November 2018: School Administrator

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Editor's Note

WHEN I WAS a high schooler in Auburn, N.Y., in the early 1970s, my school started a relationship with Syracuse University’s Project Advance to offer a couple of university-level courses to qualified students in the upper grades — perhaps in psychology and English. It marked the beginning of the formal dual enrollment movement involving secondary schools and nearby higher education institutions, at least in my corner of the world.

Today, as this issue of School Administrator reports, opportunities are widespread for high school students to concurrently collect academic credits toward a college degree. Project Advance, in its 46th year, now offers 58 university courses in about 20 disciplines on 242 school campuses.

Our coverage will give you insights into , show how some schools are  and illustrate a .

The convergence movement also finds universities and K-12 education collaborating on research studies with practical implications. We feature one such joint project in which .

Readers are welcome to react to these articles and to inform us about other unusual collaborations between school districts and nearby universities.

Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
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