Nevada dual-credit bill gets approval
By Sean Whaley and Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal
CARSON CITY — A bill that requires school districts statewide to offer dual credit courses to high school students so they can simultaneously pursue higher education degrees and certifications was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Sandoval signed Senate Bill 19 at Western Nevada College in the capital, where 89 high school students graduated on Monday through the college’s dual credit initiative called the “Jump Start” program.
The program allows students to take college courses while in high school and apply them to the credits needed for high school graduation.