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The 10 hardest AP classes to pass in high school, according to data—and no, #1 is not calculus

Which AP tests stump students the most? Numerade used data from the College Board to identify the 10 AP courses with the ...
Chicago Tribune

Grant spurs spurt in AP classes

Financial rewards for teachers and students, plus the latest in technology, has enabled a number of Lake County schools to offer more Advanced Placement courses and to grow their enrollment. A ...
mlive

Kalamazoo hits record level of students enrolling in AP courses

More than 800 students are taking Advanced Placement classes in Kalamazoo Public Schools, the highest number in the past 17 years.
The Baltimore Sun

Thousands of Baltimore students have lacked access to Advanced Placement. That’s about to change.

Students at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, the top-rated public high school in the city, can enroll in more than two dozen Advanced Placement courses. They’re able to do accelerated work in history ...
The Fresno Bee

Should schools still offer AP classes if most students struggle on exams?

Bob Baker talks to his Advanced Placement physics students on the first day of class at El Camino High School on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Randy Pench [email protected] High school students are ...
EdSource

How English learners can benefit from college classes in high school

Este artículo está disponible en Español. Léelo en español. High school senior Martha Hernandez was born in Baja California, Mexico, and came to the U.S. when she was 10 years old, in fifth grade. She ...
The Baltimore Sun

Attack on AP classes earns a failing grade

In his proposal that we allow the College Board’s Advanced Placement program to “move on into a well-deserved retirement,” Matt Micciche of Friends School of Baltimore bases his argument on three ...