Rick Diguette is a local writer and college professor.  Today, he takes up a topic of personal interest to me as a parent of two high school sophomores, dual enrollment.

Should more high school students be able to take classes like this one at Georgia State? (GSU Photo)

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My twins have to decide in the next few weeks whether to apply  for their high school's new International Baccalaureate diploma program, which locks them into six two-year courses over 11th and 12th grades. Their other option is to select a mix of IB and AP courses, which could possibly allow space for dual enrollment at a local college.

But I found out from the high school it falls on parents to pursue and enable dual enrollment. Parents whose children dual enrolled at Georgia State, Georgia Perimeter or Tech confirmed to me they spent a lot of time and energy making it happen.

Diguette says it should be easier for Georgia high school students to take courses at local college.  But he says schools often promote AP classes to their students instead.

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