Topic: Advanced Coursework

Master schedules are an important part in ensuring equity in advanced coursework; however, many leaders overlook the impact of master schedules.

As states and districts consider the best ways to expand access to advanced coursework, they may consider these resources.

Automatic enrollment is a policy that ensures all students who are ready for advanced courses have access to them.

Washington has done exciting work in the past few years to broaden access to advanced coursework opportunities.

The inequitable distribution of Black students in gifted and talented programs is one of the first barriers that Black students face in education.

Automatic enrollment in advanced coursework policies, also called “opt-out” policies, are a potent policy lever to extend access to rigorous and potentially college-credit bearing courses for underserved students.

This brief provides data analyses and a scan of policies and practices in Texas for advocates, educators, and policymakers who are leading the work at the state level to increase access to advanced coursework for Black and Latino students.

Advocates and experts join to discuss potential policy solutions that will bridge the existing gaps in access to advanced coursework in Massachusetts.