range of students and highlights the importance of state policy in encouraging these efforts to create stronger connections among high schools, post‐secondary institutions, and the workforce.