Running Start gains momentum with LRHS students

In search of new opportunity, many LRHS sophomores and juniors are planning on enrolling in Running Start in the fall.

As defined by the United States Department of Education, “The term ‘dual enrollment’ refers to an arrangement where students are enrolled in courses that count for both high school and college credit.”

Beginning with Minnesota’s 1985 Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program, similar state mandated initiatives have been developed in 47 states, helping to keep “students academically challenged throughout their high school career.”

For Washington state, the most popular dual enro...