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NACEP urges states to adopt four cornerstones to ensure quality as dual enrollment scales
Summary
NACEP leaders told a Midwestern Higher Education Compact webinar that as dual-enrollment programs grow statewide, states should adopt a policy framework to "define, expect, empower and monitor" quality; preliminary findings from a Gates-funded study will appear in a forthcoming paper.
During a Midwestern Higher Education Compact webinar, Amy Williams, executive director of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, and Diane Lehi Barker, NACEP director of state engagement, previewed recommendations for state policy to safeguard the quality of expanding dual- and concurrent-enrollment programs.
Williams and Barker said the challenge arises when locally run programs become state initiatives backed by funding and policy. "When programs become an actual state initiative…who has that responsibility for program quality, and what is the role of the state?" Williams asked, arguing states must not leave quality solely to local programs.
NACEP is urging states to adopt four "cornerstones" of quality-focused policy: define quality, expect quality, empower actors…
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