Now simpler to go to college while in high school

Students, parents learn how to 'Move On When Ready'

Micah Kartchner, center, and Dantaya Boyd confer with one another during Arabic class at Georgia Southern University in April 2015. Kartchner is currently dual-enrolled at Georgia Southern and Statesboro High. Boyd is currently a Georgia Southern student who was also dual-enrolled while at Statesboro High.

W DUAL ENROLLMENT Photo — Micah Kartchner, center, and Dantaya Boyd confer with one another during Arabic class at Georgia Southern University in April 2015. Kartchner is currently dual-enrolled at Georgia Southern and Statesboro High. Boyd is currently a Georgia Southern student who was also dual-enrolled while at Statesboro High.

Schools and colleges in Bulloch County are taking steps to inform parents of two new Georgia laws that give high school students more opportunities than ever before to complete as much as two years of college - free of tuition and most fees - while in high school. About 50 students and 100 parents attended the first of two countywide information meetings. It was held after school hours Sept. 3.

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