How is early college high school connected to other high school reforms?
Early college high school is not the only effective way to improve education; rather it is one among a number of promising approaches for improving education for all young people. In particular, early college high school shares the attributes of high-performing small schools: • A common focus on key, research-based goals and an intellectual mission; • Small, personalized learning environments, with no more than 100 students per grade; • Respect and responsibility among students, among faculty, and between students and faculty; • Time for staff collaboration and for including parents and the community in an education partnership; • Technology as a tool for designing and delivering engaging, imaginative curricula; and • Rigorous academic standards for both high school work and the first two years of college-level studies.
