NC Investing in Rural Innovative Schools (short version)

http://ncnewschools.org As early college high schools continue to achieve impressive results across the state, North Carolina New Schools seeks to expand those strategies for students in traditional schools. Through a federal grant, NC New Schools is partnering with the State Board of Education, the NC Department of Public Instruction, the NC Community College System, the UNC System and 11 rural school districts to apply lessons learned from the state’s growing number of early college high schools. The unique $16.5 million effort, supported by a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education over five years with matched private donations of $1.5 million under the federal Investing in Innovations (i3) initiative, is aimed at exposing all high school students to a college-ready culture and creating new opportunities for all students to graduate from high school with some college credit. Students in the schools have the opportunity to earn as many as 21 college credits –- tuition free -– by graduation through local community colleges and online courses offered by the UNC Greensboro iSchool and the East Carolina University Second Life virtual education program. Twitter: http://twitter.com/ncnewschools Facebook: http://facebook.com/ncnewschools YouTube: http://youtube.com/ncnewschools Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ncnewschools

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