City University of New York has extended the concept of ?open door" to ?open curriculum" by allowing any student to enroll in any program, transfer or terminal, regardless of his high school grade point average. To maximize the opportunities for success, large-scale counseling, tutorial, remedial and developmental programs have been…

Britain's university that broadcasts its courses over the air is discussed. (CK)

This article reports on a Texas charter school network which aims to expand the ranks of disadvantaged students who graduate, not just from high school, but from college as well. To earn a high school diploma, each student at YES (short for Youth Engaged in Service) Prep Public Schools, a growing Houston-area network of charters that predominantly…

The author examines surveys indicating that, in general, community college students are significantly less inclined and less able than students at four-year colleges to earn a bachelor's degree. He argues that it is important for teachers of English to understand the numerous conditions that limit the first group's chances for such "success."…

"Open access" to colleges and universities has not resulted in a decline of the average mental ability of the students. In fact, the proportion of high-ability students attending college has increased substantially from 1920 to 1960. (MJM)

Kingsborough Community College is part of the City University of New York's open admission experiments. (PG)

Authors describe the open admissions program at CUNY and discuss its effect on students and the institution itself. (SP)

Students with problems that prevent their succeeding in a traditional school get their chance to continue their education at the DeKalb County Open Campus High School in Clarkston, Georgia. Day and night classes are offered to students over 16, who are free to come and go as they choose when not in class. (Author/DE)

Explains the City University of New York's reversal of its 1970 Open Admissions Policy and discusses the ramifications of that reversal. (NH)

In this article, the authors present two stories that depict the best and worst of times experienced by today's community college students. Within these narratives are both vestiges of the past--pieces that some colleges have yet to fully discard--and exemplars of a potentially brighter, more engaging future. While they are fictitious, these…

In the early 1990s a handful of states created independent public charter schools, providing opportunities for teachers and others to develop innovative schooling options. Unlike private schools funded through vouchers or tuition tax credits, these new public schools practice open admissions, accepting all students as space permits. In exchange…

Community colleges enroll nearly half the undergraduates in the U.S. These institutions play a significant role in the academic, social, political, and economic future of our nation. As historically open admission institutions, with a primary focus on providing access to higher education, they have been pressed in recent decades--as has all of…

More and more families are willing to go to any lengths to get their children into the right schools, even if it means crossing the line between right and wrong. Boundary hopping--falsifying residency status to attend a particular school--has been around for years. In a handful of states, it has been alleviated by open enrollment, choice programs,…