Through RECN 2.0, CELL will support rural high schools across 20 districts as they implement Early College programs, providing access to college coursework in high school and improving college-going for underserved students. Through RECN 2.0, CELL will support schools as they work to establish an Early College program, a nationally recognized model enabling students to earn college credit while in high school and removing barriers between high school and college. In RECN 1.0, five rural high schools with endorsed Early College programs mentored schools seeking to implement an Early College program.