March 30, 2006

Tuition 101: Plan for early college funds would hurt high schools

A Detroit Free Press editorial suggests that Michigan Rep. Jack Hoogendyk's, R-Kalamazoo, proposed legislation to let 15-year-olds bypass high school for early college enrollment raises the possibility of undercutting Michigan\'s long overdue high school curriculum reform. "The measure is at minimum counterproductive, at worst a threat to public school districts, because half of the state per-pupil funding allowance would follow the students to college." Under the proposal, students who demonstrate proficiency in high school graduation requirements could qualify for the Michigan Accelerated College Education Program and receive up to $3,437 a year toward college classes.

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