For 26 years, the Community College System of New Hampshire has offered a proposal to public high school students: Take a college-level course taught by a faculty member, earn college credit and use that credit to save time and money in college.
That program, originally known as Running Start, has ballooned in popularity. What started with 25 participating high schools has grown to more than 100, serving around 11,000 students, according to Chuck Lloyd, the vice chancellor of the community college system. Each year, more schools are seeing examples of that interest: high school seniors graduating with full associate’s degrees.
Now, a new state law could help expand that system. House Bill 90, signed by Gov. Kelly Ayotte this month, allows K12 schools to hire faculty from New Hampshire’s colleges and universities to teach up to 20 hours a week of classes.
Read more at New Hampshire Bulletin.
