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

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: ...
WBAL-TV

African American studies to be offered in Anne Arundel County schools

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

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 ...
WPTV-TV

Delray Beach teacher pushes back after state decision on Advanced Placement course on African American studies

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Educators and politicians are reacting to last week's decision from the Florida Department of Education and Gov. Ron DeSantis to block a new Advanced Placement course on African ...
EdSource

High school math placement is too important to leave to subjective recommendations

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 ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Little Rock Central High teacher defends pilot course on Black studies

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 ...
KSL

Advanced Placement high school class in Black history revised by College Board after criticism

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Newsday

Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval

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 ...
KWTX

Baylor history professor explains importance of offering pilot AP African American Studies course in Central Texas high schools

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A decade’s worth of preparation is coming to fruition with the College Board’s recent announcement to pilot an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course nationwide. ...
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 ...
Iowa Public Radio

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 ...