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More Kentucky high school students could earn college credits under plan discussed in Frankfort | Politics and Government | Kentucky.com
from the Lexington Herald-Leader
Dec. 8, 2014 – FRANKFORT — More Kentucky students could earn college credit while still in high school under recommendations presented Monday to the General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Education.
A special Fayette County Public Schools program called Opportunity Middle College already helps students like Maria Jones of Lexington take courses for both high school and college credit.
“I think it’s helped me in a financial sense,” said Maria, a 17-year-old senior who attends the program on Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s campus. “College is getting more expensive. It’s getting harder to pay for it. Being able to get dual credit while I am in high school gives me a head start.”
Improving Kentucky’s dual-credit system will be a primary legislative focus for the Kentucky Board of Education. (The full story is at the link above).