How early colleges are changing the way we think about school systems. Check out our blog post at: brook.gs/3evHv1N
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Julie Edmunds
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Julie Edmunds
@ECHSResearch
Program director at SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina. Conducts research on early colleges in many different settings.
Joined Mart 2015
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But implementing in comprehensive high schools and districts has lots of potential for effecting widespread change #i3edchat
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Small early colleges can be a good model, esp in communities where they think their kids can't do college courses #i3edchat
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It gets schools to think about how they need to do things differently to help students be successful (2/2) #i3edchat
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Early colleges differ from dual enrollment in that the model is more comprehensive 1/2 #i3edchat
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It is not just about college courses, it is also about high school courses, instruction and support for students #i3edchat
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.@rtbiehl More community college are doing the active monitoring like @DennisDavisSr mentions #i3edchat
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.@edworkschuck Yes! Early colleges make a difference for students for whom expectations have historically been low. #i3edchat
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We see schools focusing more on college-going; students tell us they are smarter because they are taking college courses #i3edchat
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I mean that counselors cannot do it by themselves--it is too much extra #i3edchat
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Because counselors cannot do the early college work #i3edchat
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agree with @DennisDavisSr--our work shows college liaisons are important to the model (1/2) #i3edchat
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Early colleges require us to think differently about high school and college--as they happen at the same time! #i3edchat
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Early colleges are really a new model of schooling that blends the high school and college experiences. #i3edchat
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Early i3 results show more students are taking college courses. We will look at graduation, college prep coursetaking #i3edchat
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We are looking at the impact of the work on student outcomes, and also on the culture of the school. 2/2 #i3edchat
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