Expanding access to early college & career connects BostonPublicSchools students to limitless opportunities & prepares them to lead in the careers & industries that will power our future.

A statement from our Executive Director, Erika Giampietro, on the Senate Ways & Means budget released today, which recommends $19 million for Early College in school year 2022-23. Thank you and congratulations on this critical step forward for Early College in Massachusetts.

.Forbes: After High School, Then What? New Grants Are Making a 13th Year Possible "The goal is to empower students to complete up to 30 college credits by the time they graduate high school. Then, they can earn an associate degree in just one more year." forbes.com/sites/markcper…

*NEW* data and other updates from yesterday's #EarlyCollege Joint Committee meeting in our newsletter from today: mailchi.mp/ma4ec/news-fro… If you'd like to receive the newsletter going forward, you can sign up at ma4ec.org!

Think we’ve solved the STEM gender gap? Think again. bostonglobe.com/2022/06/24/bus… via The Boston Globe

From The Hechinger Report: Blurring the lines between education and workforce “What would it look like to change the typical, or the conventional high school experience and instead design something that was built for the modern economy?” cc: Jobs for the Future (JFF) hechingerreport.org/blurring-the-l…

View our newsletter, out today for updates on Monday's Early College Joint Committee meeting, including draft spending plans for the FY23 Early College budget! mailchi.mp/ma4ec/news-fro…

From EdSurge: More High School Students Are Taking College Classes. But Not Everyone Gets the Chance. "Can better pathways help schools, colleges and students avoid 'random acts of dual enrollment?'" #EarlyCollege Joel Vargas edsurge.com/news/2022-08-0…

State more than doubles investment in early college high school programs bostonglobe.com/2022/08/14/met… via The Boston Globe

The college enrollment drop is finally letting up. That's the good news. npr.org/2022/10/20/112…

More school districts are starting career education early, aiming to widen kids' horizons kqed.org/mindshift/6036…

How are Mass. public school graduates faring? Here are key takeaways from a new state report. bostonglobe.com/2022/11/16/met… via The Boston Globe

The Massachusetts Early College ecosystem is fertile ground for bold impact (toward a goal of increasing associate degree attainment by 15% for recently graduated MA high school students): Funding + Partners + Accountability + Favorable Regulations. Massachusetts Alliance for Early College #AccelerateED

We are grateful for this terrific team working to chart new waters on the #EarlyCollegePromise fifth year pilot! NorthernEssexCC MiddlesexCommCollege Salem State NSCC Lowell Public Schools Lynn Public Schools Lawrence Public Schools Salem Public Schools Haverhill Schools

.ESG: Ensuring Equitable Postsecondary Transitions: A Policy Benchmarking Tool for State Leaders Great tool here on how to improve postsecondary enrollment and outcomes. #EarlyCollege edstrategy.org/resource/ensur…

.EdSource: Why can't more students take college courses in high school? This podcast discusses causes of inequitable enrollment in dual enrollment. #EarlyCollege intentionally enrolls and supports students who may not see themselves as college material. edsource.org/podcast/why-ca…

How to open the STEM pipeline bostonglobe.com/2022/12/22/opi… via The Boston Globe

As they plan for college, first-generation students need "a safe space to say out loud, 'This is what I'm hearing. This is how it's affecting me.'" Kara Newhouse kqed.org/mindshift/6012…

From University of Massachusetts: UMass early college initiatives expected to make major gains in the next academic year "UMass early college initiatives are projected to increase enrollment to 913 this fall, a 50 percent increase in just the 2nd year of the pilot program." massachusetts.edu/news/umass-ear…

"'Early college programs are a key component of the university’s efforts to keep college affordable while encouraging high school students, especially first-generation college students, to see that college is possible,' University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan said." whav.net/2023/06/05/uma…