The early college high school movement promises to make higher
education more accessible and more affordable for underrepresented
students. Drawing on the preliminary results of a long-term study led
by Harvard researchers Karen Foster and Michael J. Nakkula, It's Kind of Different focuses on two schools, Wallis Annenberg High School in
Los Angeles, CA, and Dayton Early College Academy in Dayton, OH. This
booklet captures student, teacher, administrator, and parent
perspectives on early college high school. The key findings from
surveys of and interviews with members of the early college high school
community focus on eight areas: an educational identity; continuous
support; caring relationships; support for staff; challenging
environment; importance of learning spaces; constructing knowledge; and
widespread and intense commitment.
