Free dual enrollment is a big deal for many Roanoke students; Madison continues one size fits all approach

David Kaplan:

It's now even easier and cheaper for local high school students to get a college education.

At a joint meeting between City Council, The Roanoke City School Board and Virginia Western the community college talked about it's newest program.

Back in March, Virginia Western announced it's waiving tuition for students taking dual enrollment classes.

Those are classes students can take in high school and earn college credit, but many students weren't.

They can now.

Related: Obtaining credit for non Madison School District Courses has been an ongoing challenge. Perhaps this issue has faded away as past practices die? Madison's non-diverse or homogeneous governance model inflicts numerous costs, from one size fits all curricula to growth in the 'burbs accompanied by ever increasing property taxes on top of stagnant or declining income.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 11, 2013 12:01 AM
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