Florida pushed back on AP classes. Its first alternative option? Algebra

FACT Algebra is aligned with the entry-level general requirement math class many students take at Florida colleges and ...
Modesto Bee

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

Hamasa Mashal is a junior at Turlock High School. This year, she is taking five AP classes: precalculus, U.S. history, chemistry, statistics and English language. For her and many other students, ...
NBC 6 South Florida

From a career jump-start to saving tuition: Benefits of taking AP classes

Advanced Placement (AP) classes offer high school students an invaluable opportunity to challenge themselves academically while reaping benefits that extend well into their college careers. By ...
Ames Tribune

Ames High AP science classes struggle to teach students content appropriately

Last year, senior Ritika Tappeta walked into her AP Biology class excited for the year ahead. Instead, she was severely disappointed. By the end of the year, the class had completed three of the eight ...
WTOP News

4 Tips to Choose the Right AP Classes

Taking Advanced Placement classes can help you challenge yourself, get ahead and earn college credit while still in high school. Selecting the right AP courses can also boost your exam success and ...
WTXL ABC 27

Lowndes High AP success highlights growth in college readiness across Georgia schools

Students at Lowndes High School excel in math, science, and AP courses, reflecting the impact of higher educational standards ...
Orlando Sentinel

Maxwell: In rare uprising, Floridians beat back plan to cut AP funding for public schools

Chalk one up for the Floridians who are willing to stand up and make themselves heard. Tallahassee politicians were forced last week to abandon their plans to gut funding for AP classes in public ...
Los Angeles Times

AP classes at risk of closing at El Rancho High

El Rancho High, a school that emphasizes optimizing academic and career opportunities, has some AP classes with low enrollment and some that are at risk of closing. The school has more than 2,000 ...
The Washington Post

Scholar knocks AP classes but needs to see more of how they excite kids

Annie Abrams is a high school English teacher with a doctorate in American literary history from New York University. She has received well-deserved praise for her new book, “Shortchanged: How ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Students don’t like it, but high school district says de-tracking freshman classes is working

Eliminating honors classes in ninth grade isn’t hurting high achievers, and it may be helping other students to succeed at college-acceptance-level courses, a Sequoia Union High School District report ...

Oklahoma lawmakers didn't fund an online platform for AP classes beyond this year. Here's why

A key lawmaker says funding for an online education platform providing Oklahoma school districts with Advanced Placement ...

Historically Black colleges issue lockdown orders and cancel classes after receiving threats

At least six historically Black colleges and universities received threats or “potential” threats Thursday, prompting ...