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Advanced coursework also allows students to earn credits and credentials in high school, so they can get a head start in college and/or their career. Unfortunately, many Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds lack equitable access to advanced coursework opportunities, such as gifted and talented programs in elementary school, eighth grade Algebra courses, and Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and other dual credit (DC) courses in high school. As a result, these students are missing out on crucial opportunities that can set them up for success after high school.\u003Cbr>Existing inequities in access to advanced coursework were exacerbated during the pandemic, when schools went online and AP, IB, and DC classes were quickly overhauled or canceled. Many already underserved students with limited access to technology, interruptions at home, and/or mental health issues were cut off from the additional resources and supports they needed to succeed and experienced a significant amount of unfinished learning. But, many schools and districts used federal emergency and recovery funds and new mechanisms to extend access to these students, and data shows that students with advanced coursework opportunities in middle school fared better than their peers, which suggests that investing in evidence-based programs and practices can accelerate students’ learning and reduce persistent inequities.\u003Cbr>Increasing access to advanced coursework requires a commitment from state leaders to collect and analyze disaggregated participation and outcomes data and make targeted, data-informed efforts to develop policies that increase access to, and success in, high-quality advanced coursework. This brief is designed to support these efforts by providing data analyses and a scan of policies and practices in Washington for advocates, educators, and policymakers who are leading this work at the state level. |  |\n\nEdTrust  \nINCREASING ACCESS TO ADVANCED COURSEWORKEDTRUST | DEC 2023  \n 1  \nPolicy Context  \nWashington has done exciting work in the past few years to broaden access to advanced coursework opportunities. The 2023 legislative session culminated in the elimination of College in the High School (CiHS) fees, a strengthening of the state’s High School and Beyond plan, which requires districts to identify all available advanced course sequences for students and families, and more options for students through Summer Running Start , which lets high school students take college courses over the summer, including the summer after their senior year, so they can complete their associate degree.  \nThe state also has been a national leader in academic acceleration policies that automatically enroll students who show readiness—through a test score or other identified criteria—in the next advanced class in a sequence. These policies attempt to address pervasive racial and equity gaps in advanced coursework enrollment caused by barriers such as a reliance on a teacher or counselor recommendation for placement or the need to opt in to the class, and, so far, studies suggest they are working. When advanced courses become opt-out instead of opt-in, larger numbers of students of color and students from low-income backgrounds enroll and succeed in advanced courses, researchers found.  \nAfter some districts in Washington started adopting their own automatic enrollment policies as early as 2010, the promising rise in the number of students of color enrolling in and completing advanced classes led the state to pas","cbCaigR10UVWEiDp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigR10UVWEiDp","pdf",897685,17,"English","# Introduction\n# Policy Context\n# Enrollment in Dual Credit Courses","[{\"question\":\"Why does access to advanced coursework matter for student outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"Students with access to advanced coursework tend to work harder, stay more engaged, and experience fewer absences and suspensions, with higher graduation rates. Advanced options also help students earn credits and credentials in high school for a head start in college and/or career.\"},{\"question\":\"What inequities affect who can access advanced coursework?\",\"answer\":\"Many Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds lack equitable access to programs such as gifted and talented placements, eighth grade Algebra, and high school options including AP, IB, and dual credit courses. These barriers also contributed to uneven enrollment patterns.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Washington’s policies address enrollment and equity gaps in advanced coursework?\",\"answer\":\"Washington expanded academic acceleration policies that automatically enroll students showing readiness, aiming to reduce barriers created by opt-in processes and recommendation-based placement. 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