This episode of the Policy Matters features Todd Lamb talking with Clara Haskell Botstein. Clara is the Associate Vice President of the Bard Early Colleges. 

The schools are tuition-free early college programs where students are taught by college faculty and can earn an associate in arts degree from Bard College concurrently with a high school diploma. Bard Early College is changing the lives of students, especially students in underserved areas. Bard High School Early Colleges are located in Manhattan, New York; Queens, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington D.C.; and Baltimore, Maryland. We hope you enjoy.