San Jose Middle School Offers College Class to 13-Year-Olds

San Jose Middle School Offers College Class to 13-Year-Olds

This article was originally published in CalMatters. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By 2:45 p.m. the regular school day at August Boeger Middle School had already ended, but one class is about to start. More than 20 eighth graders drop their backpacks and settle into desks — not for extra credit but for college credit. These 13- and 14-year-old students in East San Jose are taking their first co…

San Jose school's experiment is finding out if middle schoolers can handle rigors of college - Local News Matters

BY 2:45 P.M. THE REGULAR school day at August Boeger Middle School had already ended, but one class is about to start. More than 20 eighth graders drop their backpacks and settle into desks — not for extra credit but for college credit.These 13- and 14-year-old students in East San Jose are taking their first college course, an entry-level class on career planning. This middle school is one of the first in the state to offer a college-level cour…