Session 26: Raising Students’ Skills and Aspirations: The Early College Approach

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Georgia College Early College is raising the skills and aspirations of its students. Part of the national Early College High School Initiative, GCEC is designed so that low-income youth, first-generation college-goers, students of color, and other young people underrepresented in higher education can simultaneously earn a high school diploma and college credit. Participants will explore concrete strategies for building the college experience into the middle school grades, and for structuring time and support so that students are prepared to succeed in college coursework.

Presenters:
Anne Newton, program director, Jobs for the Future, Boston
Camille Daniel-Tyson, principal, Georgia College Early College, Milledgeville, Ga.
Linda Irwin-DeVitis, dean, school of education, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Ga.