Dual Enrollment Bill Aims To Make It Easier For High Schoolers To Take College Classes

One-in-four high school students already participate, but with stark divides based on district.

Students in Superior high school’s Spartan Manufacturing program learn to operate a CNC lathe to create products that are sold and marketed by real businesses in the region.

More than a quarter of Wisconsin’s high school students are earning college credits through dual enrollment programs during the school year.

But studies have shown that participation in these programs varies across the state based on students’ location and their economic status.

Republican legislators are proposing a “Dual Enrollment Reform Bill” they say would simplify the process to make it more accessible for all students.

Rachael Cabral-Guevara, R-Appleton, and Andre Jacque, R-New Franklin, and Reps. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, and David Murphy, R-Greenville, co-authored the bill.

Author's summary: Bill aims to simplify dual enrollment process.

Urban Milwaukee — 2025-10-14

Dual Enrollment Bill Aims To Make It Easier For High Schoolers To Take College Classes

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