Article: Students are earning free college credit ; Only 2 percent of Ohio high school students take advantage of early college enrollment

DAYTON -- Thousands of high school students already earn college credit for free under the state's Post-Secondary Enrollment Options program, taking as many college classes as they want with the approval of their high schools.

Despite its availability, the program hasn't been popular since its inception in 1989.

A few problems with the program will need to be fixed to increase participation if Gov. Ted Strickland's Seniors to Sophomores program is to be a success, according to school and state officials and education policy groups.

Strickland proposed the plan last week in his state-ofthe-state speech as a way to get more students into college in Ohio.

While participation in PSEO has ...

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