» Education Commission of the States

Dual Enrollment: Policy Issues Confronting State Policymakers
This brief provides policymakers and overview of the issues surrounding dual enrollment programs. It includes basic information about dual enrollment and provides examples of states doing work in this area.

» Jobs for the Future

Integrating Grades 9 Through 14: State Policies to Support and Sustain Early College High Schools
This brief recommends state policies that would support early college high schools, drawing on lessons learned through their Early College High School Initiative. It also points to broader policy changes that would advance the agenda of creating a seamless K-16 system that promotes smooth transitions from one education level to the next.

Add and Subtract: Dual Enrollment as a State Strategy to Increase Postsecondary Success for Underrepresented Students
This policy primer for states provides an overview of dual enrollment and a rationale for its expansion and guidelines (including funding models) for states wishing to implement dual enrollment for a wider range of students.

» Association for Career and Technical Education

Reinventing the American High School for the 21st Century: Strengthening a New Vision for the American High School through the Experiences and Resources of Career and Technical Education
This paper outlines ACTE's vision on what high schools should be and how career and technical education can contribute to reform and redesign efforts.

» Education Alliance at Brown

Perspectives on Policy and Practice: Student-Centered High Schools
This primer provides information about how small, student-centered high schools can improve academic performance.

» American Youth Policy Forum

Essentials of High School Reform: New Forms of Assessment and Contextual Teaching and Learning
This report contends that high school students need to learn about potential careers, have a familiarity with the world of work beyond the classroom walls, and develop some occupational competencies. It includes two papers and summaries of roundtables that provide policy recommendations and practical advice on how to structure contextual teaching and learning and alternative assessments activities at the high school level.