The College Board’s Advanced Placement courses have become omnipresent in American high schools, supposedly representing a leg up for the college bound, the AP tests a chance for the best and ...

Students like that taking AP courses saves them money and lets them earn college credit in high school. Hamasa Mashal is a junior at Turlock High School. This year, she is taking five AP classes: ...

Enrolling students in high school math courses is a high-stakes endeavor with an outsize effect on students’ college opportunities and even on their entire careers. The pressure to reach Calculus by a ...

As a proud Chattanooga native and alumnus of three Hamilton County public schools, I strongly support increasing student success in college-level courses. Among the most prestigious college-level ...

TIM TOOTEN TOOTEN HAS THE STORY. THE AP COURSE OFFERING BECAME OFFICIAL FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY MORNING’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DESIGNED TO OFFER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AN EVIDENCE BASED ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with three educators who are currently teaching the new AP course on African-American studies. This month the College Board unveiled a revised curriculum for its first-ever ...

In the article “Here’s Why More Students Have Passed AP Exams in Recent Years ” (Aug. 2, 2024), the reporter raises an important question: “[The College Board’s scoring adjustments] led some educators ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Columbus McKinney is taking his fifth Advanced Placement course at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, undeterred even though he didn’t score high enough to get college credit ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's largest school district announced Tuesday that it won't teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education's refusal to ...

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LITTLE ROCK -- A Little Rock Central High teacher is defending the Advanced Placement African American Studies pilot course that is under scrutiny for possible violation of the governor's order ...

STUDENTS IN FLORIDA RELY ON COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES TO REACH SOME OF THEIR LIFE GOALS, BUT A NEW BILL IS PUTTING THOSE CLASSES IN LIMBO. STATE LAWMAKERS ARE PROPOSING TO CUT FUNDING FOR AP DUAL ...