Forbes

Advanced Placement Classes May Have Been A Fine Idea, But A New Book Explains How They Have Lost Their Way

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 ...
Yahoo

Do Advanced Placement students think their classes are worth it? Here’s what they say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students like that taking AP courses saves them money and lets them earn college credit in high school. (Shutterstock // Monkey ...
KQED

Advanced Placement debate feels high-stakes for teachers of African American history

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Keziah Ridgeway has taught African American history at Northeast High School in Philadelphia for ...
Phys.org

New AP computer science course drives surge in participation among underrepresented students

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a range of ...
Capital Public Radio

Educators speak on the importance of the new AP African-American studies course

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 ...
WESH

Parents concerned over new bill that wants to cut funding for AP, dual enrollment courses

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 ...
Psychology Today

The Advanced Placement Racket

Some years ago, I was invited to speak at a national convention of high-school teachers of Advanced Placement (AP) psychology courses. AP courses, as you probably know, are high-school courses ...
CNN

Rev. Al Sharpton leads marchers opposed to Florida’s rejection of AP African American studies course

Hundreds of marchers, led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and other activists, held a rally outside Florida’s state Capitol on Wednesday to protest Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s rejection of ...
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I went to an advanced high school personal finance class. Here’s what I learned.

If you had $1,000 that you wanted to save for a special purchase in a few years, would you know the best place to put it to ensure it was safe and had some chance of growth? After completing a class ...
WESA

Educators speak on the importance of the new AP African-American studies course

This month the College Board unveiled a revised curriculum for its first-ever Advanced Placement course in African American studies. The changes were controversial, coming in the wake of Florida ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Educators speak on the importance of the new AP African-American studies course

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with three educators who are currently teaching the new AP course on African-American studies. Educators speak on the importance of the new AP African-American studies course ...