During World War II, the government made academic acceleration a high priority, particularly in high school, in order to ensure recruits were as highly educated as possible.[16] In 1942, the Educational Policies Commission made a formal recommendation that colleges admit academically skilled high school students after their junior year.[17] Schools including the University of Illinois and The Ohio State University adopted wartime early entrance policies.[18] The programs adopted in this period, however, faced stiff opposition from high schools,[19][20] and did not outlast the war.[18]