Ohio’s efforts to give high-school students early access to college courses, is leaving minority students behind. School’s in Franklin County have among the state's lowest student-participation rates in Post-Secondary Enrollment Options, a state initiative that allows high schoolers to earn credit toward a college degree while they are also earning a high-school diploma by taking college courses at no charge to the student.

Michele Brown, manager of the program for OSU. Says it is her opinion that “Since this program first started, it was never promoted to give access for underserved students as much as it was to give students who are ready for college a head start." Ohio State University has about 400 students in the program. A number that has remained steady since 2000, more than 80% of those students are from suburban schools and likely would have gone to college anyway.

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