New York Times Opinion: “Early College Is the Equalizer We Need,” Writes John McWhorter SR ’83

Renowned linguist and Bard College at Simon’s Rock alumnus John McWhorter SR ’83 calls the Bard High School Early Colleges in Manhattan and Queens “sterling examples” of a tuition-free early college model that, given the high college graduation rates of Bard Early College students, is “an equalizing tool for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds.” “The Bard schools have served as a model for what has been a kind of quiet explosion of similar programs nationwide,” writes McWhorter for the New York Times. “There are now about 400, with Bard having founded its own in Newark, Cleveland, New York’s Hudson Valley, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Washington, DC.”

Post Date: 11-21-2023