Some legislators appear to be interested in an early options program in Oregon under the impression that it could be of benefit in addressing the school dropout problem. Information from Minnesota, however, indicates that primarily the top one-third academically were served. More information about progress in this area will be available after the next meeting hosted by Sen. Gordly on February 23, 2001. Report from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Arnold distributed a memo he prepared for Vice Chancellor Shirley Clark on his recent visit with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. They admit to lack of data in this area and would like to know more about the scope of this issue, specifically why courses don't transfer.
Anecdotes regarding lack of credit transfer are abundant.
Organic chemistry was cited as an example. Lack of data. The opinion was expressed that more diligence is needed in terms of data collection related to the transfer process. Texas has recently legislated the transferability of a general education core among all public institutions. There is an unevenness of advising from campus to campus, poor information sharing, and lack of communication of information that would be of benefit to students.