Category Archives: Press Releases

Nancy Hoffman to be Keynote Speaker at MCNC Summer Professional Development Institute

By Adana Collins | Published: April 24, 2012

MCNC is excited to announce that Nancy Hoffman, Vice President and Senior Advisor at Jobs for the Future, will be the keynote speaker at MCNC’s Summer Professional Development Institute to be held from June 29th- July 2nd at the Jersey City Hyatt in Jersey City, NJ. Jobs for the Future (JFF) is a national non-profit in Boston focused on improving educational and workforce outcomes for young people and adults. Ms. Hoffman works with the Early College High School initiative, a network of over 270 schools in 28 states, blending high school and two years of college. She also works with states on aligning and integrating high school and college and developing new pathways to degree completion and careers.

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Middle Early College High School at Buffalo Saved from Extinction

By Tony Hoffmann | Published: March 21, 2012

In spite of the fiscal crisis enveloping Buffalo, NY, Middle Early College High School @ Buffalo, a school primarily serving students at the low end of the economic scale, has been saved from the chopping block. Statistics such as a 93% daily attendance rate, 80% college pass rate and 2.4 average college GPA turned the tide in favor of keeping the school open.

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MCNC Encouraged by Findings of November 2nd Jam: Taking the Best of Early College to Scale

By Tony Hoffmann | Published: February 7, 2012

Early Colleges are scalable • Early Colleges are an effective model for helping underserved youth to graduate from high school and go on to college • There is no single Early College model but key attributes are shared

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Two Hundred Educators From Across The Country Take Part in JAM

By Adana Collins | Published: November 15, 2011

On November 2nd educators from across the country were brought together by a coalition of educational institutions, “We know that Early College High Schools work for traditionally underserved youth by providing supported dual enrollment. . Completing college courses while still in high school is a clear college readiness indicator that can be adopted now.” online, [...]

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Hundreds of Educators Sign Up for November 2nd JAM on “Scaling the Best of Early College”

By Adana Collins | Published: October 26, 2011

“Scaling the Best of Early College” will be the topic of a JAM to be held on November 2nd, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (EST). A JAM is an online conversation that allows participants to enter and leave the conversation throughout the day, as time permits. It will bring together Early College teachers, college [...]

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