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Submitted by MCD, Oct 31, 2007 11:17

It is unclear from the article not only what the program is, but how it is intended to help. If the problem is that students are already coming to college underprepared, how will it help to offer college-level coursework in high school? If a student is not prepared to handle college at 18 after four full years of high school, how will he or she be prepared to handle college-level work at 16 with two fewer years to prepare? And why are an early college program and a remediation program being discussed as if they are the same thing? These are not just two different concepts-- they are complete opposites.

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Finally we have a Governor with a vision. [MORE]	Eugenio A. Basualdo	Nov 2, 2007 22:52
It is unclear from the article not only what the program is, but how it is intended to help. If...	MCD	Oct 31, 2007 11:17
I'd love to know more about the Gates High School where students can earn 2 years of college. Are there... [MORE]	A. S. Evans	Oct 31, 2007 11:08
Here is an idea, learn what is necessary to go to college in high school or don't go! [MORE]	Thomas Ziegler	Oct 30, 2007 19:10
This is the educational equivalent of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped. Instead of giving billions of... [MORE]	sid	Oct 30, 2007 15:09
So much for fiscal responsibility. [MORE]	Art Fougner MD	Oct 30, 2007 08:53
Here's a plan: Put all the slackers and dumb kids in college (thereby boosting their "self-esteem'), and leave the smart... [MORE]	Steven Gruber	Oct 30, 2007 08:29
So now, the University Level has been relegated to "remedial" education? [MORE]	Lou Voren	Oct 29, 2007 23:56